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COMPUTER CENTER OPENED IN SHENIK VILLAGE OF ARMAVIR REGION WITH THE SUPPORT OF ORANGE

This year the first day of September and the start of the new school year were marked in Shenik village of Armavir region by the opening of a new computer center with broadband internet. The center is founded by the joint efforts of Orange and "Shen" charitable organization, in the frames of the charity program directed to community development.

From now on the residents of Shenik will enjoy all the benefits of the broadband internet and will be always connected with the whole world just like people in the capital.

The newly opened computer center is equipped with 7 computers, printer/scanner, Orange Flybox 3G router and comfortable furniture, which will provide possibility to the residents of Shenik not only be connected with the world, but also participate in computer courses. For implementation of this project Orange has allotted total 2,348,000 AMD.

Bruno Duthoit, Orange CEO said: "As a telecommunication brand our priority is to make available internet and modern means of communications to everyone. That’s with this objective and responsibility that Orange has built the largest 3G+ coverage of Armenia, making available its services to already almost 90% of the population, also in the remote villages. Computer rooms are at the center of our strategy, because they allow us to cooperate with the villages and together fill the gaps of the telecommunication."

As other projects, this project as well has been implemented by joint efforts of Orange, Shen and the community, which will ensure its sustainability and long-term success.

By inaugurating the computer center on the first day of the academic year, Orange also arrived to Shenik with surprise gifts for the school. All pupils of the first form were presented with nice backpacks, and the school library was replenished with wide variety of professional literature and fiction, collected by Orange employees in the course of the last one month.

About Orange

Orange Armenia, 100% subsidiary of France Telecom, launched its mobile voice and internet services on November 5, 2009 on the whole territory of the Republic of Armenia.

During 2009, 140 million dollars have been invested in Armenia, some 50 million dollars will be invested till the end of 2010, and now the company provides a full range of voice and data services in 500 cities and villages of Armenia. Orange has the widest 3G+ network in Armenia which covers more than 85% of the population.

Orange is an innovative and friendly brand in Armenia and within the short period of operation has leaded a range of innovations in the country, such as HD voice, which made Armenia the second country in the world having this technology, internet at up to 14.4Mbps download speed etc, which aim at making the world innovations accessible to the largest part of the Armenian population. In Armenia Orange has also stimulated the market of smartphones, being the first to officially introduce iPhone, Android-based HTC, and by making them accessible to a large part of consumers through special offers. Orange recently introduced also the BlackBerry Solution in Armenia.

Press contact: lilit.martirosyan@orange-ftgroup.am

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange Brand Services Limited.

About «Shen» charity organization

„Shen" charity organization is engaged in implementaion of charity projects and develops its activities exclusively in poor villages of Armenia. By now Shen has developed activities in 25% of the communities of Armenia by implementing long-term development projects.

Vision of Shen is to be the reliable partner of poor rural communities of Armenia by contributing to creation of worthy living conditions in the country.

Shen pursues social, economic and cultural development of remote and poor rural communities of Armenia with direct participation in this process of the members of these communities. Under the conditions of new social relations Shen longs for making these communities stable for living and working, by boosting knowledge exchange, creation of work places, improvement of community infrastructures and community organizations.

Press contact iayvazyan@shen.am:

http://www.azg.am/EN/2010090204

© AZG Daily, 2008