Southern Telecom
Russian telecommunications company
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Southern Telecom (Russian: Южная телекоммуникационная компания) which was known in its acronym UTK (Russian: ЮТК) was a telecommunications company owned by Svyazinvest providing coverage to the Southern Federal District of Russia.
Native name
Южная телекоммуникационная компанияCompany typeJoint stock
IndustryTelecommunications services
FoundedDecember 21, 2001
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Native name | Южная телекоммуникационная компания |
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| Company type | Joint stock |
| Industry | Telecommunications services |
| Founded | December 21, 2001 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Successor | Rostelecom |
| Headquarters | Krasnodar |
Key people | Alexander Vladimirovich Andreev, General Manager |
| Products | |
| Parent | Svyazinvest |
| Website | www.stcompany.ru |
History
Southern Telecom was created on the basis of the merger of Kubanelektrosvyaz together with regional telecommunications companies:[1][2][3]
- Karachayevo-Cherkesskelektrosvyaz
- Svyazinform of Astrakhan Oblast
- Elektrosvyaz of the Republic of Kalmykia
- Elektrosvyaz of Stavropol Krai
- KabBalkTelecom
- Sevosetinelektrosvyaz
- Elektrosvyaz of the Republic of Adygea
- Rostovelektrosvyaz
- Volgogradelektrosvyaz
- Dagsvyazinform
- Administration of Electronic Telecommunication of the Republic of Ingushetia (Ingushelectrosvyaz)
- Elektrosvyaz of the Chechen Republic
- Kuban GSM
The company's area of responsibility had a population of over 18 million people.
Southern Telecom's stock traded on the RTS, MICEX, Nasdaq, Frankfurt, Berlin and Vienna stock exchanges.
Following Svyazinvest's liquidation in 2011 the company was merged into Rostelecom.
