Proceeds Of The Sale Of Communication Services In Armenia Increased

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PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES IN ARMENIA INCREASED BY 24,9% IN THE FIRST HALF YEAR OF 2007

arminfo
2007-07-31 17:03:00

The National Statistical Service of Armenia told ArmInfo that the
proceeds of the sale of communication services in Armenia totalled
67,840,5 bln AMD (about $190,1 mln) in the first half year of 2007,
having increased by 24,9% as compared with the same period of 2006.

According to the source, the proceeds of the post and telegraph
services increased by 22,9 and totalled 1350,1 mln AMD. The proceeds
of the telecommunication services grew by 36,1% and made up 2602.4
mln AMD. The proceeds of the telephone services increased by 7,2% and
made up 26719.0 mln AMD, those of the mobile communication services
- by 44,5%, making up 35948,6 mln AMD. The proceeds of the data
transmission and internet services increased by 5,5% and totalled
1902,8 mln AMD, those of broadcasting - by 15,5%, making up 1548,4
mln AMD. Other serices grew by 33,3% and amounted to 351,9 mln drams.

In Jan-June 2007, the CBA average rate of AMD against USD made up
356,70 AMD/ 1USD.