Controversial mobile carrier in Upper Garabagh owned by Armenian
AzerNews
3 June 2004
The recent rumors concerning the operation of a US mobile
communications company in the self-proclaimed Upper Garabagh Republic
have triggered a serious public outcry in Azerbaijan. Minister of
Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov, touching upon
the issue, said ‘Telecom-2’ mobile communications company operating
in Upper Garabagh is owned not by the US but by an Arab country and
is managed by an Armenian.
Abbasov went on to say that in an effort to stop the company’s
unlawful activity, the Ministry has addressed the International
Telecommunications Union and GSM Association.
An appeal was also forwarded to all mobile communication operators
cooperating with Azerbaijan not to conclude any roaming agreements with
‘Telecom-2’.