MTS Ukraine
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MTS-Ukraine (Ukrainian Mobile Communications, UMC) is the second-largest mobile operator in Ukraine with 17.74 million GSM subscribers (November 2009).[1]
In 1993, MTS-Ukraine was the first company to introduce mobile (cellular) services in Ukraine, initially in the analog NMT standard, then in GSM 900 and 1800. In October 2006, MTS-Ukraine terminated its NMT service with plans to use the spectrum for the CDMA-450 rollout. From late 2006, MTS-Ukraine has been developing the 3G mobile network in the CDMA-450 1xEV-DO standard. As of today, ukrainian MTS network support various value-added services based on GPRS / EGPRS / EDGE and SMS / WAP / MMS / USSD. MTS is the only BlackBerry service provider in Ukraine and is also a service provider of WiFi hotspots, mainly in large cities and airports.
Summarizing the results of GfK Ukraine Company and magazine "Correspondent" rating, by results of 500 companies quiz, MTS-Ukraine was included in trinity of the best country employers. The person, who works in MTS, receives not only the big career growth prospects in prestigious company, but also an invaluable experience.
Since 2007 MTS-Ukraine has joined to the network of The United Nations Global Compact for acknowledgement the obligations concerning business with universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The company always gives a great attention to advancement of principles of social responsibility and 10 principles of The United Nations Global Compact. Corporate social responsibility is one of the major strategic priorities of MTS-Ukraine activity. MTS-Ukraine activity is constructed on social responsibility before state, consumers, employees, partners, competitors and Ukrainian society altogether.
On March, 15th, 2007 MTS-Ukraine was the first among the telecommunication companies in Ukraine which has received the Certificate of European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) «Perfection Recognition» which confirms the high standards of communication operator work. Getting of this Certificate is recognition of management leadership practices, professionalism, creativity and high motivation of MTS-Ukraine business stuff which help to reach the high quality in work, to build successful relations with partners and clients.
In 2007 MTS-Ukraine was acknowledged as the most known socially responsible company of Ukraine according to population opinion and to independent research which was made by UMG Company.
In 2008 MTS-Ukraine was acknowledged as a leader by results of the public issue of importance estimation which was spent by independent PRP Group Company within the limits of reputation audit of all telecommunication market participants in Ukraine.
The company's main competitors are Kyivstar and Astelit - life:).
MTS's network codes in Ukraine are +38050*******, +38066*******, +38095******* and +38099******* (postpay and prepaid users).
The company is fully owned by Russia's Mobile TeleSystems.
[edit] External links
- (English) MTS Ukraine Web site
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