On April 21 ArmenTel (trademark: Beeline) awarded its 500 000th video-caller since 3G system launch. The winner, Armine Grigoryan from Yerevan (age 37), was awarded with a mobile phone. "3G is an innovative program, not common to many courtiers. We are happy to have made a considerable progress by launching new services over the recent period, and receive positive assessment from our subscribers," ArmenTel Sales Director Genadiy Kalgashkin told a new conference on Tuesday. According to him, the network launched its commercial services in September 2008, registering over 2 million calls and 0.5 million video-calls since.

In her turn, ArmenTel Customer Service Department Head, Bourastan Movsisyan added that in spite of restricted number of subscribers using 3G telephones, service aroused a great interest. "The company has recently received numerous calls from subscribers interested in 3G service. Most of them are young people, as well as ultra-tariff plan subscribers," she said. Bourastan Movsisyan also noted that apart from fixed Internet subscribers, there is also a significant increase in the number of 3G internet telephony users.

ArmenTel CJSC is a subsidiary of VimpelCom Group, consisting of telecommunications operators providing voice and data services through a range of wireless, fixed and broadband technologies. The Group companies provide services under the "Beeline" brand.