MTS has announced the number of subscribers at the end of July

MTS, the leading telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, announced that its consolidated subscriber base as of July 31, 2011 amounted to 104.02 million users. Thus, in July 2011, consolidated subscriber base increased by 0.03 million users. According to the vice-president of MTS Sales and Service Vadim Savchenko, purposeful work with the federal retail chains and own retail store allows a stable monthly level connections to the MTS and manage operating costs. In Russia, the company revised its dealer policy and moving away from inefficient sales channels. It is also worth noting that reducing the number of subscribers in Turkmenistan due to the suspension in the area of commercial activity of MTS since December 21, 2010 in connection with the suspension of the license. Data for July reflects the outflow of subscribers who terminated the contract with MTS.