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1 | Turkmenistan: Return of Russian Mobile Operator Ends State Monopoly | Tiorkemenistana: Mamarana Ny Fanaovan'ny Fanjakana Ampihimamba Ny Fiverenan'Ilay Tambajotranà Finday Rosiana |
2 | In early May, Turkmen netizens were excited to learn that following a verbal agreement with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the popular Russian mobile phone operator MTS will soon resume its work in Turkmenistan, after an unexplained closure by the government in 2010. | Finday avy amin'i Johnathan Lyman (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Tamin'ny voalohandohan'ny Mey, nibitaka ireo mponina ao Tiorkemenistana mpampiasa aterineto rehefa nahafantatra fa taorian'ilay fifanekena am-bava nataon'ny Filoha Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, hamerina ny asany any Tiorkemenistana ilay tambajotranà finday Rosiana malaza MTS, taorian'ilay fikatonana tsy naraham-panazavana nataon'ny governemanta tamin'ny 2010. |
3 | MTS entered the Turkmen market in 2005 after it acquired the controlling stake in an American company which was the leading mobile phone operator in the country. | Niditra ny raharaham-barotra ao Tiorkemenista ny MTS tamin'ny 2005 taorian'ny nahazoany anjara toerana goavana tanatina orinasa Amerikana izay tambajotranà finday lohandohany tao amin'ny firenena. |
4 | The Russian company soon became the largest and most successful operator in Turkmenistan, boasting an 85-percent share of the mobile service market in the country and serving 2.4 million mobile users by 2010 [ru]. | Vetivety teo dia lasa tambajotra mivalampatra sy nahita fahombiazana be indrindra tany Tiorkemenistana ilay orinasa Rosiana, mitana ny 85 isanjaton'ny raharaham-barotranà finday ao amin'ny firenena ary manome tolotra ho an'ireo mpampiasa finday 2.4 tapitrisa tamin'ny 2010 [ru]. |
5 | In contrast, the Turkmen government-owned mobile phone operator Altyn Asyr had only about 500,000 customers by early 2011. | Ankilan'izany, tsy nahazo afa-tsy mpanjifa miisa 500.000 fotsiny ilay tambajotranà finday an'ny fanjakana ao Tiorkemenistana Altyn Asyr, tamin'ny lohandohan'ny taona 2011. |
6 | MTS's services were very popular in the country because the company provided its customers with mobile web connection, including social media that were banned by the state-run internet provider. | Nalaza tokoa ireo tolotry ny MTS tao amin'ny firenena noho ny fanomezan'ny tambajotra aterineto amin'ny finday ho an'ireo mpanjifany, isan'izany ny media sosialy izay voararan'ny mpanome aterineto sahanin'ny fitondrana. |
7 | In effect, MTS's web connection served for many Turkmens as their ‘window to the world'. Cell phone by Johnathan Lyman (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) | Marina tokoa, lasa ‘varavaran-kely misokatra mankany amin'izao tontolo izao' ny fidirana aterineto nomen'ny MTS ho an'ireo mponina maro ao Tiorkemenistana . |
8 | However, Turkmenistan's Ministry of Communications revoked MTS's operating license in December 2010, without giving any reasons. | Na eo aza anefa izany, nisintona ny fahazoan-dalànan'ny MTS handraharaha tamin'ny Desambra 2010 ny Minisitry ny Fifandraisana ao Tiorkemenistana, tsy nanome ny antony. |
9 | The ensuing suspension of service affected roughly half of the country's population of about five million. | Nisy fiantraikany goavana teo amin'ny antsasaky ny mponina manodidina ny dimy tapitrisa eo ho eo ao anatin'io firenena io ny fampiatoana ny tolotra taorian'izany. |
10 | Most people had little other option but to switch to Altyn Asyr. | Vitsy ny mponina no nanana safidy ankoatra ny hifindra any amin'ny Altyn Asyr. |
11 | The state-controlled company soon had to deal with massive service disruptions because its infrastructure was not ready for the massive inflow of ex-MTS customers. | Tsy ela dia nisedra fahatapahana ireo tolotra maro tamin'io orinasam-panjakana io noho ny ny fotodrafitrasany tsy vonona ho amin'ny fitobahan'ireo mpanjifa maro fahiny avy amin'ny MTS teo aloha. |
12 | It is not surprising then that the news of MTS resuming operations in Turkmenistan has been greeted warmly by netizens. | Tsy mahagaga araka izany ny fandraisana makotrok'ireo mpampiasa aterineto tamim-kafanana tanteraka ny vaovao milaza ny famerenana ny fandraharahan'ny MTS ao Tiorkemenistana. |
13 | Under a news report on Asgabat.net about MTS' return to the country, Dom-kuhnya commented [ru]: | Taorian'ilay tatitra tanaty vaovao tao amin'ny Asgabat.net momba ny fiverenan'ny MTS ao amin'ny firenena, nitsikera i Dom-kuhnya [ru]: |
14 | Hooray! | Oeeeeeh! |
15 | Congratulations! | Arahabaina! |
16 | Competition [among providers] will mean adequate connection. | Ny fifaninanana [anivon'ireo mpanome tolotra] dia midika ho fahafahana mifandray tsara kokoa. |
17 | Another reader, Anastasiya, added [ru]: | Mpamaky iray hafa, Anastasiya, nanampy [ru]: |
18 | Wonderful news! | Vaovao mahafinaritra! |
19 | It would be even better if they gave us our old numbers back. | Mety ho mbola tsara kokoa aza izany raha namerina ny laharanay taloha izy ireo. |
20 | Krutoy was less inspired by the news, writing [ru] ironically: | Tsy dia liana loatra tamin'ilay vaovao i Krutoy, manoratra [ru] am-panesoana: |
21 | Wow! | Wow! |
22 | The thieves are returning! | Miverina ireo mpangalatra! |
23 | To which Vladimir replied [ru]: | Izay novalian'i Vladimir [ru]: |
24 | Why does it actually matter whether they steal or not. | Maninona no mankarary ny loha na mangalatra izy ireo na tsia. |
25 | Do you think that Altyn Asyr doesn't steal?! | Mihevitra ve ianao fa tsy mangalatra ny Altyn Asyr ?! |
26 | Everyone steals! | Mangalatra ny olon-drehetra! |
27 | I doubt that there are any honest people left at all. | Tsy mino aho fa mbola misy olona tsotra fanahy sy marina. |
28 | Leyla, a student that studies abroad concluded [ru]: | Namarana i Leyla, mpianatra izay izay mianatra any ivelany [ru]: |
29 | Finally I will have a chance to talk to my parents. | Hanana fahafahana hiresaka amin'ireo ray aman-dreniko ihany aho amin'ny farany. |
30 | In Turkmenistan, both the current mobile service and landline phone service suck. | Any Tiorkemanistana, samy manalika na ny tolotranà finday amin'izao fotoana na ny tolotranà telefaonina mampiasa tariby. |