Телекоммуникации

The National Communications Regulation Commission (NCRC) will not hold a tender for third-generation (3G) operators to receive licenses any sooner than March 2009.

According to the Press Service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine, local communications operators increased revenues from telecommunications services by 18% YoY for the period January-September 2008.

A new brand - Vega - was presented on the Ukrainian telecommunications market on October 15, 2008.

Ukraine’s telecommunications giant Ukrtelecom [UTEL UZ, U/R] has expanded its broadband Internet customer base to 500,000 as of October 1st. This is an increase from 206,000 subscribers at the end of 2007.

The National Communication Regulation Commission (NCRC) of Ukraine has announced its decision to award four new licenses for the use of additional radio-frequency bands in the range of 900 MHz.

A new fixed broadband internet service has begun operation in Ukraine. As reported by TeleGeography, this new service was launched under the brand name ‘Beeline’ and constitutes a joint venture between Golden Telecom and Ukrainian Radio Systems (Beeline), both of which are sister companies of the Russian telecommunications operator Vimpelcom.

In August 2008, the number of mobile communications subscribers in Ukraine grew by 0.75% or by 420,000 subscribers to reach 55.77 million; so says a report issued by IKS Consulting.

On the tail of price hikes for fixed line telephone services in Ukraine, which Sokrat wrote about in its news coverage earlier this week, Ukrtelecom [UTEL UZ, U/R] has announced that it will also be increasing monthly fees for individual subscribers who receive radio broadcasts.

Ukrtelecom [UTEL UZ, U/R] has officially announced that it does not intend to re-examine its plans for the development of mobile phone network connection and broad-band Internet access. The question arose in connection with the crisis on the loan market, the response for which was reported by the news agency Interfax-Ukraine.

Ukrtelecom [UTEL UZ, U/R] is set to increase its profits, with the recent announcement by the National Communication Regulation Commission (NCRC) that it will be increasing tariffs for the company’s fixed line telephone services by 20%. The new tariffs will take effect as of October 1, 2008.