Rostelecom offers six months of free Over the Top (OTT) television service to Armenian subscribers

YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. Rostelecom, one of the biggest telecommunications companies in Russia and Europe, presented today a new Over the Top (OTT) television service to its Armenian subscribers, launching together with Vega network of stores selling electronic equipment a joint campaign for the telecom's subscribers who will receive 6 months of free subscription to Over the Top TV.

Over The Top TV is a completely new proposal at the Armenian market, enabling subscribers to use the services of digital television, regardless of the region and provider.

"The new service from Rostelecom can cover the whole territory of Armenia. There are no restrictions for the use of the service: one needs only to be connected to Internet with 2.5 Mb/s speed and more. The provider can be any other operator, «the company's commercial director Sedrak Ghushchyan said.

The commercial director of Vega Group Arthur Chobanyan said when a customer buys electronic equipment from Vega stores worth 149,000 drams and more he/she will receive free Smart box device, as well as 6 months of free subscription to OTT TV service that will be paid by Vega. If the customer wishes to continue using the service he/she only needs to replenish their accounts. The service allows subscribers to enjoy all the major services provided by IP TV launched recently by Rostelecom in Armenia.

GNC-ALFA, the Armenian subsidiary of Rostelecom, began promotion and sale of broadband Internet, IP-TV and a new generation of IP-telephony in Armenia under the brand of Rostelecom from 2012 December.   The company’s fiber-optic network covers 80% of the territory of Armenia, extending to more about 3000 km.  The network is connected to the main regional backbones and major traffic exchange sites, as well as international channels via Georgia and Iran. 

Rostelecom is one of the biggest national telecommunications companies in Russia and Europe, with a presence in every segment of the telecommunications services market and coverage of more than 34 million households in Russia.

The company holds a leading position on the Russian broadband and pay TV markets, with over 11.2 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and more than 8.0 million pay TV customers, of which more than 2.7 million use the unique nationwide “Interactive TV” product. --0--

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18:31 11/17/2015