ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 5 2007

Armenia’s public services regulatory commission issues IP-telephony
licenses to three companies

YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. The RA Public Services Regulatory
Commission has issued the first IP-telephony licenses to three
Armenian companies – Global Colline, Tarcom and Antatel. The
companies received licenses for long-distance voice communication.

Head of the Commission’s Legal Affairs Department Hamayak Amiragyan
said that, after receiving their licenses and telephone numbers, the
companies are to apply to the ArmenTel Company for the operation of
the telephone numbers.

`The telephone numbers are to be assigned within ten days, and their
operation depends on the efficiency of technical work at the company.
Any refusals must be substantiated,’ he said.

Amiragyan reported that Global Colline and Antatel were working on
the IP-telephony market before. As regards, Tarcom, it is only
launching its activities on this market.

On January 27, 2007, the ArmenTel telecommunication company stated
its intention to disconnect the companies rendering illegal
IP-telephone services. On January 25, the Armenian companies lodged a
claim against ArmenTel and the Public Services Regulatory Commission
demanding that ArmenTel impede their activities and the Commission
partially revise its decision on IP-telephony.

The companies also held actions of process and had their debts
written off in exchange for licensing. P.T. -0–

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress