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ARMENIA HAS PROBLEMS WITH INTERNET ACCESS
Arka News Agency, Armenia
Aug. 7, 2006
YEREVAN, August 7. /ARKA/. Armenia still has problems with Internet
access, beginning from Friday the connection is unstable.
At present access to Internet is almost impossible, connection to
foreign Websites is extremely difficult.
During recent three days two big damages have happened on fiber-optic
cable passing through the territory of Georgia.
Arminco Global Telecommunications, largest local provider company
informed ARKA News Agency that according to the information centre of
"ArmenTel", on the territory of Georgia on August 5 at 02:00 o'clock
(local time) fiber-optic cable on the Sochi-Poti section was damaged.
As a result, OTEGLOBE VOIP E3 and UKRTEL E3 have technical problems.
Reconstruction work is being done, Arminco reports.
A day earlier, on August 4 at 11:55 o'clock the cable was caused
rather big damaged on Kutaisi- Zestafon section, which caused cut of
the Internet connection in Armenia.
ArmenTel supplies Armenia with internet only through Georgia by means
of the only cable passing through the bottom of Black Sea.
Armenia Telephone Company enjoys the sole right to supply internet
access to Armenian internet providers. Since 1997, 90% of ArmenTel's
shares belong to Greek OTE Company while the remaining 10% belong to
the Armenian government. S.P.-0--
Arka News Agency, Armenia
Aug. 7, 2006
YEREVAN, August 7. /ARKA/. Armenia still has problems with Internet
access, beginning from Friday the connection is unstable.
At present access to Internet is almost impossible, connection to
foreign Websites is extremely difficult.
During recent three days two big damages have happened on fiber-optic
cable passing through the territory of Georgia.
Arminco Global Telecommunications, largest local provider company
informed ARKA News Agency that according to the information centre of
"ArmenTel", on the territory of Georgia on August 5 at 02:00 o'clock
(local time) fiber-optic cable on the Sochi-Poti section was damaged.
As a result, OTEGLOBE VOIP E3 and UKRTEL E3 have technical problems.
Reconstruction work is being done, Arminco reports.
A day earlier, on August 4 at 11:55 o'clock the cable was caused
rather big damaged on Kutaisi- Zestafon section, which caused cut of
the Internet connection in Armenia.
ArmenTel supplies Armenia with internet only through Georgia by means
of the only cable passing through the bottom of Black Sea.
Armenia Telephone Company enjoys the sole right to supply internet
access to Armenian internet providers. Since 1997, 90% of ArmenTel's
shares belong to Greek OTE Company while the remaining 10% belong to
the Armenian government. S.P.-0--