Cell phones in Russia
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MegaFon Denies Interest in Buying VimpelCom Stake Russia's 3rd largest mobile phone network, MegaFon has denied reports that it is looking to buy a 5% stake in its rival network, Vimpelcom....Russia and Central Asia Q1 2009 Regional Roundup The last twelve months has seen a total of 41.8m new customers in the Russia and Central Asia region. Of these, 6.86m came in the final period, the first three months of 2009....Russian Subscriber Growth - On the Brink of a Slowdown? In the first quarter of 2009, the Russian market surpassed 190m customers and almost reached 135% penetration. The end-quarter total customer base of 190.65m was up by 22.81m year on year and the penetration rate of 134.8% was 16.6pp higher than the year-earlier figure....Russia's MTS Gets European Investment Bank Loan The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has announced that it is raising a total of EUR218 million for Russia's MTS mobile operator, including EUR103 million to be committed by commercial banks. ...Russia Faces Mobile Phone Shortage Due to Customs Clamp-Down Russia is facing a possible shortage of mobile phones following a clamp-down instigated by the Federal Customs Service. ...Vimpelcom and Kyivstar Reported to be in Merger Talks The long-running feud between Telenor and Russia's Alfa Group may be nearing a conclusion after it was reported that the two companies are again considering merging VimpelCom and Ukraine's Kyivstar....Operator Plans $200 Million WiMAX Investment in Russia The fund plans to launch the operator's commercial services by October 2009 and intends to cover a population of 20 million by the end of 2009....Russian Bailiffs to Sell Telenor's Stake in VimpelCom Russian bailiffs have passed an order to auction off Telenor's shares in Russian mobile network operator, VimpelCom to cover a disputed US$1.7 billion fine. ...Russia's MTS Gets Approval to Buy Landline Operator Russia's Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) says that it has received approval from the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) to acquire the Russian landline operator, Comstar UTS,...Over 230,000 New Base Stations to Be Added Next Year in the Four Largest Emerging Markets While many sectors of the economy are languishing in the global recession, wireless infrastructure is relatively healthy. ... |
