CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TELEPHONE NETWORK STARTS IN GYUMRI

Noyan Tapan
Apr 27 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Construction of a new fixed-line phone
network for 20 thousand subscribers has started in Gyumri. According
to ArmenTel, all residents and organizations of the city will have
the opportunity to make use of modern services of the new phone
network. The subscriber phone network of Gyumri was badly damaged
by the 1988 earthquake and is now in unsatisfactory state. The
constrcution of Gyumri city phone network has been included in
ArmenTel’s development programs several times but later delayed for
various reasons.

It is envisaged to complete the first stage of the construction in late
2007, while the second stage – at the end of the third quarter of 2008.

Reconnection of subscriber phone lines will also be done in two
stages. The Alcatel station, which was put into operation in Gyumri
about a year ago, meets international standards and has a capacity
of 32,000 phone numbers.