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    STATE COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC COMPETITION OF ARMENIA PROVIDES ARMENTEL WITH 30 DAYS TO SETTLE ISSUE OF 'LAST MILE'

    arminfo
    2008-07-30 14:51:00

    ArmInfo. The State Committee for Economic Competition of Armenia
    provided ArmenTel CJSC with 30 days to settle the issue of provision of
    the 'last mile' to Internet providers, Ashot Shahnazaryan, Chairman
    of the Committee said at a meeting of the Committee. To recall,
    providers demand from ArmeTel a right to provide internet services
    like Hi Line service of ArmenTel. A. Shahnazaryan underlined that
    provision of the 'last mile' i.e. wires linking home phones and
    operators meets the RA Law 'On e-communication'. 'It meets the
    standards of the telecommunication sector in Europe where owners
    of telecommunication network have been repeatedly fined dozens of
    millions of euros for refusal to provide Internet-providers the
    'last mile", Shahnazaryan said.

    'We are ready for a dialogue with providers but the regulations of the
    'last mile' provision, the rights and responsibilities of every party
    to the infrastructure must be strictly indicated in the legislation. In
    Europe companies were fined after relevant law was passed', Alexander
    Birman, ArmenTel Director for Operations, said.

    For his part, David Sandukhchyan, Head of ArmenTel Juridical Service,
    said that in its decision the Committee has not exactly mentioned
    which market of services ArmenTel occupies a dominating position
    or is de-facto monopolist in. 'Market of Internet-services is not
    included here since other big companies and not we are included in
    the register of dominating subjects of the market', D. Sandukhchyan
    said. He underlined that after the official decision of the Committee
    the procedure of appeal will be determined.

    For his part, Vice President of Web provider Kolya Hovhannisyan
    called the given decision by the Committee optimal. 'Fining ArmenTel
    would not be in favor of other providers if the situation were left
    unchanged. To develop business in conformity with the law is of great
    importance to me. That is why I share the stance of ArmenTel regarding
    the necessity of such regulations to strictly define who and in what
    cases is responsible for failures and breakdowns. There are also
    other questions that must be underlined in the legislation', he said.

    To recall, in May 2008 ArmenTel and a number of Internet-providers
    signed a memorandum that outlined the possible provision of
    Internet-services by providers via telephone wire.
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