GNC Alfa CJSC, affiliate company of Rostelecom OJSC long-distance telephony, provider has entered the Armenian market.
GNC-ALFA has launched fixed telephony and broadband Internet services, with ITV catch-up to be included in the package later.
“We are glad to be given an opportunity to offer different services to Armenian subscribers. The national market is in great demand for modern telecommunication services,” GNC-ALFA CJSC general director Hayk Faramazyan said.
“Our investments in the infrastructure of our Armenian operator GNC-ALFA enabled Rostelecom to provide internet and ITV services in Armenia,” Rostelecom OJSC president Alexander Provotorov said.
GNC-ALFA is one of the leading telecom operators in Armenia, with a network based on fiber-optic cable. The company’s service portfolio includes data transmission, broadband Internet, IP transit, voice, international leased lines. It operates in all the provinces of Armenia with network coverage in more than 47 cities.
The list of our customers comprises Armenia, state authorities and international organizations, major corporations and banks, leading telecom operators and others.
Rostelecom is Russia’s largest national telecommunications operator with presence in all Russian regions. The Group is a universal operator and a leader of broadband and pay-TV markets in Russia with over 9 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and over 6 million pay-TV subscribers. As Rostelecom develops its mobile data networks, its position as a major mobile operator is growing with over 13 million currently subscribed to Rostelecom’s mobile voice services. The Company currently has approximately 28 million local fixed-line voice subscribers and it is the leader in the corporate and government services segment. The Group is also an important innovator that provides solutions in the field of medicine, E-Government, cloud computing and education.
Rostelecom was assigned a ‘BBB-’ and ‘BB+’ international credit ratings by Fitch Ratings and Standard&Poor’s respectively, both with a ‘Stable’ outlook. The Group generated RUB 238.7 billion of consolidated revenues, RUB 94.0 billion of OIBDA (39.4% of revenues) and RUB 30.6 billion of net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
