dedicated broadband lines, ENUM registration, VoIP, IPTV (beta test phase), wireless access in 11
cities, Wi-Fi access, and fiber-optic connection as well as international Internet roaming. Arminco
introduced prepaid Wi-Fi and dial-up Internet access cards, which do not require a contract. Services are available in the capital, major towns, and rural areas, as well as in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Arminco network is peered with the Netsys, Cornet, WEB, and Xalt ISP networks, as well as
with the Armenian Freenet. The current bandwidth assigned is 10 Mbps per peer. Arminco is one
of the seven official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. In 2003, Arminco attained the status of a
Microsoft and VUE testing center. Arminco LLC, http://www.arminco.com/.
19. WEB LLC is controlled by an Armenian entity and owns approximately 12.2 percent of the
Internet access market. It provides dial-up, dedicated broadband lines, DSL, Wi-Fi access, and
fiber-optic connection in the capital city and rural areas, as well as in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is
one of the official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See WEB LLC, http://www.web.am/.
20. The operator is owned by a joint Armenian-Swiss company. Xalt LLC owns approximately 15
percent of the Internet access market. It provides dial-up, dedicated broadband lines, wireless and
satellite Internet access, and Wi-Fi access services in Yerevan and rural areas. It is one of the official
registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See Xalt LLC, http://www.xalt.am/, Xter.net, http://www.xternet
.am/eng/.
21. The operator is owned by a joint Armenian-U.S. company and has approximately 12 percent
of the Internet access market. It provides dial-up, dedicated-lines broadband access, Committed
Information Rate Internet Connection (CIR), VoIP, and WiMAX access services mainly in Yerevan, but also in some rural cities. It is one of the official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See NetSys
LLC, http://www.netsys.am/.
22. The operator is owned by the Armenian-Norwegian Armenian Datacom Company (ADC) and
provides cable broadband Internet services across the entire area of Yerevan city and suburbs. See
Armenian Datacom Company, http://www.adc.am/.
23. Recently sold to a Russian investor, a subsidiary company of COMSTAR-Obyedinenniye TeleSystems—Comstar United Telesystems—was established in the Armenian telecommunication
market in 2000. It owns approximately 10 percent of the Internet access market. It provides dialup, one-way (downstream) Internet access through satellite digital channels, roaming, dedicatedline broadband DSL and Wi-Fi, and WiMax access services mainly in Yerevan, as well as in some
rural cities. It is one of the official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See Coronet-AM CJSC, http://
www.cornet.am/.
24. Provides broadband access to Internet through its own fiber-optic network, mainly to ISPs. See
Fibernet Communications, http://www.fibernet.am/.
25. The Armenian Freenet (ArmFN) was created in the framework of the UNDP Armenia Internet
Project in 1997. The project aims to support the development of Internet and information technologies in Armenia and provides free Internet services to individuals, as well as nonprofit, educational, and research organizations and government and other institutions. For local users the
project provides free access to their servers through dial-up lines, as well as full access to national
WWW resources, and to the computers in their two Public Access Sites. The ArmFN provides con146
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cities, Wi-Fi access, and fiber-optic connection as well as international Internet roaming. Arminco
introduced prepaid Wi-Fi and dial-up Internet access cards, which do not require a contract. Services are available in the capital, major towns, and rural areas, as well as in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Arminco network is peered with the Netsys, Cornet, WEB, and Xalt ISP networks, as well as
with the Armenian Freenet. The current bandwidth assigned is 10 Mbps per peer. Arminco is one
of the seven official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. In 2003, Arminco attained the status of a
Microsoft and VUE testing center. Arminco LLC, http://www.arminco.com/.
19. WEB LLC is controlled by an Armenian entity and owns approximately 12.2 percent of the
Internet access market. It provides dial-up, dedicated broadband lines, DSL, Wi-Fi access, and
fiber-optic connection in the capital city and rural areas, as well as in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is
one of the official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See WEB LLC, http://www.web.am/.
20. The operator is owned by a joint Armenian-Swiss company. Xalt LLC owns approximately 15
percent of the Internet access market. It provides dial-up, dedicated broadband lines, wireless and
satellite Internet access, and Wi-Fi access services in Yerevan and rural areas. It is one of the official
registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See Xalt LLC, http://www.xalt.am/, Xter.net, http://www.xternet
.am/eng/.
21. The operator is owned by a joint Armenian-U.S. company and has approximately 12 percent
of the Internet access market. It provides dial-up, dedicated-lines broadband access, Committed
Information Rate Internet Connection (CIR), VoIP, and WiMAX access services mainly in Yerevan, but also in some rural cities. It is one of the official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See NetSys
LLC, http://www.netsys.am/.
22. The operator is owned by the Armenian-Norwegian Armenian Datacom Company (ADC) and
provides cable broadband Internet services across the entire area of Yerevan city and suburbs. See
Armenian Datacom Company, http://www.adc.am/.
23. Recently sold to a Russian investor, a subsidiary company of COMSTAR-Obyedinenniye TeleSystems—Comstar United Telesystems—was established in the Armenian telecommunication
market in 2000. It owns approximately 10 percent of the Internet access market. It provides dialup, one-way (downstream) Internet access through satellite digital channels, roaming, dedicatedline broadband DSL and Wi-Fi, and WiMax access services mainly in Yerevan, as well as in some
rural cities. It is one of the official registrars of the ‘‘.am’’ domain. See Coronet-AM CJSC, http://
www.cornet.am/.
24. Provides broadband access to Internet through its own fiber-optic network, mainly to ISPs. See
Fibernet Communications, http://www.fibernet.am/.
25. The Armenian Freenet (ArmFN) was created in the framework of the UNDP Armenia Internet
Project in 1997. The project aims to support the development of Internet and information technologies in Armenia and provides free Internet services to individuals, as well as nonprofit, educational, and research organizations and government and other institutions. For local users the
project provides free access to their servers through dial-up lines, as well as full access to national
WWW resources, and to the computers in their two Public Access Sites. The ArmFN provides con146
Armenia