Vimpelcom – Kyivstar merger to be completed by mid- 2010
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The proposed merger between Russian telco Vimpelcom and Ukrainian firm Kyivstar will be completed by mid- 2010. Telenor and Alfa Group, the two shareholders of Vimpelcom, have already agreed to combine common assets in the two cellular operators to create a new US-listed operator, thus, ending years of legal disputes between the two firms.
The proposed company will be based in Netherlands and will provide integrated mobile services to consumers in Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries, as well as Georgia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
