Current Operations

Today, we operate through 14 joint ventures serving major regions of Russia, the Republics of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. Each joint venture and its licensed territory are shown in the map above. GSM systems are the most widely deployed and fastest growing mobile systems in the world today. We principally offer GSM-standard service.

MCT ventures operate under the brand Indigo which was introduced in May 2001. Service often allows co-branding with historical regional brands.

Altaysviaz
Altaisvyaz started commercial operations in February 1998 in the territory of Altai (population about 2.7 million). In addition to Barnaul (Altai's capital city) and Novoaltaisk, its satellite town, the network covers the cities of Biysk and Belokurikha. Altaisvyaz currently provides call forwarding and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks.

Arkhangelsk Mobile Networks

Arkhangelsk Mobile Networks began offering mobile services in the Arkhangelsk Region in 1996, and currently provides coverage to the cities of Arkhangelsk (the oldest trade port in Russia), Severodvinsk (the center of nuclear shipbuilding), Novodvinsk (the industry leader of national pulp and paper production) and other cities in the region. Arkhangelsk's population is over 1 million. The company offers services of voice mail, call forwarding and direct connection with the services of the city.

Chuvashia Mobile
Chuvashia Mobile Company was the first mobile operator in the Republic of Chuvashia, starting operations in May 1995. The coverage area includes Cheboksary (the capital), Novocheboksarsk and nearby regions. About 1.4 million people live within the territory of the Republic of Chuvashia. Chuvashia Mobile currently provides call forwarding and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks. Chuvashia Mobile Company's Internet-site will be available in the near future.

Coscom
Coscom was formed in 1996 to provide mobile service for the Republic of Uzbekistan (population 24 million). Operations started in July 1997 in the capital city of Tashkent, becoming the first GSM operator in Central Asia. Service has since expanded to other major population centers, including Samarkand, Bukhara, Navoi and Fergana. Coscom currently provides national and international automatic roaming, and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks.

Indigo-Tajikistan
Indigo-Tajikistan launched service in 2002 as the second GSM operator in the southern region of the Republic of Tajikistan. Indigo-Tajikistan has the largest network coverage area in southern Tajikistan. In addition to the country’s capital city of Dushanbe, Indigo provides coverage to major population centers such as Kurgan-Tube, Tursunzade and Kulyab. Indigo-Tajikistan currently provides national and international automatic roaming.

Lipetsk Mobile
Lipetsk Mobile has been providing mobile communication services in Lipetsk-city and Lipetsk Oblast since 1995. The population of the oblast is 1.2 million people, and Lipetsk Mobile covers 60% of the population. Lipetsk Mobile currently provides call forwarding and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks.

Murmansk Mobile Network
Murmansk Mobile Network was founded in February 1995, and currently provides mobile telecommunications services to the region of Murmansk.  MMC is a major operator within the Kola Peninsula (population over 1 million people). MMC currently provides call forwarding and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks.

Novgorod Telecommunications
Novgorod Telecommunications started commercial operation of its mobile network in April 1998. The company provides mobile service within the territory of the Novgorod region, including the region center – Velikiy Novgorod, and the major regional centers – Staraia Russa, Chudovo, Valdai, Krectsy. Novgorod Telecommunications in Velikiy Novgorod is the only mobile company in Russia providing prepaid services to roamers based on its in-house software.

Parma Mobile
Parma Mobile was founded in October 1995 to provide mobile telecommunications services within the territory of the Republic of Komi (population over 1 million). At present, CJSC Parma Mobile provides coverage of Syktyvkar, its suburbs, and also cities Ukhta and Sosnogorsk.

Parma Mobile currently provides call forwarding and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks.

Penza Mobile
Penza Mobile provides mobile telecommunications services in Penza and Penza region (population of region is 1.5 million). Penza Mobile network began commercial operation in December 1995, and currently provides call forwarding and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks.

Roshan
Roshan is the trading name for Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd. an international consortium with strong regional connections, and is comprised of MCT, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) and Monaco Telecom International (MTI).

Roshan aims to be the leading provider of GSM services in Afghanistan. Initially targeted at six main cities: Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad and Kunduz, the phased initiative, entailing an initial investment of US$55 million, is expected to expand the network to other cities over the next four to five years. Subsequent phases will raise investment in the GSM network to US$120 million over the coming decade.

Saratov Mobile
Saratov Mobile provides the mobile services in Saratov and Saratov region, a major industrial center of the Volga region with a population over 1 million. Saratov Mobile started its commercial operation in November 1995 and currently provides call forwarding and other major value-added-services supported by advanced digital networks.

Somoncom
Somoncom launched service in 1999 in the northern region of Tajikistan as the first GSM operator in the Republic of Tajikistan. Somoncom has the largest network coverage area in northern Tajikistan. In addition to the regional capital of Khujand, Somoncom provides coverage to major population centers such as Chakalovsk, Gafurov and Istaravshan. Somoncom currently provides national automatic roaming.

Votec Mobile
Votec Mobile began providing mobile services in the city of Voronezh and Voronezh Oblast in 1995. Voronezh oblast, with a population of 2.4 million, is the center of Russia's Black Earth Region, famous for the fertility of its soil. The city of Voronezh (population 1.1 million) is an important industrial center engaged in the manufacture of aircraft, rocket engines, agricultural and mining machinery, and synthetic rubber. Presently, besides mobile communications with automatic roaming, call forwarding, conference calling and caller identification, Votec Mobile provides other telecommunications services (high-speed internet access, video conferencing, banking communications services, leased lines), as well as local wireline telephone service.