Armenia's four largest mobile and internet operators transferred 22.21 billion drams to the state budget in the first half of 2026. The data was published by the State Revenue Committee of the republic as part of the list of 1000 largest taxpayers.
The main volume of payments went to tax authorities – 22.15 billion drams, while another 56 million drams were customs payments. Viva Armenia became the leader among telecom companies, taking 19th place in the overall ranking of the country's largest taxpayers. The company transferred 10.41 billion drams.
Ucom came in second, ranking 27th with payments of 5.81 billion drams. Telecom Armenia transferred 4.81 billion drams to the budget and took 35th place, while GNC-ALFA, operating under the OVIO brand, transferred 1.18 billion drams, ranking 157th.
Earlier, Viva Armenia announced an agreement to acquire shares of GNC-ALFA. The company received regulatory approval to purchase 100% of the operator's shares, but information on the completion of the deal has not yet been officially published.