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ARMENIA
I. Higher
charges for Armenian TV frequencies.
The quality of
television and radio broadcasting in Armenia may be
raised by restricting entry to this market, Minister of
Post and Telecommunications of the Republic of Armenia
Artak Vardanyan thinks.
In an interview to AR television company, the
minister said that tariffs for the use of frequencies,
which so far have just been symbolic, will be
raised. He also thinks that raising frequency
tariffs may be important for boosting the television
advertising market. The minister said that it was
preferable to have three powerful television channels
rather than 50 small, poor-quality ones. “This
market requires some investment and you cannot enter it
with one or two people and a video camera,” he said.
. . . The minister also noted that the frequencies
will be differentiated, in particular, in big cities they
will be higher than in small towns.
Noyan Tapan news
agency, Yerevan, January 13, 1999
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