VolgaTelecom

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VolgaTelecom was a Russian telecommunications company formed in 2002 as a result of a reorganization of the Svyaz'invest Company in Moscow which consolidated 72 regional service providers into seven large interregional companies.[2]

VolgaTelecom OJSC
Company typeOpen Joint Stock Company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Defunct2011 (2011)
SuccessorRostelecom
Headquarters,
Area served
Volga Federal District
Key people
Vladimir Rybakin, (CEO and Chairman)
ProductsTelecommunications services
Internet services
Cable television
Revenue (27,07 billion rubles (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009)[1])
 (4,26 billion rubles (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009)[1])
Number of employees
50,000
ParentSvyaz'invest Company
Websitewww.vt.ru

Headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod, the company was one of the largest operators, providing mobile and internet communications in the Volga Federal District. As of the end of 2006, it provided services to 5.123 million users.[3] In 2011, the company was acquired by Rostelecom, Russia's largest domestic provider of digital services and was subsequently absorbed into the company.[4]

Operations

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The VolgaTelecom headquarters in Nizhny Novgorod, 2007

Regional branches

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References

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  1. ^ a b Елизавета Зубакина (April 7, 2010). ""Волгателекому" выставили цену" (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Елизавета Зубакина (July 21, 2009). ""Скай Линк" поделился менеджером с "Волгателекомом"" (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Мария Кузнецова (May 5, 2007). ""ВолгаТелеком" набирает массу" (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ ""ВолгаТелеком" сменил "Ростелеком"" (in Russian). Aif.ru. April 6, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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