Articles tagged with: Tele2 and Vimpelcom

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. These are both strong gains, and they seem to indicate that growth is continuing unchecked. However, the quarterly figures suggest that Russia may be on the brink of a slowdown.  more

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Official says 11 applied for 3G license tenders in Russia

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Prime-Tass) -- Eleven companies have filed their bids for tenders of three third generation (3G) mobile services licenses in Russia, Pavel Morozov, adviser to the Federal Communications Agency director, told Prime-Tass Monday. more

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VimpelCom, MegaFon, Summa Telecom bid for 3G licenses"

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Prime-Tass) -- Russian mobile operators VimpelCom and MegaFon and telecommunications operator Summa Telecom have already filed their bids to participate in tenders for licenses to provide third generation (3G) mobile services, spokespeople for the companies said, Vedomosti business daily reported Monday. more

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Regulator says 5 operators requested 3G tender documents

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Prime-Tass) -- Five operators have requested documents needed to participate in the tender of three 3G mobile services licenses, a spokesperson with the Federal Communications Agency told Prime-Tass Wednesday. more

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