Internet monopoly ends in: 2006???
I mean, I'd heard the rumors, hoped against hope, and dreamed, but now it all seems so much closer to reality. The internet monopoly in Armenia might end this year, which would cause prices to drop like CRAZY! A direct quote from RFE/RL: "Government legal advisor Vahe Yaghubian announced that it was the initiative of VimpelCom to bring up the matter of monopolies and said that the Russian firm is ready to get rid of monopolies within a short period of time. Thus, VimpelCom will give up monopoly on internet data transmission immediately after closing the deal."
Well, as always, I don't believe it till I see it, but it is definitely incredibly encouraging! There might be cheap, high speed, wireless internet at all the cafes next summer, so pack your laptops when you come! :-)
Well, as always, I don't believe it till I see it, but it is definitely incredibly encouraging! There might be cheap, high speed, wireless internet at all the cafes next summer, so pack your laptops when you come! :-)
posted by Raffi K. at 10:30 PM
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I thought you might be interested in knowing that Turkish historian Taner Akam’s new book A Shameful Act is on sale today. This is the description from the book’s Amazon page:
In 1915, under the cover of a world war, some one million Armenians were killed through starvation, forced marches, forced exile, and mass acts of slaughter. Although Armenians and world opinion have held the Ottoman powers responsible, Turkey has consistently rejected any claim of intentional genocide. Now, in a pioneering work of excavation, Turkish historian Taner Akam has made extensive and unprecedented use of Ottoman and other sources to produce a scrupulous charge sheet against the Turkish authorities. The first scholar of any nationality to have mined the significant evidence in Turkish military and court records, parliamentary minutes, letters, and eyewitness accounts Akam follows the chain of events leading up to the killing and then reconstructs its systematic orchestration by coordinated departments of the Ottoman state, the ruling political parties, and the military. He also probes the crucial question of how Turkey succeeded in evading responsibility, pointing to competing international interests in the region, the priorities of Turkish nationalists, and the international community’s inadequate attempts to bring the perpetrators to justice. As Turkey lobbies to enter the European Union, Akams work becomes ever more important and relevant. Beyond its timeliness, A Shameful Act is sure to take its lasting place as a classic and necessary work on the subject.
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