THREE COMPANIES QUALIFY TO FIGHT FOR THE THIRD MOBILE PHONE OPERATOR LICENSE

ARMENPRESS
Aug 27, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: Three of the six companies that
submitted bids to win a license to operate the third mobile phone
service have qualified for the next stage, a spokeswoman for the
transport and communication ministry said today.

Susana Tonoyan said they are the Orange company owned by France
Telecom, the joint British-Irish CEO Blackrock Communications and
the Swedish M$A Tele2 AB.

She said overall some 17 companies wished to bid for the license but
the majority failed to submit the required documents. She said the
qualifying companies will have to submit their proposals within the
next 40 days.