INTERNET PHONE COMMUNICATION PROVIDERS OF ARMENIA TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM JANUARY 25
By Ara Martirosian

AZG Armenian Daily
17/01/2007

ArmenTel Director Declares a War Against Illegal Providers

The activity of internet phone communication providers in Armenia runs
contary to the license number 60, which provides for the monomply
of ArmenTel in that sphere, said on an interview Oleg Blizniuk,
ArmenTel Director General. He added that on January 25 all those
illegal provider compaies will be disconnected from the ArmenTel
network and warned the citizens that they will not be able to use
their services any more.

According to Mr. Blizniuk, ArmenTel will take severe actions to stop
the illegal use of ArmenTel Communications. "ArmenTel company welcomes
healthy competition and after a while will resign all monopoly,"
he said, "But that will take place not in an instant but through
gradual legislation reforms".

Oleg Blizniuk said that 8 major of the 300 Armenian internet phone
comunication provider companies were offered to become dealers of
ArmenTel under mutually beneficial conditions. He said it is too soon
to speak of any agreements but certain companies were interested with
the proposal.

As for ArmenTel, the Director General said that the company wil
not raise the prices for internet phone communications and will
improve the quality of the connection. Blizniuk promissed to meet
with representatives of Armenian mass media at least once in three
months and report on the company’s plans and activity.