TENDER ON ATTRACTION OF THE THIRD CELL OPERATOR TO BE ANNOUNCED IN MAY, 2008
arminfo
2008-03-26 13:23:00
ArmInfo. An international tender on attraction of the third cell
operator to Armenia’s telecommunication market will be announced
in May, 2008, the press service of RA Ministry of Transport and
Communication told ArmInfo. As the source reports, the right for
receipt of license and radio-frequencies for rendering of services
on cell communication in Armenia in GSM 900/1800 standard will
be disputed at the tender. The tender commission, headed by RA
Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukyan, may
receive the applications within 90 days from the date of the tender
announcement. By the Ministry’s data, the tender terms and the date of
beginning have not been specified yet. To recall, cell communication
services are presently rendered in Armenia by "ArmenTel" CJSC (100%
subsidiary of the Russian "Vimpelcom" OJSC) and "K- Telecom" Company
with VivaCell trademark (80% of shares of which belong to the Russian
operator MTC). By the expert assessment, the number of subscribers
made up 1,9 mln as of late, 2007, including 1,2 mln of subscribers
of VivaCell Company and 700,000 subscribers of "ArmenTel".
Penetration of cell communication in Armenia as of the end, 2007,
makes up 65%.