MTS Turkmenistan explained
| MTS Turkmenistan |
| Native Name: | "MTS Turkmenistan" Economic Society |
| Foundation: | 1994 |
| Location: | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Key People: | Oleg Atamanov - President
Berdyeva Ejebay – CFO |
| Industry: | Mobile Telecommunications |
| Products: | GSM, EDGE, GPRS, 3G |
| Parent: | MTS |
MTS Turkmenistan (Turkmen: MTS Türkmenistan) was a mobile phone operator in Turkmenistan.It was fully owned by Russia's MTS.As of 2013, it had 1.89 million subscribers.[1] Its rival Altyn Asyr had 3.5 million subscribers.[2] It was officially closed sometime in late 2017, leaving Altyn Asyr the only major mobile network operator in the country. [3] [4] [5]
Company background
On July 25, 2012, the company signed an agreement with the TurkmenTelecom enterprise of Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan which says that MTS Turkmenistan will on a monthly basis pay to TurkmenTelecom 30% of its net profit derived from operations in Turkmenistan. This agreement was for five years and may be extended another five years subject to some conditions. The company had also been granted GSM and 3G licenses for a three-year term.[6]
Number of Subscribers
| Date | Subscribers |
|---|
| March 2006 | 90,000 [7] |
| December 2007 | 360,000 [8] |
| December 2008 | 930,000 [9] |
| December 2009 | 1,760,000 [10] |
| December 2010 | 2,420,000 [11] |
| September 2012 | 850,000 [12] |
| December 2012 | 1,440,000 [13] |
| March 2013 | 1,890,000 [14] | |
References
- Web site: MTS Turkmenistan revenues up to TMT 27 MLN in Q4.
- Web site: Number of subscribers to national cellular communication operator "Altyn Asyr" exceeded 3 million | Turkmenistan.ru.
- Web site: Turkmenistan: MTS packing up and leaving, further dampening investor climate. 3 Jan 2019. Eurasia.net.
- Web site: Russian Telecom Giant MTS Suspends Operations In Turkmenistan. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 29 September 2017.
- Web site: MTS begins Turkmenistan network tear-down. 4 Jan 2019. Mobile World Live.
- Web site: MTS Resumes Operations in Turkmenistan . 2013-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701144754/http://www.mtsgsm.com/news/2012-07-26-29834/ . 2018-07-01 . dead .
- Web site: Turkmen president urges minister of communications to lower tariffs for mobile services | Turkmenistan.ru.
- Web site: MTS announces subscriber growth numbers for December 2008 . 2013-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201232538/http://www.mtsgsm.com/news/2009-01-19-27239/ . 2017-12-01 . dead .
- Web site: MTS announces subscriber growth numbers for December 2008 . 2013-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201232538/http://www.mtsgsm.com/news/2009-01-19-27239/ . 2017-12-01 . dead .
- Web site: Subscriber Numbers for December 2010 . 2013-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182952/http://www.mtsgsm.com/blog/post/2011/01/26/SUBSCRIBER-NUMBERS-FOR-DECEMBER-2010.aspx . 2017-12-01 . dead .
- Web site: Subscriber Numbers for December 2010 . 2013-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182952/http://www.mtsgsm.com/blog/post/2011/01/26/SUBSCRIBER-NUMBERS-FOR-DECEMBER-2010.aspx . 2017-12-01 . dead .
- Web site: Subscriber Numbers for Q4 2012 . 2013-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182413/http://www.mtsgsm.com/blog/post/2013/02/06/SUBSCRIBER-NUMBERS-FOR-Q4-2012.aspx . 2017-12-01 . dead .
- Web site: Subscriber Numbers for Q4 2012 . 2013-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182413/http://www.mtsgsm.com/blog/post/2013/02/06/SUBSCRIBER-NUMBERS-FOR-Q4-2012.aspx . 2017-12-01 . dead .
- Web site: Subscriber Numbers for Q1 2013 . 2013-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141954/http://www.mtsgsm.com/blog/post/2013/05/17/SUBSCRIBER-NUMBERS-FOR-Q1-2013.aspx . 2016-12-31 . dead .
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