VivaCell keeps on implementing social projects

2008-09-13 12:04:00

ArmInfo. VivaCell-MTS extended hands to the border village of Khachik
and allocated AMD 44.5 million to support the village with construction
of 1,400 meters long drinking water pipeline and its 2,500 meters long
internal water network.

Moreover, the Company told ArmInfo, another AMD 12 million was provided
for building 4 houses with Fuller Center for Housing/Habitat Armenia.
VivaCell-MTS aims as always at supporting vital projects and resolving
pending issues and building infrastructure in border villages. Khachik
is one of Vayots Dzor villages sharing 27 km of common frontier with
Azerbaijan.

In addition to building a 1,400 meters long drinking water pipeline and
its 2,400 meters long internal distribution network with respective 28
distribution centers, the village was provided with an off-highway
ambulance to serve the rural ambulatory/health center. Along with the
above – mentioned, the leading mobile operator of Armenia made a nice
present for the village children – provided funds for building a
playing ground and a swimming pool with an area of 1,000 squre meters.

VivaCell-MTS the Armenian corporate citizen that is committed to its
corporate social responsibility made sure that less peopel are homeless
thus contributed to the building of 4 houses in Khatchik village with
Fuller Center for Housing/Habitat Armenia. On September 12, the General
Manager of VivaCell-MTS Ralph Yirikian and marzpet of Vayots Dzor marz
Vardges Matevosyan visited the village of Khachik to observe the
activities accomplished.

"We are more than service providers, we are Armenian citizen committed
to supporting Armenian border’s all vital veins and border villages are
of utmost importance to our nation because besides serving as the
fundament of the nation as any other village, border village acts as
the guard of the nations protecting its living space’, said
VivaCell-MTS General Manager. "We help the village to improve its
infrastructure to help it keep its inhabitants in the village. As the
sons and daughters of Armenia, our Company gives back a part of its
revenues to those people who are living here and ensure our frontiers
are strong and well-protected", he added.

VivaCell – MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is the leading Armenian mobile
operator, providing a wide range of Voice and Data services. Since its
launch on 1st July 2005, in a short period of time VivaCell – MTS has
managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base.
VivaCell – MTS drives the development and offering of innovative mobile
communications products, services and features in the Armenian mobile
communications market.

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the largest mobile phone operator in
Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company
services over 91 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as well as
Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in which MTS
and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed.