YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS: A government-affiliated commission for protection of economic competition said it has received today a complaint from ArmenTel telephone operator protesting its August 12 decision to fine the company $400,000 for the more than month-long breakdown of its network that caused widespread anger among its nearly 300,000 subscribers from June 30 to July 10. The company had to pay the fine within ten days.
The commission had ruled that the Greek-owned company, which maintains its legal monopoly on fixed-line telephony and Internet services in Armenia, has abused its “dominant position” in the cellphone business. Commission chairman, Ashot Shahnazarian, said ArmenTel said it would cite additional information to explain the service’s failure. He said the commission will convene on August 31 to respond to the complaint, saying also that the commission is very unlikely to revise its August 12 decision. He said if the company fails to pay the fine the commission will take the case to court.
Shahnazarian said he was assured by ArmenTel’s managers that the quality of mobile phone services “will finally improve by September 15.”
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