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Articles tagged with: Moscow and Vimpelcom
Moscow Court Delays VimpelCom-Telenor Legal Decision
moscow's Arbitration Court has announced a delay to its ruling on whether to block the seizure of Telenor's 29.9% stake in Russian telecoms operator, VimpelCom. The hearing is now due on 30th April, and for the first time, the judge has required that VimpelCom send representatives to the court. more
Related Tags: , eu, tim, alfa, telenor, farimex, kyivstar, Russia
Russian Court Refuses to Delay Vimpelcom Shares Seizure
A court in Russia has refused to delay the seizure of the 29.9 percent stake in local telco, Vimpelcom that is owned by Norway's Telenor. Earlier this month, a Russian bailiff working with Farimex, an obscure firm with just 0.002 percent stake in Vimpelcom had arrested Telenor's shares in Vimpelcom by serving an arrest order on the National Registry Company, Vimpelcom's moscow share registrar. more
Related Tags: ict, itu, alfa, telenor, farimex, Russia
Alfa Held in Contempt by US Court - Telenor's VimpelCom Shares Arrested in Russia
Telenor has issued a statement announcing that a US federal court in New York yesterday held four Alfa Group companies in contempt for the second time for their failure to comply with the court's orders confirming the Kyivstar arbitration award. Shortly after the hearing ended, Telenor heard rumours that a Russian bailiff acting on behalf of Farimex Product, had arrested all of Telenor's shares in Russian mobile operator VimpelCom. This was confirmed this morning. more
Related Tags: sim, eu, ict, alfa, telenor, turkcell, alfa-group, farimex, kyivstar, altimo, storm, new-york, Russia
Arrest Warrent Issued for Russian Phone Millionaire
Russian oligarch, and co-founder of the huge Euroset mobile phone retailer has fled the country and arrived in the UK, following allegations of kidnapping and phone smuggling. According to the Guardian newspaper, the Russian police have now issued an international warrant for Chichvarkin's arrest. more
Related Tags: motorola, apple, police, euroset, yevgeny-chichvarkin, lawyer, Russia
Telenor and Alfa Group Nearing a Solution to their Long-Running Disputes
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Related Tags: alfa, telenor, vimplecom, alfa-group, kyivstar, Russia
Russia & Central Asia Q2 08 - 3G ConnectionsTop Half a Million
The number of W-CDMA 3G connections in the Russia and Central Asia region surpassed half a million in the second quarter of 2008, as Russian market leader MTS joined the fray. Rival MegaFon was the first Russian operator to get next generation services underway at the end of October last year, with MTS entering the market at the end of May and Vimpelcom rolling out its first offerings just a couple of weeks ago. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, megafon, mts, cdma, st-petersburg, Russia
VimpelCom Gets GSM License Extension
Russia's VimpelCom has announced that its licenses for GSM 900/1800 mobile radio telephony communications in 50 regions of the Russian Federation have been extended by issuance of new licenses. The licenses have been extended pursuant to the Federal Law On Communications and on the basis of order of the Federal Service for Supervision over Mass Communications, Telecommunication and Protection of Cultural Heritage of December 6, 2007. more
Russian Military to Permit 3G Services in Moscow
Russia's Defense Ministry has agreed to allow 3G frequencies to be used in the moscow region - finally permitting the launch of 3G services by the end of this year. The Ministry had blocked the launch of 3G services as it used some of the frequencies for its own missile warning system. more
Related Tags: megafon, mts, Russia
Telenor: Russia Court Undermines Minority Shareholder Rights
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Telenor Tuesday said the Presidium of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation has dismissed Telenor's claim seeking to invalidate the Sept. 14, 2005 VimpelCom shareholders meeting that purported to approve VimpelCom's acquisition of Ukrainian Radio Systems. more
3G in Russia Will Be a Slow and Expensive Process
After several years of anticipation, the Russian 3G licensing process started in February 2007. However, 3G implementation in Russia will be a lengthy and expensive process because of the country?s size and market conditions, says Analysys. more
Related Tags: megafon, mvno, mobile-telesystems