17 COMPANIES EXPRESS INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IN TENDER FOR SELECTING THIRD MOBILE COMMUNICATION OPERATOR IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan

Au gust 1, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, NOYAN TAPAN. 17 companies: France Telecom (France),
CEO Blackrock Communications (Ireland), V-Tel (Netherlands), CEO (UK),
M$A Tele2 AB (Sweden), Knightsbridge International Telecommunications
Holding (Austria), Aetos Consulting Limited (UK), Kalba International
(Egypt), AAA Capital GmbH (Germany), Auroratel (Russia), PJ Engineering
(Finland), Eventis Telecom (Russia), EEC Group (Egypt), mmC Group
(Spain), Samsson Group (Germany), SALEM Agencies and Services Co. (SAS)
and JGAG have expressed their intention to participate in the tender
for receiving a licence of a mobile communication operator in Armenia
and permission to use radio frequencies. By the way, the last two
companies did not state what countries they represent.

NT was informed by Susanna Tonoyan, spokeswoman for the RA minister
of transport and communication that within 40 days the tender
commission will publish the names of the companies to pass to the
pre-qualification stage.

Then, within 40 calendar days the companies to pass pre-qualification
must submit bids-proposals to the commission. The third operator will
be announced in December.