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Encyclopedia > Mobile TeleSystems
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Mobile TeleSystems
Type Public (NYSE: MBT)
Founded October 1993
Headquarters Flag of Russia Moscow, Russia
Key people Leonid Melamed, President and CEO
Vsevolod Rozanov, CFO
Industry Mobile telecommunications
Products Mobile networks
Revenue $6.4 billion USD (2006)
Operating income $3.2 billion USD (2006)
Net income $1.2 billion USD (2006)
Parent JSFC Sistema
Website www.mtsgsm.com
Old logo of MTS, replaced by the above in the rebranding campaign of May 2006

Mobile TeleSystems or MTS (RTS:MTSS MICEX:MTSI) is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with over 74.67 million subscribers as of June 30, 2007.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... “Cell Phone” redirects here. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... United States one-dollar bill Canadian one-dollar coin (Loonie) One New Taiwan dollar Australian one-dollar coin 500 old Zimbabwean dollars The dollar (often represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... United States one-dollar bill Canadian one-dollar coin (Loonie) One New Taiwan dollar Australian one-dollar coin 500 old Zimbabwean dollars The dollar (often represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... United States one-dollar bill Canadian one-dollar coin (Loonie) One New Taiwan dollar Australian one-dollar coin 500 old Zimbabwean dollars The dollar (often represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Russian Trading System is a stock market established in 1995 in Moscow, consolidating various regional trading floors into one exchange. ... The headquarter is located on Great Kislovsky Drive in Moscow. ...  Member state  Associate member Headquarters Minsk, Belarus Working language Russian Type Commonwealth Membership 11 member states 1 associate member Leaders  -  Executive Secretary Viktor Yanukovych Establishment December 21, 1991 Website http://cis. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


The MTS wireless network operates using the GSM standard. It currently holds licences to provide mobile services in 87 out of 89 regions in Russia and the entire territories of Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.[2][3] MTS is currently the biggest mobile operator in Central and Eastern Europe.[4] Global System for Mobile communications (GSM: originally from Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...


MTS was founded by Moscow City Telephone Network (Russian: Московская Городская Телефонная Сеть - Moskovskaya Gorodskaya Telefonnaya Set'), Deutsсhe Telekom, Siemens AG and still several shareholders as the closed joint-stock company in October, 1993. Four Russian companies owned 53% of the stock, whereas two German companies had 47%. At the end of 1996 JSFC Sistema (Russian: АФК "Система" - AFK Sistema) has got a stock pack from the Russian holders of stocks, and DeTeMobil has redeemed stocks of company Siemens.[citation needed] The Moscow City Telephone Network (Russian: ) is a publicly held utility providing local telephone service to over 4,000,000 subscribers in the city of Moscow, Russia. ... [[Images:Bonn DTAG2. ... “Siemens” redirects here. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Sistema is a large Russian holding company, headed by business oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov. ...


On March 1, 2000, as a result of a merger of JSC "MTS" and JSC "RTK", OJSC «Mobile TeleSystems» (Russian: Мобильные ТелеСистемы - Mobil'niye Telesistemy) was formed. In April, 28, 2000 the Federal commission under securities of the Russian Federation has registered initial stocks issue of OJSC "MTS".[citation needed] is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...


On June 30 2000 stocks of MTS started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (Index MBT).[citation needed] is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ...


Having started in the Moscow license zone in 1994, МТS in 1997 has received licenses and began to develop actively.[citation needed] For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ...


In June, 2002 MTS started a network in Belarus.[citation needed] Also see: 2002 (number). ...


In August, 2003 MTS finished purchasing UMC, the leader of the market of mobile communication in the Ukraine.[citation needed] Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In May, 2006 MTS changed its logo as a part of rebranding campaign performed by its mother company, JSFC Sistema. Now it has two red squares next to each other. The left one, common to all JSFC Sistema's telecom subsidiaries, contains a white egg which symbolizes simplicity and genius, while the right square bears the name of the company: МТС (MTS).[citation needed]


External links

  • MTS Web Site (English)
  • MTS Web Site (Russian)
  • Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR) - Google Finance

References

  1. ^ MTS Website - Company profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
  2. ^ MTS Website - Licenses. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  3. ^ MTS Website - Short summary (In Russian). Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
  4. ^ MTS Website - Company History (In Russian). Retrieved on 2006-10-29.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Mobile TeleSystems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (104 words)
Mobile TeleSystems or MTS is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with more than 42 million subscribers.
It currently holds licences to provide mobile services in 87 out of 89 regions in Russia and the entire territories of Ukraine, Belarus and Uzbekistan.
MTS is currently the biggest mobile operator in Central and Eastern Europe.
MSN Money - MBT Key Developments: Investing (3538 words)
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Sibintertelecom, a GSM mobile phone operator in the Chita Oblast and Aginsk-Buryatsk Autonomous District in the Far Eastern part of Russia.
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC Increases Wwnership in its udmurt Subsidiary to 100%
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC announced the launch of intranet roaming in the south of Russia through the networks of operators: "DonTelekom" (the Rostov region) and "Kuban GSM" (the Krasnodar region, the republic of Adygeja).
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