Interconnection agreement signed between Orange Armenia and ArmenTel

2009-10-17 12:12:00

ArmInfo. Orange Armenia CJSC (Orange) and ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline)
signed an agreement on interconnection between their networks. By this
agreement companies define the commercial and technical terms of
interconnection of their two networks. The General Managers of the two
companies Bruno Duthoit (Orange) and Igor Klimko (Beeline) informed
that they would now proceed with the technical testing of
interconnection, stating that the negotiations had been held in a
cooperative athmosphere. They expressed confidence in fruitful
cooperation and healthy competition in the future as well.

Earlier on October 13 Orange Armenia sign a similar agreement also
with -VivaCell-MTS, another mobile operator in Armenia. Armenian
Public Services Regulatory Commission has approved the tariffs of
interconnection in August 2009.

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading
telecommunications operators, providing Internet, television and
mobile services. The Group had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion
euros in 2008 (25.5 billion euros in the first semester of 2009). At
June 30, 2009 the Group had a customer base of 186 million customers
in 30 countries, 124 million of which are mobile customers. France
Telecom-Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number one
provider of broadband internet services in Europe.

ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline trademark) is a member of Vimpelcom group of
companies that provides fixed and mobile telcommunications services in
Armenia. Vimplecom group of companies includes a number of mobile
telephony operators in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan,
Uzbekisatn, Georgia and Armenia. The licenses held by the gorup
companies cover territories with 340 million of people. Vimpelcom OJSC
is the first Russian company listed at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The shares of the company are listed under VIP symbol.