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Articles tagged with: Rostelecom
Russia Awards Four LTE Licenses
Russia's telecoms regulator, Roskomnadzor has awarded four LTE licenses, out of eight companies that applied. The three main mobile networks, VimpelCom, MTS and MegaFon won licenses as did rostelecom. more
Fitch Rates Russia's Rostelecom at 'BBB-'; Stable Outlook
Fitch Ratings says that it has assigned Russia's rostelecom an Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'BBB-' with a Stable Outlook. The company has been assigned a senior unsecured rating of 'BBB-' covering, inter alia, its domestic Rouble bonds and a National Long-term rating of 'AA+(rus)' with a Stable Outlook. more
Related Tags: Russia
MNP in Russia To Benefit Smaller Players and Rostelecom
Fitch Ratings says that the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP) in Russia is likely to mainly benefit smaller mobile players and new entrants, but rostelecom will also be helped. The introduction of MNP can lead to more competition in the mobile industry, increase churn and reduce margins. more
Related Tags: mobile-number-portability, mts, tele2, Russia
Rostelecom Buys Regional GSM Network in Volgograd
Russia's rostelecom has acquired a 50% stake in Volgograd-GSM from SMARTS Group for a total cash consideration of RUB 2.3 billion (US$80.5 million ). As a result, rostelecom now holds a 100% stake in Volgograd-GSM. more
Related Tags: volgograd, Russia
Fitch Affirms MegaFon's Debt Ratings with a Positive Outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Russian mobile network operator, MegaFon's Long-term foreign currency and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB+' and Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'B'. The agency has also affirmed the National Long-term rating at 'AA(rus)' and foreign and local currency senior unsecured rating at 'BB+'. The Outlooks on the Long-term ratings are Positive. more
Related Tags: megafon, altimo, teliasonera, Russia
Russia Planning LTE License Auction Later this Year
Russia expects to tender licenses for the LTE services in the second-half of this year, Communications and Press Minister Igor Shchyogolev announced late last week. The ability to offer LTE licenses however depends on whether the big three mobile operators and rostelecom manage to draw up "a digestible scheme" for converting military frequencies, he said. more
Related Tags: lte, megafon, vimpelcom, mts, radio-spectrum, military, Russia
Fitch: Positive Outlook for CIS Telecoms in 2011
The 2011 outlook for Fitch-rated telecoms companies in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) region, particularly in Russia, is positive, according to a report published today. This positive sector outlook reflects the relative maturity and strong free cash flow generation of the mobile telecoms sector, and slightly better growth prospects than in developed Europe. more
Related Tags: Russia
MegaFon Sees 23 Percent Rise on 3rd Quarter Profits
Russian mobile network operator, MegaFon has announced a 21.3% rise in its third-quarter revenues, reaching RUR 57.6 billion (US$1.84 billion), while net income grew by 23.1% year-on-year, to RUR 14 billion (US$447 million). However, OIBDA margin in the quarter dropped to 46.1% as compared to 49.7% in the third quarter of 2009. more
Related Tags: megafon, telecom, Russia
Fitch Affirms Russia's MTS Debt Ratings with Stable Outlook
The affirmation of MTS's ratings reflects the company's strong and stable market shares in all its key mobile markets including, most importantly, Russia. Although competition in Russia is likely to intensify as Tele2 and the to-be-enlarged rostelecom have ambitions to grow their market shares, Fitch believes that MTS will be able to defend its positions and at least maintain parity in terms of coverage, technology solutions, frequency portfolio, marketing and capex spend. Control over MGTS will continue to ensure MTS's undisputed leadership in the mass fixed-line market in Moscow. more
Operator News in Brief - 5th Aug 2010
Nokia Siemens Networks says that it has deployed a traffic monitoring and analysis tool for China Unicom in the Shanghai area. more
Related Tags: unicom
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