Southern Telecom

OJSC Southern Telecom Company
Native name
Южная телекоммуникационная компания
TypeJoint stock
IndustryTelecommunications services
FoundedDecember 21, 2001
Defunct2011
SuccessorRostelecom
HeadquartersKrasnodar
Key peopleAlexander Vladimirovich Andreev, General Manager
Products
ParentSvyazinvest
Websitewww.stcompany.ru

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.

History

Southern Telecom was created on the basis of the merger of Kubanelektrosvyaz together with regional telecommunications companies:

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.

References

  1. ↑ Sayapina, Yelena (2002-05-28). "Югу разрешили слиться" (in Russian). Comnews. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  2. ↑ "ЮТК уходит в горы. Присоединяя новых операторов" (in Russian). comnews.ru. 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. ↑ Sayapina, Yelena (2002-04-30). ""Электросвязь" поспеет к зиме" (in Russian). comnews.ru.