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Native name | ОАО «Уралсвязьинформ» |
|---|---|
| Company type | Joint stock |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1992 (1992) |
| Defunct | April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01) |
| Fate | Merged withRostelecom |
| Successor | Rostelecom |
| Headquarters | Ekaterinburg, Russia |
Key people | Sergey Lukash, (Chairman) |
| Products | Telephony Internet services Cable television services IPTV |
| Revenue |  US$ 1.3 Billion (2008) |
Number of employees | 26,402 |
| Parent | Svyazinvest |
| Website | u-tel.com |
Uralsvyazinform (Russian:ОАО «Уралсвязьинформ») was a Russian telecommunications company, one of the former 7 regional telecommunications operators, formed and owned by the companySvyazinvest. The company served theUrals Federal District and thePerm Krai. Uralsvyazinform'sstock was traded on theRTS andMICEXstock exchanges.Utel ("U-Tel") was the main brand under which the services were provided.
In 2002, thePerm Krai communications operator, Uralsvyazinform merged with the following entities:[1]
JSC Uralsvyazinform was the largestoperator of telecommunication services and a monopolist in the field of telephone communication in theUral region. The company providedcellular network services,telephony,Internet usingADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ technology.
Following the liquidation of Svyazinvest, Uralsvyazinform became part ofRostelecom on April 1, 2011, together with the seven other Svyazinvest regional companies.
The number of fixed—line subscribers as of June 30, 2009 was 3.7 million, GSM cellular communications — 5.7 million, broadband Internet access — 633.3 thousand.[2]
According to Advanced Communications & Media, as of December 2009, the number of BROADBAND subscribers was 670 thousand (share in the Russian market — 6%, 7th place).
The company's revenue (IFRS) in 2008 was 40.691 billion rubles (an increase of 3.9%, in 2007 — 39.152 billion rubles), net profit — 2.535 billion rubles (an increase of 10.4%, 2.297 billion rubles).
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