Sonic Duo, the Russian subsidiary of Finland's Sonera, has received a Russian Communications Ministry operator's license for GSM-900/1800 standard cellular services in Moscow and the surrounding region.
Published:
22 May 2000 y., Monday
Sonic Duo's strategic partner is Central Telegraph, a source at the communications ministry said. The ministry licensing commission's investment terms for granting the third GSM license in Moscow region envision that the Finnish company will invest up to $300 million in the development of the region's telecoms infrastructure over the next 18 months to two years. Part of this money is to be used to set up production of mobile phones in Russia, and the government will receive several tens of millions of dollars for social programs, the ministry official said. The license was granted for a period of ten years. The GSM 900/1800 network is to go into operation on June 1, 2001.
Šaltinis:
Internet
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Software company announced new structure_ of it_s business.
more »
With Apple Computer's next iMac expected to be unveiled as soon as next week, Mac fan sites are buzzing with speculation over the design
more »
Like many of the major IT players, Veritas has stepped up its presence in China courtesy of a separate corporate entity in the country and a new development center
more »
China will improve its long-term mechanism to combat Internet pornography, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Information Industry here Thursday
more »
search.lt presents newest links
more »
Although Microsoft recommends that consumers turn on Automatic Update to get the latest version of Windows, the company is offering to let companies temporarily block such upgrades
more »
Benefits not enough to warrant a major shift in platform strategy, finds report
more »
HP is acquiring IT services provider Synstar for $297 million in cash to shore up its overseas presence as it battles IBM's Global Services division
more »
Cell phone makers plan to release so-called Wi-Fi phones ahead of schedule
more »
TCC Teleplex chief Dennis Novick says pay phones with high-speed Net connections in New York City are only the start of its plans
more »
New software modeling systems are breaking out of academia and making their way into Microsoft's product pipeline, the company's chairman said Thursday
more »