Megafon


MegaFon, previously known as North-West GSM, is the second largest mobile phone operator and the third largest telecom operator in Russia. It works in the GSM, UMTS and LTE standard. Its main competitors are Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), VimpelCom (Beeline), and Tele2 (Rostelecom) in the cellular segment, and Rostelecom and Interregional TransitTelekom in the fixed-line seagment. As of June 2012, the company serves 62.1 million subscribers in Russia and 1.6 million in Tajikistan, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It is headquartered in Moscow.

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Telia has ended the call

Business01.11.2017

The Scandinavian company sold a stake in MegaFon to Gazprombank.

Euroset is going to merge with Svyaznoy

Business10.08.2017

The merged company may become the second largest in the number of stores.

MegaFon will interconnect Euroset

Business13.07.2017

The mobile operator is ready to consolidate 100% of the retailer.

Business of Megafon and Vimpelcom in Tajikistan is under threat

Business16.02.2017

Tax claim of the Tajikistani officials are forcing the companies to think about leaving this market.

The shareholders of Megafon approved the purchase of control in Mail.ru from Usmanov's USM

Business24.01.2017

The operator will pay $740 million for 63.8% of the voting shares of Mail.Ru Group, of which $640 million at the time of closing, and another $100 million a year later.

Megafon to get control over Mail.ru Group

Business27.12.2016

However, the analysts say it doesn't need control to establish the partnership with the Internet holding.   

MegaFon in contact with Mail.ru

Business25.12.2016

The mobile operator is ready to buy control over the Internet company.

The fate of non-residents

Business18.10.2016

Why Alisher Usmanov does not want to pay taxes in Russia?

Yarovaya's pack will devastate the budget

Governance23.06.2016

Communications providers will not be able to pay the income tax.

Life after Chichvarkin: why Euroset loses the revenue and profit again

Business27.11.2015

Over the last two years, retail sales decreased by 12%, while net profit fell almost five times.

Billionaires and crisis: how the Forbes list has changed over the year

Business16.04.2015

The combined wealth of 200 richest businessmen of Russia decreased by $73 billion, while the number of billionaires fell to 88 from 111.

Usmanov's entourage: how the billionaire manages people and assets

Business28.01.2015

Who is included in the inner circle of the leader of Russia's Forbes list and why only a few earned his trust?

Life of an investment banker as a detective story

Business24.11.2014

The mystery of the inheritance of Leonid Rozhetskin is no less interesting than the mysterious circumstances of his death.

China can: Huawei captures the Russian market

Business13.10.2014

The desire to please the customers and sanctions help the Chinese telecom giant to oust the Western competitors from the Russian market. How successful will be the expansion of Huawei?

Reached ideal: Pavel Durov sold his share of VKontakte to Ivan Tavrin

Business27.01.2014

The founder of Russia's largest social network VKontakte Pavel Durov sold his stake (12%) to CEO of MegaFon nd co-owner of YuTV holding Ivan Tavrin (no.200 in the ranking of 200 richest businessmen of Russia, according to Forbes, with the fortune of $ 0.5 billion).

Usmanov has become richer by another "Yota"

Business09.08.2013

The telecommunications giant "MegaFon" buys "Skartel" operator (Yota brand) for $ 1.18 billion.