Russian cellular operators will extend the list of services in the Crimea, said the head of Rossvyaz Oleg Dukhovnitsky on Thursday correspondents.
according to him, mobile Communications in the Crimea will work steadily and well, but for this it is necessary to wait a little transition period, which is connected with the production and technological aspects.
" The relationship will work both mobile and fixed. Do not worry. The number of the subscriber base will grow, and the level and range of services only to expand, " said Dukhovnitsky.
before acting head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksenov expressed concern that Russian mobile operators, for fear of international sanctions, not in a hurry to expand their subscriber network in the Crimea.
Until 1 January 2015 in the Crimea a transitional period, during which the operators have the ability to provide service on the existing Ukrainian license. As long as from Russian operators in the Crimea began to work only Rostelecom, through its " daughter " " Miranda Media ". New Russian cellular operator " K-Telecom "is planning to start providing services in the Crimea, not so long ago received permits for use of radio frequencies, you need to run the networks in use.
The largest cellular operator in Crimea, where at the end of 2013 was 2, 97 million customers, is " MTS-Ukraine " (57% market share at end-2013), on the 2nd - " Kievstar " with 21% (included in Vimpelcom LTd., as the Russian " VimpelCom " ), on the 3rd - " Astelit " with 16% (the brand life, 55% owned by Turkcell, 45% - SCM Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov). The remaining 6% share of CDMA-operators " Intertelecom " and PeopleNet and 3G-operator " Trimob " (mobile " daughter " of " Ukrtelecom ", owned by Akhmetov).
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