ArmenTel telecommunication company can be deprived of license for disobedience to Armenian laws

ArmenTel Armenian telecommunications monopolist may be deprived of its license for disobedience to the Armenian law, the transport and communication minister Andranik Manukian stated responding the questions of deputies on the further actions of the Armenian government regarding ArmenTel. The Minister added that in case of the very first attempt to cut the subscribers of phone communication for not paying for local calls the government will star the process of withdrawal a franchise, the Minister said. The Armenian official expressed readiness of the Armenian government do not allow introduction of per-minute tariff for local phone calls, however, he stressed that ArmenTel may introduce this tariff if it fulfills all its obligations. 90% of ArmenTel shares belong to the OTE Hellenic telecommunications company, 10% - to the Armenian government.