CUTTING OFF SUBSCRIBERS’ TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION, ARMENTEL ACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES ESTABLISHED BY GOVERNMENT, COMPANY’S SPOKESPERSON STATES

Noyan Tapan
Jul 11 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Cutting off the telephone communication
of fixed phone communication subscribers in case they do not pay for
some services, ArmenTel acts in accordance with the agreements signed
with the subscribers. Hasmik Chutilian, ArmenTel’s Spokesperson, said
to Noyan Tapan correspondent. In her words, these agreements have been
made up on the basis of the rules on providing telephone communication
services, which were approved by the RA Minister of Transport and
Communication in 1999. The 39th point of these rules exactly stipulates
that in case subscribers do not pay for a phone communication service,
ArmeTel has the right to cut off their telephone communication.

In response to the question of whether it is possible to deprive
a subscriber of a concrete service, for which has has not paid,
H. Chutilian said that the telecommunication services are rather
varied, and to differentiate them is difficult. Besides, in her words,
not being deprived of the telephone communication, a subscriber
can not use that service, and the company will have no other way to
receive its debt.

It should be mentioned that by the decision of the RA Public Services
Regulatory Commission, the issue of establishment of the new rules
of providing telephone communication services was postponed until
the beginning of 2008. According to some information, the new rules
presented by ArmenTel’s specialists are the exact translation of the
respective RF document and have not been brought in line with the
RA legislation.