Mobile TeleSystems

Mobile TeleSystems Company’s motto You have not activate our service yet, but we have already withdraw money from your account.

MTS is a step ahead.

Basic information

• MTS is currently the biggest mobile operator in Central and Eastern Europe.

The company holds licenses to provide mobile services in 81 of 83 regions in Russia and the entire territories of Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

• Number of employees is 59 000 Basic information

• MTS has over 102 million subscribers.

• Andrey Dubovskoy is our chairman and CEO.

• The head office of the company is located in Moscow.

Background

• MTS was established in October 1993 by Moscow City Telephone Network and several other shareholders.

• MTS was the first company to launch GSM services in the Moscow region in 1994.

Lately company has expanded rapidly in Russia through smaller independent players and became the leading national mobile operator.

Achievement

• The strength of the brand was recognized internationally in 2008, when MTS became the first and only Russian company to enter Top 100 Most Powerful Brands, a ranking published by the Financial Times, a leading global market research firm.

MTS Brand

• The company launched its current brand in 2006.

The logo now has two red squares next to each other.

The left one contains a white egg which symbolizes simplicity and genius, while the right square bears the name of the company: Group structure

• In 2006 MTS’ Board of Directors approved the company’s new management structure.

It now includes:

• - Corporate Center with control over strategic and investment decisions.

• - Business unit “MTS Russia”

• - Business unit “MTS Ukraine”

• - Business unit “Foreign subsidiaries” Our services

• MTS provides our customers:

• - mobile and fixed telephony;

• - high-speed internet access at home and on the move;

• - cable TV;

• - the widest choice of legal content on the market.

MTS retail network development

• Now MTS retail network comprised 4 462 stores, including 1 573 franchised outlets.

Statistics

• Our annual turnover is $12 billion.

• Operating profit is $5 billion.

• Annual net profits is $1 billion.

Corporate strategy

• MTS’ primary goal is to be leading communication operator in Russia.

• Our strategy is based on three main principles: 1) Integration (developing new pipelines and customer touch points);

2) Internet (offering universal connectivity);

3) Innovation (offering a unique mix of products and services) Future plans

• Expansion into foreign markets.

The most likely regions for the company's development are India, Iran, Pakistan and Lebanon.

• Expanding the customer base in Russia and Ukraine
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