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«ARMENTEL» WAS PUNISHED FOR LOW TARIFFS

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For the last eight years «ArmenTel» was never punished for high tariffs. But today the Economic Competition Defense State Committee punished the company for establishing low tariffs.

During the Committee sitting the claimant was «Gh-Telecom», while the respondent was “ArmenTel”. The respondent was accused of giving all its subscribers a number of free minutes as bonus which they can use until April.

“VIvaCell” complained that with this step ArmenTel created anti-competition conditions. “VivaCell” claimed that “ArmenTel” made a discount of 95% as a result of which “VivaCell” was deprived of part of its income and subscribers. «ArmenTel» proved with grounded economic calculations that during a year they made only a discount of 20% the possibility of which «VivaCell» has too. But the Committee did not take into account the counter facts of «ArmenTel».

By the final decision of the committee the Company was fined by 1% of their whole income for the year 2005. The respondent did not clear out whether they will appeal the decision or not.