It’s a shame that the current Armenian leaders lack this *foresight* and perhaps even lack a genuine wish to see their own people better off. What a shame, given that the Armenian Republic was created out of *nothing* in 1918 by Armenians who had just survived the genocide.

I have 2 proposals to fix this issue, and the movement can come from the people themselves:

1) Start legal action to end Armentel’s monopoly in telecommunications. Telecommunications is a basic human right in the 21st century, as is water, food, and energy. If the government can’t allow simple competition for commodities, this is a huge problem.

2) If #1 can’t be done, start an Armenian Intranet, by using Cat-5 cables and wireless networks to wire all of Yerevan and other major cities, and perhaps link major cities together using radio waves. Although this Armenian Intranet might not be connected to the rest of the world wide Internet, it could still offer the basic services of electronic email, “Armenia-wide” web (as opposed to world wide web), Voice over IP, and BitTorrent (to share essential things like Linux distributions and other open source software). Such a network can easily wire most of Yerevan, just through people connecting to people house to house. It’s a wild idea, but given enough awareness among the people, I think the people themselves can create the Armenian Intranet.

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