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Kyivstar Introduces Talks & Write Tariff For Djuice SubscribersThe Kyivstar telecommunication operator has introduced the Talk & Write tariff plan for subscribers of the Djuice prepaid services.
"Under the conditions of the new tariff plan Talk & Write, Djuice subscribers have special tariff of 0 kopecks per minute of talk and obtain 100 free SMSes to communicate with Kyivstar, Golden Telecom and Beeline during a day after connection of the tariff," the report said.
The connection fee within the tariff is UAH 0.35.
In the frames of the tariff plan, the cost of calls to numbers of other Ukrainian operators is UAH 0.85 per minute, an SMS to numbers of Ukrainian mobile communication operators is UAH 0.5 and to numbers of foreign operators UAH 1.2, and MMS to numbers of Ukrainian mobile communication operators — UAH 1, MMS to foreign operators' numbers — UAH 5, and also WAP access to Internet is UAH 12 per MB and GPRS access — UAH 6 per MB.
Besides, the tariff and free SMSes are provided as soon as a subscriber top-up his mobile account with a scratch-card or electronic voucher and in case the account is topped up for amount of UAH 30 in one payment.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the Kyivstar telecommunications operator has introduced the Simple, Business 40, Business 80, and Business 120 tariff plans for corporate subscribers.
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Kyivstar Introduces “Long Conversations”The Kyivstar telecommunications operator introduced the “Long Conversations” tariff plan for subscribers to its prepaid services on March 1.
Kyivstar announced this in a statement.
subscribers to this tariff plan can make telephone calls among themselves at UAH 0 per minute (this rate applies to subscribers of the Kyivstar, Beeline, and Golden Telecom telecommunications operators) if they top-up their accounts by UAH 30 or more per month.
In addition, the tariff plan offers 100 free SMS text messages within the network.
A subscription fee of UAH 10 is charged every time a subscriber tops-up his account.
A connection fee of 35 kopecks is also charged.
Telephone calls to numbers on the Kyivstar and Beeline networks in excess of the number of minutes offered by the tariff plan cost 35 kopecks per minute and calls to numbers on other mobile and landline telephone networks cost 85 kopecks per minute.
SMS text messages to numbers on Ukrainian mobile networks cost 50 kopecks per message and MMS multimedia messages cost UAH 1 per message.
Telephone calls are charged by the second.
The number of subscribers of the Kyivstar and Beeline reduced by 0.2% to 24.33 million in January.
Kyivstar and Beeline intend to complete their merger by 2014.
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Kyivstar Introduces Four Tariff Plans For Corporate SubscribersThe Kyivstar telecommunications operator has introduced the Simple, Business 40, Business 80, and Business 120 tariff plans for corporate subscribers.
Under the Simple tariff plan, Kyivstar charges subscribers UAH 0.25 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the networks of all operators and UAH 0.05 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the Kyivstar network.
Payment for calls under this tariff plan is charged by the second.
A one-time connection fee of UAH 50 hryvnia is also charged (all this money goes into the subscriber's account).
The subscription fee is UAH 10 per month.
In contrast to the Simple tariff plan, the Business 40, Business 80, and Business 120 tariff plans have limits on free services.
In the Business 40 tariff plan, Kyivstar charges subscribers UAH 0.22 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the Kyivstar network and UAH 0.75 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the networks of all operators after the limit is exceeded.
In the Business 80 tariff plan, Kyivstar charges subscribers UAH 0.20 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the Kyivstar network and UAH 0.70 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the networks of all operators after the limit is exceeded
In Business 120 tariff plan, Kyivstar charges subscribers UAH 0.19 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the Kyivstar network and UAH 0.65 per minute for calls to telephone numbers on the networks of all operators after the limit is exceeded.
The cost of sending SMS text messages in all the tariff plans is UAH 0.5 each.
Telephone calls in the Business 40, Business 80, and Business 120 tariff plans are charged by the minute.
The monthly subscription fee for these tariff plans are UAH 40, 80, and 120, respectively; the one-off advance payments for them are UAH 80, 120, and 150, respectively.
In cases of connecting to the Subscriber Group service, calls among members of a group are free in the Business 40, Business 80, and Business 120 tariff plans.
The subscription fee for the Subscriber Group service is UAH 5 per month.
There are no connection fees for the new tariff plans.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Kyivstar reported a profit of NOK 5.1 billion for the year 2009, when its net revenues reduced by NOK 4.787 billion or 34.6% to NOK 9.047 billion compared with 2008.
On October 5, 2009, the Altimo company (Russia) and Telenor agreed to merge Kyivstar and VimpelCom to create a new cellular communications operator, VimpelCom Ltd. (Bermuda islands), to provide integrated cellular communications services in Russia, Ukraine, and other member-countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as in Georgia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Kyivstar and Beeline intend to complete their merger by 2014.
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Kyivstar Agrees With Miratekh On Introduction Of Virtual Device InterfaceOn February 16, the Kyivstar telecommunication operator signed a contract with Kyiv-based Miratekh IT-company on reception of solutions on virtual device interface.
The agreement was signed after a tender participated by leading Ukrainian and foreign suppliers of outsourcing and solution providers.
VDI based on technology of the Cintrix company, the United States, allows replacement of full-function device interfaces with devices for input and display of information, and transfer of computational tasks to consolidated and protected center of data processing.
It would allow optimization of expenditures of the operator for possession and accompanying of infrastructure of workstation computers, and increase in the level of protection of information resources and their accessibility.
Kyivstar intends to implement the project during two years.
The first phase of the project envisions creation of 400 virtual device interfaces.
The sides do not disclose cost of the contract.
Miratekh is engaged in provision of IT-services for corporate sector.
50% of services are provided to clients from the United States and Western Europe.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Kyivstar finished 2009 with a profit of NOK 5.1 billion, having reduced its net revenue by 34.6% or NOK 4.787 billion to NOK 9.047 billion, as compared with 2008.
Kyivstar ended January-March with a net profit of UAH 224 million.
On October 5, 2009, Altimo (Russia) and Telenor agreed to merge Kyivstar and VimpelCom to create a new cellular communications operator, VimpelCom Ltd. (Bermuda islands), to provide integrated cellular communications services in Russia, Ukraine, and other member-countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as in Georgia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
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Kyivstar And Beeline Introduce Tariff ‘Communicate Without Borders’The Kyivstar telecom operator and the Beeline communications operator (Ukrainian RadioSystems and Golden Telecom companies) on February 16 introduced a tariff plan named Communicate Without Borders for both networks' contract and prepaid service subscribers.
Under the tariff plan both networks' subscribers to prepaid services get 3000 package minutes of calls to Kyivstar and Beeline numbers and 300 minutes of calls to numbers of other operators.
Apart from this, Kyivstar contract subscribers receive 3500 minutes of calls within the Kyivstar and Beeline network and 350 minutes of calls to numbers of other operators.
Monthly subscriber fees for both forms of service make UAH 120.
No connection fee is charged.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Kyivstar on November 22, 2010 opened the national roaming for the subscribers of Beeline.
Kyivstar and Beeline communications operators plan to close the merger deal by 2014.
The companies will be merged in several stages: at the first one Kyivstar will open national roaming for Beeline subscribers to enable them communicate under the Beeline tariffs within the united network.
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Kyivstar, Beeline Introduce “Keep In Touch” Tariff PlanThe Kyivstar telecom operator and the Beeline communications operator (Ukrainian RadioSystems and Golden Telecom companies) have introduced from February 16 a tariff plan "Keep in Touch" for contractual subscribers and subscribers to the pre-paid communication services of both networks.
Ukrainian News learned this from a joint statement by the two operators.
According to the tariff plan, subscribers to pre-paid services of both networks are provided with 1,500 package minutes within the networks of Kyivstar and Beeline and 50 package minutes of calls to other networks.
Contractual subscribers of Kyivstar are provided with 1,600 package minutes within the networks of Kyivstar and Beeline and 60 package minutes of calls to other networks.
The monthly fee for all subscribers is UAH 60.
Nothing is charged for connection.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Kyivstar on November 22, 2010 opened the national roaming for the subscribers of Beeline.
Kyivstar and Beeline communications operators plan to close the merger deal by 2014.
The companies will be merged in several stages: at the first one Kyivstar will open national roaming for Beeline subscribers to enable them communicate under the Beeline tariffs within the united network.
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Beeline To Terminate Rendering Beeline Internet At Home Service From May 10From May 10, the Beeline communication operator (Ukrainian Radio Systems and Golden Telecom companies) decided to terminate provision of Beeline Internet At Home service, the operator said.
The operator intends to terminate access to Internet services on February 15.
At the same time, the Kyivstar operator will continue provision of services to subscribers that will agree with the replacement of operator on the basis of agreement with the Ukrainian Radio Systems.
At the same time, the agreement of a subscriber will be further use of the service after March 1, 2011 for the clients in Khmelnytskyi, Kamianets-Podilskyi (Khmelnytskyi region), Ternopil, Chernihiv, Sevastopol and Chernivtsi, and after April 1, 2011 for all other subscribers.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the unified operator is currently rendering service of Internet access on basis of FTTB technology in 38 Ukrainian cities.
From November, Beeline launched provision of fixed Internet access under Kyivstar brand for new subscribers.
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Denis Zakharenko is appointed the Deputy General Director for Marketing of life:)Mobile services operator life:) announces that Denis Zakharenko is appointed the Deputy General Director for Marketing of Astelit effective as of February 1st, 2011.
Denis Zakharenko has over 12 years of experience in marketing on the telecommunications market. Before joining life:) Denis held the position of the Strategic Chief Marketing Officer of Kyivstar and prior to this he had worked as the Head of Mass Consumer Segment Business Unit of the operator. Through 2001–2005, Denis Zakharenko was the Head of Marketing and Tariffs Management Unit and before that he had been working as the Head of Short-term Planning Unit and Head of Analysis and Planning Unit of Kyivstar.
Denis graduated from the National Technical University “KPI” (Kyiv, Ukraine). He also holds a degree in Marketing and Economics of the International Finance University, as well as CIM certificate and MBA degree of the International Institute of Business Relations (Kyiv).
Alexander Barinov, the General Director of life:), commented on the appointment: "life:)’s team is reinforced by a strong professional who has an extensive experience of work on the Ukrainian telecommunications market. I believe that Denis Zakharenko will bring fresh ideas and new approach to the marketing strategy of life:), further enhancing the company's position as the operator that provides innovative services that correspond to the needs of its customers at an affordable price”.
Ilkan Bulbul, who held the position of the Deputy General Director for Marketing since February 2010, has taken a new appointment within the new project of Turkcell Group, and, therefore is finalizing his career in Astelit.
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Kyivstar Concludes Agreement With Huawei On Supplies For Construction Of FTTB NetworkThe Kyivstar telecommunication operator in January 2011 concluded an agreement the Huawei Company (China) on supplies of equipment for building a data network under the FTTB technology (Fiber to the Building).
Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by Kyivstar, the wording of which was made available to the agency.
In particular, the Chinese company will supply to Kyivstar Ethernet-access switch boards of Quidway S2300 series.
The sides do not disclose the terms of the contract.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Ihor Litovchenko, president of Kyivstar, said in November 2010 that the development of the FTTB technology will be a priority for the company in 2011.
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Kyivstar Provides SMS/MMS By E-Mail ServiceThe Kyivstar mobile communication operator has provided an SMS/MMS by e-mail service from January, the company says in a press-release.
Thus, subscribers can receive text and a multimedia messages, audio files through e-mail. The subscribers will receive SMSs and MMSs both in Ukraine and being in roaming.
An SMS should be not longer than 765 symbols of Roman letters and 335 symbols of Cyrillic letters, while multimedia contents (MMS) can be up to 1 megabyte.
To connect to the service a subscriber should send a text message with any content to 7021. To send an SMS from computer one should write an address in a 380ХХХХХХХХX@sms.kyivstar.net format; for an MMS — 380ХХХХХХХХX@mms.kyivstar.net where 380ХХХХХХХХX is an addressee's phone number. The service will be rendered free until February 28. However, the operator does not specify service tariffs as of March 1.
As Ukrainian News reported, Kyivstar generated a profit of NOK 5.1 billion with a net income being down by 34.6% or NOK 4.787 billion to NOK 9.047 billion in 2009 compared with 2008.
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