ARMENTEL TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY (ARMENIA) IMPLEMENTS CONTINUOUS
WORK TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION
YEREVAN, August 11. /ARKA/. The ArmenTel Telecommunication Company
(Armenia) implements continuous work to improve quality of the mobile
communication, Executive Director of ArmenTel Vasilios Flavios told
journalists. Answering the ARKA News Agency's question, he said that
"there is no doubt in poor quality of mobile communication in July,
2005". He also said that he is not going to deny this fact. Ar the
same time he reported that the company implements all possible
technical work to improve quality of mobile communication, and some
progress is already seen. He said that the problem exists only in
evening hours in Yerevan center, and this problem will be solved by
the end of August, 2005. He said that "improvement of quality of the
mobile communication is very hard work that needs some time". He said
that the company should project its network carrying the obligation to
reduce about three times the spectrum of its frequencies during nine
months. He said that ArmenTel is worried about the possibility to
loose its clients due to the law quality of mobile communication.
"There are some risks, but we believe we will provide the mobile
communication of a higher quality", Flavios said. In his turn,
Vice-Commercial Director of ArmenTel Armen Simonyan said that
provision of AMD 1,000 bonus to pre-paid communication subscribers was
based on approximate calculations of the mobile communication usage
for a certain period. The Greek OTE Telecommunication Company bought
90% of ArmenTel shares on the international tender for USD 142.47mln
in 1997. The company was a monopolist on the Armenia mobile
communication market till the RA Government decision on November 4,
2005. The "K-Telecom" Company entered the Armenian market of mobile
communication on July 1, 2005 with VivaCell trademark. A.A. -0--
WORK TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION
YEREVAN, August 11. /ARKA/. The ArmenTel Telecommunication Company
(Armenia) implements continuous work to improve quality of the mobile
communication, Executive Director of ArmenTel Vasilios Flavios told
journalists. Answering the ARKA News Agency's question, he said that
"there is no doubt in poor quality of mobile communication in July,
2005". He also said that he is not going to deny this fact. Ar the
same time he reported that the company implements all possible
technical work to improve quality of mobile communication, and some
progress is already seen. He said that the problem exists only in
evening hours in Yerevan center, and this problem will be solved by
the end of August, 2005. He said that "improvement of quality of the
mobile communication is very hard work that needs some time". He said
that the company should project its network carrying the obligation to
reduce about three times the spectrum of its frequencies during nine
months. He said that ArmenTel is worried about the possibility to
loose its clients due to the law quality of mobile communication.
"There are some risks, but we believe we will provide the mobile
communication of a higher quality", Flavios said. In his turn,
Vice-Commercial Director of ArmenTel Armen Simonyan said that
provision of AMD 1,000 bonus to pre-paid communication subscribers was
based on approximate calculations of the mobile communication usage
for a certain period. The Greek OTE Telecommunication Company bought
90% of ArmenTel shares on the international tender for USD 142.47mln
in 1997. The company was a monopolist on the Armenia mobile
communication market till the RA Government decision on November 4,
2005. The "K-Telecom" Company entered the Armenian market of mobile
communication on July 1, 2005 with VivaCell trademark. A.A. -0--