ArmInfo. VivaCell MTS, regarding the numerous comments and questions on the wiretapping of the conversation between the heads of the National Security Service and the Special Investigative Service Artur Vanetsyan and Sasun Khachatryan, officially states:
The base stations, switching and software systems of VivaCell MTS do not have the technical capacity to wiretap conversations of subscribers, storage short messages or calls. In a statement spread on September 12, the company notes that only special services can conduct wiretapping through special equipment and software, the use of which for VivaCell MTS is technically impossible.
The VivaCell MTS network is fully protected by a special encryption system that meets international standards, and without the use and interference of special technical means, decoding and listening of conversation between subscribers could not be carried out.
Accusations of wiretapping are unfounded for the very simple reason that according to the Armenian legislation mobile operators have no right to listen to conversations of their subscribers, VivaCell MTS reports.
MTS Armenia CJSC ensures the confidentiality and integrity of the company's physical and electronic information assets, to protect the personal data of its customers and to maintain its own prestige. The information security management system of VivaCell MTS meets all the requirements of the international standard ISO / IEC 27001: 2013.