HI LINE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN 18 TOWNS OF ARMENIA

ArmInfo
2009-02-25 14:11:00

ArmInfo. "ArmenTel" Company (Beeline trademark) extends the geography
of rendering Hi Line Internet-service. From now on the population
of 18 towns of Armenia is enabled to enjoy high-speed Internet
access. Earlier, Hi-Line was present only in 6 towns – Yerevan,
Gyumri, Vanadzor, Gavar, Ijevan and Abovyan. Now, this list has been
replenished by Spitak, Stepanavan, Tashir, Talin, Yeghegnadzor, Kapan,
Goris, Meghri, Sevan, Noyemberyan, Echmiadzin and Ashtarak.

"We are sure that Internet availability for the regions’ population
is one step forward on the way of equal and harmonic development of
Armenia’s regions", Sales Director of "ArmenTel" Gennady Kalgashkin
said. According to him, the clients are henceforth enabled to acquire
ADSL – modems on HP, that makes Internet more available for the broad
layers of Armenia’s population.

"We made big investments in development of the telecommunication
infrastructure of Armenia, Director General of "ArmenTel" Neicho
Velichkov said. ‘The time has come to show that we directed them to
the projects of long-term economic and social development of the
country. We think extension of the geography of Internet-services
is an important factor of integration into the world informational
environment", he added.

To note, the Hi Line service is intended for individual persons
and is based on using ADSL technology which provides high-speed
Internet-access by telephone line leaving it free for telephone
calls. ADSL technology (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) is a modem
technology which turns the standard telephone lines into the lines
of high-speed access. The channel in this technology is distributed
between the descending and ascending traffic asymmetrically, in favour
of the descending traffic. "ArmenTel" CJSC started Internet-connections
based on ADSL technology in 2007 under Hi Line name.

Currently, over 12,000 subscribers use this service.

"ArmenTel" CJSC (Beeline brand) is a subsidiary of "VimpelCom" Group.

ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline brand) is the subsidiary of VimpelCom Group. The
VimpelCom Group consists of telecommunications operators providing
voice and data services through a range of wireless, fixed and
broadband technologies.

The Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armeniaas well as Vietnam
and Cambodia, in territories with a total population of about 340
million. The Group companies provide services under the "Beeline"
brand. VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on
the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). VimpelCom’s ADSs are listed on
the NYSE under the symbol "VIP".