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| Company type | Open Joint Stock Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) |
| Defunct | 2011 (2011) |
| Fate | Merged withRostelecom |
| Successor | Rostelecom |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Volga Federal District |
Key people | Vladimir Rybakin, (CEO andChairman) |
| Products | Telecommunications 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 |
| Parent | Svyaz'invest Company |
| Website | www |
VolgaTelecom was a Russian telecommunications company formed in 2002 as a result of a reorganization of theSvyaz'invest Company inMoscow which consolidated 72 regional service providers into seven large interregional companies.[2]
Headquartered inNizhny Novgorod, the company was one of the largest operators, providing mobile and internet communications in theVolga Federal District. As of the end of 2006, it provided services to 5.123 million users.[3] In 2011, the company was acquired byRostelecom, Russia's largest domestic provider of digital services and was subsequently absorbed into the company.[4][5]
VolgaTelecom was formed on the basis of the merger of Nizhegorodsvyazinform (Russian:Нижегородсвязьинформ) with the following entities[6][7]
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