MTS is ready to sell a stake in the Ukrainian business

OJSC " Mobile TeleSystems " (MTS) is looking for a foreign partner in his " daughter " MTS Ukraine ", which is ready to sell the share in the authorized capital for investment in the development of cellular networks, the 3rd generation (3G), said Last news source in the telecommunications market.

According to him, given the unstable economic and political situation, the low elasticity of market - low ARPU at a high level of consumption of services - a case study on the development of 3G in Ukraine as long as unprofitable." for this reason, MTS is in search of a foreign partner to co-invest in the development of 3G, ready to share the authorized capital of " MTS Ukraine " and, as a result, the dividends received from the organization's activities in Ukraine ", - said the head of the Department.

The tender for frequencies for 3G obliged to go to Ukraine to 30 October, it is expected to play 3 lots. According to the materials of the National Commission, carrying out state regulation in the sphere of communications and Informatization (.), the starting value of each 3G-license - 2, 44 billion hryvnia (about 189 million). Spending every winner on the conversion spectrum measured at 0, 53 billion UAH, and in infrastructure - about UAH 1 billion, depending on the wealth of existing 2G networks.

" currently, the volume of investments is determined as inflated for all Ukrainian operators. To the development of 3G networks has become unprofitable, it is necessary to reduce the cost of the license to UAH 1 billion for one company, " said the head of the Department.

Press Secretary MTS Dmitry Solodovnikov said that the Firm does not want to leave Ukraine and is interested in business development and infrastructure networks of new generation in the country." and among them, we can not exclude the involvement of partner for co-investment in Internet 3G ", - he said.

according to sources of the newspaper " Vedomosti ", MTS has already chosen the Bank for the assessment of the Ukrainian assets. To think about the selling part of the Ukrainian business has pushed the complex political situation, say the sources. They explain that the local authorities periodically questions To the Russian owners, and the sense of possible agreement is able to be, for example, to secure the payment of dividends is at the present time, it turns out that Ukrainian Firm pays dividends Russian, and this may cause dissatisfaction with the Ukrainian authorities.


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