Uralsvyazinform

OJSC Uralsviazinform
Native name	ОАО «Уралсвязьинформ»
Company type	Joint stock
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1992
Defunct	April 1, 2011
Fate	Merged with Rostelecom
Successor	Rostelecom
Headquarters	Ekaterinburg, Russia
Key people	Sergey Lukash, (Chairman)
Products	Telephony; Internet services; Cable television services; IPTV
Revenue	US$ 1.3 Billion (2008)
Number of employees	26,402
Parent	Svyazinvest
Website	u-tel.com

Uralsvyazinform (Russian: ОАО «Уралсвязьинформ») was a Russian telecommunications company, one of the former 7 regional telecommunications operators, formed and owned by the company Svyazinvest. The company served the Urals Federal District and the Perm Krai. Uralsvyazinform's stock was traded on the RTS and MICEX stock exchanges. Utel ("U-Tel") was the main brand under which the services were provided.

History

In 2002, the Perm Krai communications operator, Uralsvyazinform merged with the following entities^[1]:

Uraltelecom of the Sverdlovsk Oblast
ETS of Yekaterinburg
Svyazinform of Chelyabinsk Oblast
Khanty-Mansiysk Telecom OJSC
Tyumentelecom
Yamalelectrosvyaz
Elektrosvyaz of Kurgan Oblast
Elektrosvyaz of Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk City Telephone Network

JSC Uralsvyazinform was the largest operator of telecommunication services and a monopolist in the field of telephone communication in the Ural region. The company provided cellular network services, telephony, Internet using ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ technology.

Following the liquidation of Svyazinvest, Uralsvyazinform became part of Rostelecom on April 1, 2011, together with the seven other Svyazinvest regional companies.

Performance indicators

The number of fixed—line subscribers as of June 30, 2009 was 3.7 million, GSM cellular communications — 5.7 million, broadband Internet access — 633.3 thousand.^[2]

According to Advanced Communications & Media, as of December 2009, the number of BROADBAND subscribers was 670 thousand (share in the Russian market — 6%, 7th place).

The company's revenue (IFRS) in 2008 was 40.691 billion rubles (an increase of 3.9%, in 2007 — 39.152 billion rubles), net profit — 2.535 billion rubles (an increase of 10.4%, 2.297 billion rubles).

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References

^ "Рыночная стоимость компании сегодня составляет $2,4 млрд, сообщил Анатолий Уфимкин, генеральный директор ОАО "Уралсвязьинформ"" (in Russian). Delovoy Peterburg. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
^ "Результаты 1 полугодия 2009 года по РСБУ". 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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[1] "Рыночная стоимость компании сегодня составляет $2,4 млрд, сообщил Анатолий Уфимкин, генеральный директор ОАО "Уралсвязьинформ"" (in Russian). Delovoy Peterburg. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[2] "Результаты 1 полугодия 2009 года по РСБУ". 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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