The Government is not preparing for the transfer into private hands telecommunications holding “Svyazinvest”.
According to the head Minkomsvyazi Igor Shchegolev, RIA “Novosti”. “This is no”, – minister said.
Privatization “Svyazinvest”, which brings together the controlling stake of regional telecom operators and a number of other industry companies, prepared several years ago. In 1997, 25% plus one share “Svyazinvesta” for nearly $ 2 billion sold to investors led by George Soros. He later called the purchase of its “most unfortunate attachment” and resold the shares.
The main shareholder of “Svyazinvest” (75% minus one share) in the person Rosimuschestva was a State. Private companies are shareholders of the company “Comstar-UTS” (17,31% + 1 share) and its subsidiary company – MGTS Finance (7,69% of shares).
The issue of privatization of the controlling stake “Svyazinvesta” in the government are discussing is not one year. In June гендиректор holding Alexander Kiselyov called expedient privatization of telecommunications holding company during the year.
The main asset “Svyazinvesta” are the seven interregional companies, operator of intercity and international communication “Rostelecom” and leading Russian design institute in the field of communications – “Giprosvyaz”. Included in “Svyazinvest” regional companies are operators of public networks to mount a capacity of more than 31.7 million numbers (as at 01.01.2007 years).
Companies “Svyazinvesta” hold licences for the provision of local services, distance and international telephone services, ISDN, wireless subscriber access and mobile communications.
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