YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, NOYAN TAPAN. 17 companies: France Telecom (France), CEO Blackrock Communications (Ireland), V-Tel (Netherlands), CEO (UK), M$A Tele2 AB (Sweden), Knightsbridge International Telecommunications Holding (Austria), Aetos Consulting Limited (UK), Kalba International (Egypt), AAA Capital GmbH (Germany), Auroratel (Russia), PJ Engineering (Finland), Eventis Telecom (Russia), EEC Group (Egypt), mmC Group (Spain), Samsson Group (Germany), SALEM Agencies and Services Co. (SAS) and JGAG have expressed their intention to participate in the tender for receiving a licence of a mobile communication operator in Armenia and permission to use radio frequencies. By the way, the last two companies did not state what countries they represent. NT was informed by Susanna Tonoyan, spokeswoman for the RA minister of transport and communication that within 40 days the tender commission will publish the names of the companies to pass to the pre-qualification stage. Then, within 40 calendar days the companies to pass pre-qualification must submit bids-proposals to the commission. The third operator will be announced in December.

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