ARMENTEL ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 9 2007
YEREVAN, 9 July. /ARKA/. The ARMENTEL telecommunications company has
announced a new service – wideband Internet using the ADSL (Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line) technology, which will be available to
subscriber to stationary telephone communication in Yerevan.
ArmenTel’s press service reports that the package of ADLS-based
services includes an AMD 9,600 worth modem (VAT inclusive) and a
service activation fee (AMD 4,800).
The monthly user charge for the ASDL package is AMD 4,800 for 100
MB of Internet traffic, 9160 AMD for 300 MB, 10800 AMD for 500 MB,
27600 AMD for 2000 MB, 110700 AMD for 10,000 MB.
The ASDL is a telecommunications technology for fixed free dial-up
connection, supporting 8 MB/sec when sending data through telephone
lines.
The technology is designed for providing services using a HS digital
channel for transferring data by means of the existing cable telephone
lines.
The ArmenTel CJSC, holding a monopoly of stationary telephone
communication, is one of the two mobile phone service providers in
Armenia. It is owned by the Russian company VimpelCom (under the
Beeline brand).
In late 2006, ArmenTel had 608,500 subscribers to stationary telephone
communication and 452,000 mobile communication users.
From: Baghdasarian