Articles tagged with: Tele2 and Volga

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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Tele2 Formally Awarded 14 GSM Licenses in Russia

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecom operator tele2, Monday said Russia awarded it 14 new GSM1800 licenses, an expected move that will help expand the carrier's footprint to cover 34 regions and some 60 million people.  more

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PRESS: Cyprus' Eventis may sell stakes in 3 Russian mobile cos

MOSCOW, June 8 (Prime-Tass) -- Cypriot company Eventis Telecom may sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Vostok Mobile Volga, which holds stakes in three Russian regional mobile operators, Vladimir Androsik, co-founder of Eventis said, Vedomosti business daily reported Thursday. more

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