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    'ArmenTel' CJSC keeps on retarding development of telecommunications
    market in Armenia even after refusal of monopolies: providers


    2008-05-04 13:57:00


    ArmInfo. "ArmenTel" CJSC keeps on retarding development of the
    telecommunications market in Armenia even after voluntary refusal of
    monopolies since October 1, 2007. The leaders of information and
    telecommunication services of Armenia came to such a conclusion during
    the forum held in Tsakhkadzor on May 1-3. The forum was organized by
    the Union of IT enterprises, the Economy Ministry and the USAID
    programme "Competitive Armenian Private Sector " (CAPS).

    During the discussions, the forum participants said that after refusal
    of the monopoly, "ArmenTel" began to refuse the Internet-providers of
    letting its communication channels on lease, explaining this by the
    fact that it also needs these channels for development. In fact,
    refusal of monopolies released "ArmenTel" of any liabilities in
    delivery of the communication channels, that incurred the providers'
    displeasure. The problem is that there is one telecommunications
    network in the republic which belongs to "ArmenTel" Company, which also
    launched a provider business. Although the monopoly in the
    telecommunications market has been cancelled de-jure, however it still
    exists in fact. The forum participants call on the Armenian authorities
    to impose legislative restrictions on the monopolist's actions. In
    particular, they offer to liberalize the so-called "last mile" -
    connection from
    "ArmenTel" network to the final user.

    During the discussions, there were also other proposals on creation of
    an alternative network as another way of the problem solution. The
    proposals on use of the satellite and radio-relay communication were
    not admitted by the forum participants, as it is more expensive and not
    so reliable as the fiber-optic one. It was marked that such a
    communication may be used only for the big corporate clients or in the
    remote regions of Armenia, where there is no communication at all.

    During the forum, the problems of the customs and tax legislation and
    administration, the network security and education in IT-sphere were
    discussed as well.
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