COMSTAR, MTS announce transfer to MTS common brand

PanARMENIAN.Net - COMSTAR-UTS company, which is in MTS group of companies, announced the launch of process of offering COMSTAR’s products and services under MTS brand. There will be two brands – MTS and MGTS – at the Russian telecommunications market within MTS group of companies (which is comprised of MTS, COMSTAR-UTS and MGTS) by the end of 2011. Thus, COMSTAR-UTS brands will be gradually replaced by MTS brand in Moscow and regions, COMSTAR-UTS reported.

Since 2006, the interests of COMSTAR-UTS company have been represented in Armenia by Cornet-AM company, which provides broadband Internet access, data transfer and corporate networking services based on both fixed and wireless telecom technologies, the WiMAX wireless access technology as well as digital local and long-range communication services. MTS OJSC is the owner of 80% shares of VivaCell-MTS operator in Armenia.

COMSTAR – United TeleSystems, a subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS – NYSE: MBT), is the largest fixed-line communication operator in Moscow, which provides operators, corporative clients and private users with telephony, data transfer, Internet access, paid television and other services. The group provides telecommunications services in six federal regions of Russia, as well as in Armenia and Ukraine.