MTS Ukraine will operate under the Vodafone brand

MTS Ukraine will operate under the Vodafone brand


The amount of the transaction the Russian operator and the British company was not more than 11.2 billion rubles, which is about as low as 1.99% balance sheet asset value of PJSC “MTS”.

MOSCOW, 16 Oct. British telecommunications company Vodafone has signed a deal with Russian mobile operator MTS agreement to use the Vodafone brand in Ukraine, the press service of Vodafone on Friday.

“MTS and Vodafone as part of its partnership implemented a number of strategic initiatives for the development of mobile Internet services in the countries of presence. The beginning of the formation of a fundamentally new market of 3G services in Ukraine is the optimal time to expand our cooperation, which will allow to use effectively the opportunities of the growing market in Ukraine”, — is contained in the message a statement by the Vice-President of MTS on marketing of Vasil Latsanich.

According to MTS, the transaction amounted to no more than 11.2 billion rubles, which is not larger than 1.99% of the book value of assets of PJSC “MTS”.