MINISTER: ARMENIA’S TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR IN NEED OF LEGISLATIVE REFORMS
Noyan Tapan
July 6, 2009
YEREVAN, July 6. /ARKA/. Armenia’s telecommunication sector is in
need of legislative reforms, Armenian Transport and Communication
Minister Gurgen Sargsyan said this weekend at a non-formal meeting
of heads of IT companies.
The IT forum organized by Union of Information Technologies Enterprises
was held in Dilijan, Armenia, on July 4 and 5.
"Many problems were highlighted at that forum. Both emotional and
objective remarks were made. They show that legislative area faces
a grave problem", Sargsyan said.
In his words, the ministry has already embarked on the work and set
up a group.
This time not only representatives of state agencies, but also all
communication operators and some Internet providers are included in
the group, the minister said,
It was decided at the forum to reconsider conceptual provisions.
Conceptual approaches related to communication sector were outlined
at the forum for future legislative changes.
"I don’t rule out the possibility of the necessity to adopt a new law,
since we have no communication-related laws", Sargsyan said.
"All the areas of IT sector need legislative regulation. That is
why it was pointed at the forum that the law on telecommunications
is dysfunctional."
The minister also pointed out the problem of combination of powers of
some o rganizations and state agencies regulating the communication
area and forming policy here.
He said clear distribution of powers is needed.
It is necessary to specify duties and powers of every organization.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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