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| Company type | Public (OAO) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 1890 (1890) |
| Defunct | 1 April 2011 (2011-04-01) |
| Fate | Merged withRostelecom |
| Successor | Rostelecom |
| Headquarters | , Russia |
| Services | Telecommunication services |
| Revenue |  US$1.1 billion (2008) |
Number of employees | 31,517 (2008) |
| Parent | Svyazinvest |
CenterTelecom (Open Joint-Stock Company Central Telecommunication Company,Russian:ОАО «Центртелеком») was a fixed-linetelecommunications service provider andInternet service provider inRussia. It was ranked 5th among Russian telecom companies, afterRostelecom,MTS,Vympelcom andMegaFon.Svyazinvest Holding Company held 50.69% of CenterTelecom's votingstock. CenterTelecom was listed on theMICEX andRTSstock exchanges under the ticker symbol ESMO.
The company was established in the late 19th century when the Moscow postal telegraph district was initiated. From 1922 to 1926, the Post and Telegraph Offices Division under the Moscow Soviet was reorganized as the Communication Department of the Moscow District. On June 20, 1994, the Open Joint-Stock Company Elektrosvyaz of the Moscow region was established, and in 2001, the company was named OJSC CenterTelecom.
CentrTelecom was created in 2002 on the basis of the merger of OAO Elektrosvyaz of Moscow Oblast with the following entities:[1][2][3][4][5]
The Moscow-based operatorsMoscow City Telephone Network and Mostelecom were not part of Centertelecom.On 1 April 2011, the company merged withRostelecom.
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