VARDAN GHUKASYAN DECIDED TO MAKE SOME MONEY

Lragir, Armenia
Dec 17 2007

Today at 1 pm the head of the department of information of the City
Hall of Gyumri L. Aghekyan said in a telephone talk with L. Barseghyan
that the City Hall expects 200 thousand drams per month, runs the
release of the Headquarters for Freedom of Speech and Gala TV. The
total sum for the past 27 months (August 2005 – October 2007) is 5.4
million drams. Meanwhile, it is possible to build 2-4 towers on this
sum. The Headquarters for Freedom of Speech and Gala TV states that
this sum is exaggerated and has nothing to do with the prices for
similar services, and partner TV companies pay 120-140 thousand drams
a month, including the bills of energy, maintenance of the transmitter
and aerial at a height of 140-150 meters, while the aerial of Gala
TV was installed at a height of 50 meters, and it would be fair to
charge 25-30 thousand drams per month.

The headquarters thinks the fee offered by the City Hall is not an
expression of good faith but a small ruse to reject the three-party
agreement. They say the rent for the tower should be 30 thousand
drams a month and 1 million drams for the past 27 to 28 months,
runs the release of the Headquarters for Freedom of Speech and Gala TV.