YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. During the May 5 meeting with reporters, Director General of Orange Armenia company Bruno Dutois spoke about the company's achievements over 6 months of its activities, noting that Orange has carried out a real revolution in the Internet market. He said that Orange Armenia was the first to present the famous iPhone as well as HTC smartphones in the Armenian market. B. Dutois said that many people now use high speed Internet: according to estimates of the company, the number of Internet users has doubled. "In parallel with that, there was a growth in traffic exchange which we did not forecast, but thanks to work done in the last week we managed to reach a quality that satisfies people and we keep our promises," B. Dutois said, adding: "six months later, we can say that the greatest achievement of Orange is the big Orange family: the trust of our subscribers is of the utmost importance to us". In his words, when Orange entered the Armenian market, the market was already quite developed and glutted - by about 80%. The market was developed in terms of voice services, but the same cannot be said about Internet services. He considered Armenia's communication market competitive, noting that the three operators "spare no effort to deliver high-quality services and establish various tariffs". "As a result, prices in Armenia are more convenient than in neighboring countries," B. Dutois said, adding that people always have expectations not only regarding technology, but also tariff plans as well as systems. He considered the availability of 3G+ coverage in Armenia and the accessibility of Orange Armenia's services both in cities and villages as one of the important achievements of their company. B. Dutois stated that in the coming months the company will be taking steps in 3 major directions. First of all, they will continue expanding 2G and 3G+ technology-based coverage, making their services accessible to 93% of the population by late August.

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