Interfax, Russia
July 31 2009

Revenue form Armenian communications sector up 5% in H1

YEREVAN July 31

Sales revenue from communications services in Armenia increased by
4.7% year-on-year in January-June to 77.1 billion dram ($221.5
million), the National Statistics Service said.

Sales revenue from postal and telegraph services shrank by 41.1% to
955.9 million dram (369.98 dram/$1 on July 31, 2009).

Revenue from telecommunications services increased by 5.7% to 76.2
billion dram. Revenue from cellular services went up by 2.2% to 50.1
billion dram, data transfer and Internet services – 240% to 4.7
million dram and radio-television services – 9% to 1.8 billion dram.