Rostelecom Armenia is going to cover 100% of communities in Yerevan supposedly by late 2015 or in early 2016 (today the company does not cover Shengavit and Kanaker-Zeytun communities), Hayk Faramazyan, Director General of Rostelecom Armenia, said at a press conference on September 9.
For the moment being, the number of the company's subscribers is over 30,000 (2-fold year-over-year growth), he said when replying to ArmInfo's question.
To note, GNC-ALFA CJSC started to provide telecommunication services in RA under the brand of "Rostelecom" as a subsidiary company in the end of 2012. As one of the leading telecommunications companies Rostelecom Armenia provides Internet access, Fixed telephony and new generation IP TV services to both physical bodies and corporate clients. The network of Rostelecom Armenia is solely based on fiber-optic cable (FOC) infrastructure covering 80% of the territory of RA and spreading for over 3000km. It is connected to region's main terrestrial networks and largest traffic exchange nodes as well as international channels of Iran and Georgia. Rostelecom has built 40Gb/s network covering all municipalities of Yerevan and providing high-speed internet connection to all customers. The Government of Republic of Armenia, State institutions and International organizations, Corporations, local Commercial Banks and Financial institutions, operators are listed as Corporate clients of GNC-ALFA CJSC. OJSC Rostelecom (www.rostelecom.ru) is one of the biggest national telecommunications companies in Russia and Europe, with a presence in every segment of the telecommunications services market and coverage of more than 34 million households in Russia. The Company holds a leading position on the Russian broadband and pay TV markets, with over 10.9 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and more than 7.7 million pay TV customers. Its stable financial status is confirmed by credit ratings of BBB- from Fitch Ratings and BB+ from Standard & Poor's.