FOUR COMPANIES GRANTED CABLE TV LICENCES IN ARMENIA

Armenian Second TV Channel, Yerevan
27 Jul 07

[Presenter over video of meeting] The National TV and Radio Commission
discussed today [27 July] the issue of granting broadcast licences
to cable TV companies in the towns of Gyumri, Hrazdan, Abovyan and
Yerevan.

The commission approved the applications of the Telemax company to
broadcast in Gyumri, the Herates company to broadcast in Hrazdan,
the Samvel-Meline company to broadcast in Abovyan, and the Baget
company to broadcast in Yerevan and Abovyan.

The companies broadcasting in the regions will pay 200,000 drams
[about 600 dollars] for the licence, those broadcasting in Yerevan
will pay 400,000 drams [about 1,200 dollars].