The rate of phone calls to Artsakh will slowly go down, starting January 1, 2020.
The draft can be found at the Unified Website for Publication of Legal Acts’ Drafts. The RA Public Services Regulation Commission, the Public Commission Regulating Public Services and Economic Competition of the Republic of Artsakh and the operators of public online communication network have participated in the development of the draft.
The draft envisions decrease in the rates of mobile networks, mobile and fixed networks of Gh-telekom and Veon Armenia, MTS Armenia and Ucom annually, fixing it as 5 AMD/min (without VAT) after January 1, 2025.
It is based on the Clauses 4 and 5, Part 1, Art. 1, Subclause g, Clause 2, Part 1, Art. 5, Clause 6, Part 3, Art. 37 of the law “On Electronic Communication” and considering the memorandum of understanding concerning connection rates and roaming services signed on September 6, 2019 between the RA Public Services Regulation Commission, the Public Commission Regulating Public Services and Economic Competition of the Republic of Artsakh Veon Armenia, MTS Armenia and Ucom CJSC.