page_title: Mass media in Armenia
section_title: Telecommunications
hierarchical_section_title: Mass media in Armenia / Media outlets / Telecommunications
caption_attribution_description: English: A window display at Orange's flagship Northern Avenue branch advertises iPhone 4, Blackberry, and HTC phones, as well as a 3G Internet WiFi Router. In November 2009, Orange became the third entrant into Armenia's mobile telecommunications market.
context_page_description: The mass media in Armenia refers to mass media outlets based in Armenia. Television, magazines, and newspapers are all operated by both state-owned and for-profit corporations which depend on advertising, subscription, and other sales-related revenues. As of 2018, there were few indicators of a healthy and independent media.
  The Constitution of Armenia guarantees freedom of speech, yet media freedom remains restricted, among threats of violence, strong political inferences, and expensive defamation lawsuits. Armenia ranks 61st in the 2019 Press Freedom Index report compiled by Reporters Without Borders, between Georgia and Haiti.
context_section_description: As of June 2014, Armenia has 3.3 million mobile phone subscribers in total, and a 120% penetration rate.
  There are three mobile phone operators currently in Armenia: Viva Cell MTS, Orange and Beeline. Orange and Beeline only offer 2G,3G and 4G LTE services. Viva Cell MTS offers both 2G and 3G as well as 4G services. All of them provide internet connection on mobile phones.
caption: A window display at Orange's flagship Northern Avenue branch advertises various smartphones and a 3G Internet WiFi router. In November 2009, Orange became Armenia's third mobile telecommunications provider, offering a very competitively priced 3G Internet plan.
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