TWO IP TELEPHONY PROVIDERS LICENSED IN ARMENIA
by Michael Lacquiere

Global Insight
March 11, 2008

Armenia’s Public Service Regulatory Commission (PSRC) has awarded
IP telephony licences to Arnako International and two branches of
the Bione Company, reports ARKA. The operators will receive their
licences and numbers from the PSRC, and will then need to apply to
fixed-line incumbent Armentel for connection.

Significance:Armentel renounced its monopoly in the IP telephony
sphere in October 2007, and since then 95 IP telephony licences have
been issued by the PSRC. The market is now better set for competition,
following a long-running dispute last year that saw Armentel disconnect
rival operators attempting to offer IP telephony, which enraged some
200 providers.