ARMENTEL AND VIVA CELL BLAME EACH OTHER FOR VIOLATION OF ECONOMIC COMPETITION RULES
Arminfo
2007-03-07 15:01:00
The Armenian communication operators, the ArmenTel CJSC and Viva Cell
CJSC have addressed the RA Commission on Protection of Economic
Competition, blaming each other for violation of the healthy
competition rules, the commission’s press-service told ArmInfo.
The Director General of "ArmenTel" Oleg Blizniuk noted in his
statement, received by the Commission at the end of February, that
the actions of the competitor in the person of "K-Telecom" Company
(with Viva Cell trademark) violate free and healthy competition in
the market. According to him, this Company offers some corporative
clients and the physical persons a license fee at a price that does
not meet the Company’s officially announced tariff scale. In view
of this, the Director General asks the Commission to take relevant
measures. Further, the Director General of Viva Cell, Ralf Irikyan,
addressed the Commission with a written statement, blaming the ArmenTel
for the fact of applying damping prices since March 1, 2007.
The Commission noted that an administrative procedure has been launched
per ArmenTel’s complaint. The application of Viva Cell is not discussed
as yet.