ORANGE ARMENIA TO START PROVIDING INTERNET AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICES IN LAST QUARTER OF 2009

Noyan Tapan
June 9, 2009

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Orange Armenia company will start
providing Internet and mobile communication services in the last
quarter of this year, Orange company’s Vice President for Europe
Olaf Swantee said during the June 9 meeting with Armenian Minister of
Transport and Communication Gurgen Sargsyan. According to O. Swantee,
there is a great opportunity to begin successful business in Armenia,
and Orange Armenia aims to get a reputation of a leader and an
innovator in the country. In order to reach this goal, it envisages
investing 80 million euros and creating 400 jobs. O. Swantee added
that assistance of RA Ministry of Transport and Communiction is of
great importance for solution of some problems.

G. Sargsyan in his turn stated that the Ministry of Transport and
Communication does everything possible within its jurisdiction to
advance efficient operation of the company. In particular, there is
an agreement to meet with Director of Orange Armenia Bruno Dutois on
the last working day of each week to discuss the work done and the
problems arisen. "I think that this form of direct contact creates
quite favorable conditions for implementation of efficient work,"
the minister said.