MTS Belarus' Subscriber Base Up to 2.335 Mln People As of Apr 1

MINSK, April 3 (Prime-Tass) -- The subscriber base of Belarusian-Russian joint venture Mobile TeleSystems, or MTS Belarus, increased 3.8% in March to 2.335 million subscribers as of April 1, a spokesperson with the company told Prime-Tass Monday.

In March, the company launched 90 base stations and now operates 1,490 base stations, the spokesperson said, adding that the company's network covers 57% of Belarus' territory.

The company's number capacity stands at 2.99 million numbers, the spokesperson said.

MTS Belarus was registered in April 2002 and started commercial operations in June 2002. The company?s key shareholders are Belarus? Mezhdugorodnaya Svyaz (Intercity Communications) with 51% and Russia?s largest mobile phone operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) with 49%.

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Posted to the site on 3rd April 2006