[asterisk-biz] Yerevan DIDs

[Alex Balashov]

On 06/11/2012 02:44 AM, Vahan Yerkanian wrote:
>
> On Jun 11, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Alex Balashov wrote:
>
>> On 06/11/2012 01:34 AM, Vahan Yerkanian wrote:
>>
>>> Armentel charges 5 AMD/min (~$0.0125) for all PSTN(+37410 included)
>>> to +37460 calls. Armenian mobile operators charge 35-40 AMD/min
>>> (~$0.085 - $0.10), which is close to the international price for
>>> calls to +37460.
>>
>> So, just out of curiosity, does this mean that customers to whom you
>> sell these +374 60 VoIP DIDs are inherently at a competitive
>> disadvantage, since anyone 'locally' calling them off-net has to pay
>> these metered rates?
>>
>
> Everything has its cons and pros. Our customers enjoy free calls on-net,
> cheaper international prices and their local PSTN calls are at fixed
> price, while the +37410 customers pay almost double per minute after
> their monthly "included minutes" are used up. We've seen worse times
> when VoIP was banned and telecom was a monopoly.

Interesting, and informative!  Thank you for the insights.  I did not 
know that Armentel had a limited number of monthly "included minutes" on 
+37410, even for fixed-to-fixed calls.

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Alex Balashov - Principal
Evariste Systems LLC
235 E Ponce de Leon Ave
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Decatur, GA 30030
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