DOES ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT INTEND TO PASS IP-TELEPHONY MONOPOLY TO ARMENTEL?

The Armenian government is going to pass the IP-telephony monopoly to Armentel Company, representatives of the executive committee of the companies engaged in IP communication stated at the press conference today. The statement issued by them says, in part, that the issue of depriving Armentel of the monopoly on telecommunication services was discussed during the special sitting of the Armenian government on October 25. However, the sitting participants were submitted some items, which, in our opinion, expand the frames of the company, the document runs. Special attention should be paid to the item, which says that 250 companies registered in the field will have to break off their activities while about 3 000 employees of the organizations providing cheap, available and high-quality communication, will join the ranks of the unemployed.