Телекоммуникации

According to the State Statistics Committee, telecommunication revenue increased by 3% in April to USD 481 mln. Revenue from urban and rural fixed line services dropped by 2.5% and 1.9% respectively.

In 1Q09, the number of Ukrtelecom [UTLM UZ, U/R] internet users rose by 32.6% YoY to reach 680 thd unique users, according to a company press release.

According to a press release issued by Ukrtelecom [UTLM UZ, U/R], the company ended 1Q09 with a net loss of UAH 181.6 mln (USD 23.6 mln). Net revenues for the same period increased by 0.9% to UAH 1,678 bln (USD 217.9 mln).

According to IKS-Consulting monthly statistics, number of Ukrtelecom [UTEL UZ, U/R] mobile users increased by 9% MoM to 238.62 thsd clients in March 2008. In the same based on 1Q2009 users pool increased by 47%. Overall number of mobile users decreased by meager 0.36% to 55.48 mln. customers. Level penetration decreased by 0.5% to 120.2%.

In March 2009, the number of Internet users in Ukraine rose 9.4% MoM to reach 11.969 mln unique users, according to a report by the Bigmir-Internet Company, the Internet branch of the Ukrainian KP Media holding.

On March 26, the National Communication Regulation Committee (NCRC) of Ukraine reviewed the current interconnect fee between fixed line and mobile operators.

On March 19, the Ukrainian Parliament rejected the draft law “About changes to additions to several Ukrainian laws regarding providing access to universal telecommunication services”.

In February 2009, the number of Internet users in Ukraine rose 5.1% MoM to reach 10.945 mln unique users, according to a report by the Bigmir-Internet Company, the Internet branch of the Ukrainian KP Media holding.

According to a press release issued by Ukrtelecom [UTEL UZ, U/R], the company ended 2008 with a significant net loss of UAH 1.525 bln (USD 288 mln). Net revenues for the same period decreased by 2.4% to UAH 6,646 bln (USD 1.254 bln.).

According to a press released issued by Ukrtelecom [UTEL UZ, U/R], its number of internet users was boosted by 2.5 times to 513 thsd clients in 2008. In the same period, the number of mobile users increased to 162.7 thsd users. This means that over the past year, Ukrtelecom managed to increase its internet and mobile subscriber pool by 307 thsd and 154.2 thsd clients, respectively.