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	IT100: VimpelCom Profile
		In Russia, everyone has heard of Beeline, the brand name of its No. 2 mobile-phone operator, VimpelCom, which has grown into a blue chip since its 1992 founding.
		In 1996, VimpelCom became the first Russian company to list on the New York Stock Exchange, where it trades as American Depositary Shares (ADSs).
		Over the past year, VimpelCom has been hit with legal and regulatory disputes, some involving tensions between two core shareholders -- Telenor from Norway and Russia's Alfa Group -- concerning the telecom player's strategy in the Ukraine.
	www.businessweek.com /it100/2005/company/VIP.htm (387 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Russia's second-largest mobile phone operator hit with $157 million back ...
		MOSCOW – Russia's second largest mobile phone operator, VimpelCom, has been hit with a $157 million back tax claim for 2001 in what market watchers are calling the latest battle between a Russian tycoon and the state.
		Alfa Group is said to have been behind lawsuits accusing Reiman of giving bribes, and both VimpelCom and Telecominvest are said to be jockeying for position before the auction of the state's 75 percent minus one share of the Svyazinvest telecommunications holding.
		VimpelCom recently completed a merger with VimpelCom-R, which held its regional licenses, and planned to merge with KB Impuls as well.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20041208-0724-russia-mobileoperator.html (447 words)

	UpToTrade.de - News und Talk über Aktien und Börse - Antioligarchen.......Vimpelcom
		Vimpelcom is not ruling out a new round of tax claims for 2002-03 in the event the tax authorities reject the company's response to the $157mn bill served for back taxes in 2001, Company Vice President Valery Goldin said yesterday.
		Vimpelcom has only a few more days to negotiate the 2001 claim after which it will be finalized: the Dec. 8 bill was preliminary in nature and the operator had two weeks to produce a formal response.
		Vimpelcom altered its agreement with KB-Impulse in 2004 and tax claims cannot be made for 1997-2000 due to the statute of limitations, suggesting only 2002-03 could be the source of new claims.
	www.uptotrade.de /talk/printthread.php?t=1804 (1829 words)

	AK&M - News
		As a result, VimpelCom has secured its entry to the mobile telephony market of Sakhalin, one of the regions within the Far East super-region where the Company does not have a super-region license to conduct cellular operations.
		VimpelCom purchased 84.4% of the outstanding shares of STM for a total cash purchase price of approximately $51.2 million and 60% of ST for a total cash purchase price of approximately $5 million (in each case subject to certain adjustments).
		VimpelCom is a leading international provider of telecommunications services, operating under the "Beeline" brand in Russia and Kazakhstan.
	www.akm.ru /eng/news/2005/july/13/ns1503690.htm (348 words)

	Business - Vimpelcom Denied New Frequencies for Regions - The St. Petersburg Times. General news from St.Petersburg and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vimpelcom acknowledged that in December it had been denied requests for additional radio frequencies to expand its network in the regions.
		Vimpelcom CEO Alexander Izosimov has also said the Communications Ministry said a final "no" to Vimpelcom's request for a license in the Far East, the only territory of Russia where Vimpelcom cannot operate, and would have to acquire a local network if it wanted to work there.
		Vimpelcom spokesman Mikhail Umarov said deputy chief executive Valery Frontov was demanding an explanation from the communications minister.
	archive.sptimes.ru /archive/times/947/news/b_11781.htm (440 words)

	Company profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom is a leading wireless telecommunications service company in Russia, operating under the "Bee Line" family of brand names, which are among the most recognized brand names in Russia.
		VimpelCom also led the development and emergence of the mass consumer market for wireless communications in Russia by introducing a prepaid product solution.
		VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") in November 1996.
	www.beeline.ru /vc/nyse/report/2000/cp_eng.asp (241 words)

	VimpelCom and Telenor enter into strategic alliance
		The VimpelCom Board of Directors is recommending the terms of the transaction to VimpelCom’s shareholders and expects to hold a special shareholder meeting in late January 1999 to consider the matters requiring shareholder approval.
		VimpelCom is expected to benefit from Telenor's experience in penetrating and developing the cellular communications mass market and Telenor intends to benefit from VimpelCom's extensive engineering expertise.
		VimpelCom is a quality-run business with strong management, has a proven track record, and is well positioned to develop into a nationwide telecommunications provider.
	www.telenor.no /press_center/telenor/arkiv/121998/912528752.html (846 words)

	VimpelCom
		The VimpelCom Group's license portfolio covers approximately 92% of Russia's population (134 million people), including the City of Moscow, the Moscow Region and the City of St. Petersburg.
		As of March 25, 2004, VimpelCom's total number of subscribers was 13.21 million, with 6.05 million subscribers in the Moscow license area and 7.16 million subscribers in the regions outside Moscow.
		VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its securities on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in November 1996.
	www.ost-aktien.de /vimpelcom.shtml (205 words)

	VimpelCom Back Tax Bill Slashed
		U.S.-listed VimpelCom said in a statement issued in Moscow and New York that it planned to pay the claims of 284.9 million rubles ($10.2 million) in back taxes for 2001 and 205 million rubles ($7.4 million) in fines and penalties.
		VimpelCom's shares and the wider Russian market slumped early in December on news of the $158 million back tax claim, which fueled fears that authorities were widening their pursuit of oil major Yukos to other sectors of the economy.
		Hostilities between VimpelCom and Telecominvest, meanwhile, are said to be rising as both position themselves ahead of the highly anticipated auction of the government's 75 percent stake in national telecom holding company, Svyazinvest.
	www.moscowtimes.ru /stories/2005/01/11/041.html (528 words)

	Nokia - Nokia to supply VimpelCom with GSM network in Central Russia - Press Releases - Press - About Nokia
		Nokia and VimpelCom have signed an agreement for the supply of dual band GSM equipment to cover regions in Central Russia.
		Vimpelcom are a leading provider of cellular communications in Russia.
		VimpelCom markets its services under the brand name "Bee Line" which had over 124 000 subscribers at the end of 1998.The VimpelCom Group operates GSM and Digital-AMPS cellular networks in the Moscow License Area, which includes the City of Moscow and the Moscow Region.
	press.nokia.com /PR/199905/776866_5.html (443 words)

	Telecommunications International: Crime or punishment? Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom, in its turn, is to defend its position in court.
		"VimpelCom maintains that it and its subsidiaries are conducting their operations in accordance with Russian law," the company said in an SEC filing.
		VimpelCom is the biggest operator in the Moscow market, where penetration is around 68.3 per cent and it has 5.6 million subscribers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IUL/is_2_38/ai_n6354532 (686 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Vimpelcom: The new Yukos? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		That "persecution" came to a head on 9 January when the Ministry informed Vimpelcom that it did not have a valid licence for its 5.5m subscribers in Moscow.
		The Ministry gave Vimpelcom until the end of the month to rectify the situation, but failed to say how that could be done.
		Vimpelcom was already used to trouble from the Ministry.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/3533711.stm (576 words)

	Business - Vimpelcom Reaches South to Expand - The St. Petersburg Times. General news from St.Petersburg and Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Under the deal announced Friday, Vimpelcom purchased 90 percent of StavTeleSot, the country's seventh-largest cellular-phone operator: 49 percent from Telenor Mobile and 41 percent from Stavtelecom.
		Vimpelcom will also grant StavTeleSot a $9.2-million credit to pay back an outstanding loan.
		Vimpelcom will further act as a guarantor of StavTeleSot's $1.4 million debt.
	archive.sptimes.ru /archive/times/840/news/b_8556.htm (264 words)

	Microsoft Customer Evidence: VimpelCom Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom is making full use of the range of management packs offered by MOM 2005, which contain rules for monitoring and analysing the status of server applications according to hundreds of parameters.
		VimpelCom is keen to avoid any risk of downtime in its global IT infrastructure by using the tools available with MOM 2005.
		VimpelCom is going to use MOM 2005 to monitor not only Microsoft software, but also applications from other vendors.
	www.microsoft.com /resources/casestudies/CaseStudy.asp?CaseStudyID=16292 (1338 words)

	Pravda.RU:VimpelCom unsatisfied with Mobile TeleSystems' new advertising (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom is considering the possibility of appealing to the Anti-Monopoly Ministry.
		At the same time, Mikhail Umarov, head of the press service of VimpelCom, told RBC that the company was not planning to file a suit against MTS.
		According to representatives of VimpelCom, MTS violates the law in advertising in its advertising campaign "All and at once".
	english.pravda.ru /comp/2002/11/29/40129_.html (109 words)

	Expansion across Russia: Vimpelcom receives new GSM licenses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In August 1998, VimpelCom's GSM-1800 licenses for Moscow and the Central and Central Black Earth Region of Russia were amended, allowing the Company to build dual band GSM-900/1800 networks using 2 x 3 MHz of bandwidth in the 900 MHz frequency range in each of these areas.
		VimpelCom's Moscow license area, which includes the City of Moscow and the surrounding Moscow region, along with the Central and Central Black Earth Region, represent the core of Russia with a population of more than 40 million people.
		VimpelCom considers its acquisition of 900 MHz in addition to 1800 MHz frequencies to be an extremely important strategic development which will enable it to roll out and operate the most advanced GSM-900/1800 network in this vital area of the country.
	www.beeline.ru /vc/nyse/report/1998/ngf_eng.asp (713 words)

	Mobile CommerceNet / Vimpelcom challenges MegaFon in St. Petersburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom has been very strong outside Moscow and Leningrad Regions and maintained double-digit subscriber growth in the regions over the past two quarters.
		VimpelCom, in which Telenor has 29 percent share, has chosen the right entry strategy by targeting the mass market first, J'son and Partners estimates.
		VimpelCom is likely to capture business from MTS, which targets mass market in St. Petersburg, and Fora.
	www.mobile.commerce.net /story.php?story_id=2991 (329 words)

	Russian Telecom Minister Denies Link Between VimpelCom, MegaFon Tax Claims and Shareholder Standoff - MONEY - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom has been a shining example of transparent business practices and corporate governance policies, not least because its securities are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
		The main shareholders in VimpelCom are Norway’s Telenor with 26.6 percent of the voting shares and 29.9 percent of the regular shares, and Alfa Group which owns 32.9 percent of the voting shares and 24.5 percent of the regular shares.
		MegaFon’s shareholders are Sweden’s Telia Sonera which owns 35.6 percent of the shares, the Telecominvest company with 31.3 percent and CT Mobile, which is a part of the Alfa Group and which owns 25.1 percent of the company’s shares.
	www.mosnews.com /money/2004/12/10/reiman.shtml (665 words)

	VimpelCom Going Strong [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] August 30, 2005
		VimpelCom, citing unnamed "independent research," pegged its current Russian market share at 34.5%, up 160 basis points from a year ago.
		Both of those numbers suggest that VimpelCom is not just profitable, not just growing rapidly in an absolute sense, but also building a defensible "moat" around its business while squeezing out competitors.
		That said, VimpelCom's numbers would be more credible if the company named the source of its Russian "independent research" and found someone to back up its self-calculated Kazakhstan numbers.
	www.fool.com /News/mft/2005/mft05083010.htm?ref=foolwatch (441 words)

	VimpelCom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom, better known in Russia by its brand name "Beeline", is a provider of world-class wireless telecommunications services.
		Founded by wireless industry pioneers in Russia, VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the form of ADSs.
		VimpelCom also enjoys the benefits of two strong and committed strategic partners: Telenor of Norway and Alfa Group of Russia.
	www.vympelcom.com /company/vision.html (406 words)

	Mobile CommerceNet / Russian VimpelCom gains national stature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom, the second largest Russian mobile operator, seems to have a different growth strategy than its competitors MST and MegaFon.
		VimpelCom's latest coup was the Friday news that VimpelCom has bought 50 percent share of a Vladivostok base Primtelefon from American MCT Corp. If the deal goes through VimpelCom gains access to all of Far-Eastern Russia.
		VimpelCom has announced that 270 base stations were constructed in December 2002 alone.
	www.mobile.commerce.net /story.php?story_id=2743 (307 words)

	Kommersant: VimpelCom to Change Color
		VimpelCom has officially confirmed yesterday it is going through re-branding.
		Kommersant learnt VimpelCom may swap the blue rectangle of the SIM-card with ‘Bee Line GSM’ writing for a round logo with parallel fl and yellow or fl and orange strips.
		At VimpelCom, they are sure all changes will match the marketing budget, which equals around 3 percent of operating revenues.
	www.kommersant.com /page.asp?id=555590 (597 words)

	Russia's VimpelCom hopes demand for 5.5 billion-dollars issued in error (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ALMATY, Jan 19 (AFP) - Russia's troubled VimpelCom mobile phone operator is hopeful that a Turkish court demand for 5.5 billion dollars (4.2 billion euros) allegedly owed by a Kazakh subsidiary was issued in error, a VimpelCom executive said on Wednesday.
		VimpelCom's troubles in this Central Asian former Soviet republic follows a bruising battle with Russia's tax authorities, in which the firm was at first told to pay 157 million dollars in back taxes before that sum was negotiated down to 17 million dollars last month.
		VimpelCom is a joint stock company listed on the New York Stock Exchange with 29.9 percent owned by Norway's Telenor and 24.5 percent under the control of Russia's Alfa Group.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=36243 (515 words)

	S.A. Advisory Newsletter November 1998 - VIMPELCOM
		VimpelCom is the largest provider of cellular telecommunications in Russia, marketing its services under the brand name "Bee Line." The VimpeICom Group operates the only Digital-AMPS cellular network and the first Russian PCS network, using GSM technology, in the Moscow License Area, which includes the City of Moscow and the Moscow Region.
		The VimpelCom Group holds various GSM-1800 and AMPS/D-AMPS-licenses covering a total population of approximately 100 million (68% of Russia's population).
		Russia's financial crisis is likely to have a significant impact on VimpelCom, negatively affecting its short-term performance as well as its growth prospects: 3Q98 results are likely to be disastrous as the company writes off its short-term investments and realizes massive foreign exchange losses.
	www.saadvisory.com /news/98nov/vimpelcom.htm (689 words)

	Intec Telecom Systems - Intec enters Russian market with OSS deal at mobile leader VimpelCom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom, the first Russian company to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has selected Intec's InterconnecT billing solution to allow it to accurately bill other operators for carrying calls to VimpelCom's fast-growing GSM subscriber base.
		Vimpel-Communications (VimpelCom) is a leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia, operating under the "Bee Line" family of brand names, which are among the most recognized brand names in Russia.
		VimpelCom was the first Russian operator to implement GPRS roaming services.
	www.intec-telecom-systems.com /its/pressroom/pressreleases/pr2002/2002-05-28 (593 words)

	Intec Telecom Systems - Russias VimpelCom deploys Intecs InterconnecT solution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		VimpelCom uses InterconnecT to accurately bill other operators for carrying calls to VimpelCom's fast-growing GSM subscriber base, enabling improved operational efficiency, significant cost reductions and increased profitability.
		VimpelCom is a leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia, operating under the "Bee Line" brand, which is one of the most recognized brand names in Russia.
		VimpelCom convertible notes are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "VIP 05".
	www.intec-telecom-systems.com /its/pressroom/pressreleases/pr2003/2003-08-01 (681 words)

	VimpelCom welcomes injunction against regulator
		VimpelCom maintains that it and its subsidiaries are conducting their operations in accordance with Russian law.
		Since 1997 when the agency structure was put into place, VimpelCom and KB Impuls have had numerous inspections each year by Moscow Gossvyaznadzor and other government bodies and no questions were ever raised regarding the agency relationship or these specific points in the documentation.
		At the conclusion of the unscheduled inspection by Moscow Gossvyaznadzor in December, which inspection preceded the issuance of the Notice, VimpelCom, KB Impuls and Moscow Gossvyaznadzor agreed in writing in a protocol on a course of action to clarify the language in the documentation of the agency relationship between VimpelCom and KB Impuls.
	www.cellular-news.com /story/10485_print.shtml (420 words)

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