VimpelCom

Russian mobile operator fined $1,500 for advertising law violation

17:47 16/04/2019 The Moscow Commercial Court has upheld the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s decision to fine VimpelCom (Beeline brand), one of Russia’s top mobile operators, 100,000 rubles (over $1,500) for violating the advertising law.

Russian antimonopoly watchdog launches case against one more mobile operator

13:53 12/03/2018 The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a case against VimpelCom (Beeline brand), one of Russia’s top mobile operators, over roaming violations.

Top Russian mobile operators ordered to remedy roaming violations by Dec.15

11:33 22/08/2017 The Federal Antimonopoly Services extended deadline set for elimination of unreasonable difference in roaming prices by the Russian largest mobile operators until December 15.

Russian prosecutors ask Interpol to issue Red Notice for VimpelCom ex-head

15:30 25/07/2017 Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office had turned to Interpol asking it to issue a Red Notice for Mikhail Slobodin, former head of the telecommunications giant VimpelCom, who stands charged of bribing officials in the Republic of Komi.

Telecoms giant VimpelCom fined $7,000 for SMS message spam

18:12 12/09/2016 The Moscow Office of Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Telecommunications giant VimpelCom 450,000 rubles ($7,000) for dissemination of SMS message advertising.

U.S. asks European countries to freeze assets in Telecom corruption case – report

11:11 14/08/2015 U.S. authorities have asked five European countries to freeze bank assets of several major Telecom companies suspected of involvement in corruption activities in Uzbekistan.

Telecoms giant VimpelCom faces US, Dutch investigations

15:29 12/03/2014 Telecommunications giant VimpelCom is presently facing investigations by the US and Dutch authorities, apparently in connection with its operations in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan court leaves Vimpelcom's Unitel on list of monopolies

12:45 19/09/2013 A court in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent has rejected an appeal launched by Vimpelcom Uzbek subsidiary Unitel seeking its removal from the country's monopoly registry.

Injunction lifted from Altimo shares in VimpelCom

13:58 04/07/2013 The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man has lifted the injunction from the 75,949,000 VimpelCom shares held by Altimo, the telecoms branch of Alfa Group, after settling a dispute between Altimo and MTS over Bitel, the leading telecom provider in Kyrgyzstan, the US Securities and Exchange Commission reported on its website.

Pledge in MTS lawsuit against Altimo raised to $900 million

11:20 10/04/2013 The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man has increased the pledge in MTS subsidiaries' lawsuit against Altimo, which manages Russian Alfa Group's telecom assets, to $900 million worth of shares.

Federal agency drops claim against Telenor

17:46 30/11/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has ended the proceedings in the Federal Antimonopoly Service's lawsuit disputing Telenor's purchase of 234 million privileged shares in VimpelCom Ltd. from Weather Investments II S.a.r.l.

Dispute on Norwegian Telenor's stake in VimpelCom may be resolved today

12:49 28/11/2012 On Wednesday, the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment may pass a final resolution on the situation concerning the share of Norwegian Telenor in VimpelCom Ltd.

Lawsuit against Telenor in VimpelCom case revoked, provisional measures lifted

13:09 23/11/2012 The Federal Antimonopoly Service has recalled the lawsuit it submitted to the Moscow Commercial Court against Telenor to invalidate its purchase of VimpelCom Ltd. shares; the interim measures under the lawsuit were removed, the agency's press release reads.

Egyptian billionaire seeks $5 bln from Algeria for VimpelCom losses

14:23 20/11/2012 Egyptian billionaire and Weather Investments board chairman Naguib Sawiris has filed a lawsuit with the World Bank's arbitration court to recover losses inflicted on the Djezzy Algerian mobile operator by the Algerian government.

Federal Antimonopoly Service may withdraw claim against Telenor

14:44 14/11/2012 The Federal Antimonopoly Service may withdraw its lawsuit against Norway's Telenor after the company's stake in VimpelCom is considered at a Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment meeting on November 21.

Appeal of preliminary injunctions in Vimpelcom case dismissed

12:24 12/11/2012 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Telenor, Weather Investments, and VimpelCom challenging a preliminary injunction ordered by the Moscow Commercial Court in the Federal Antimonopoly Service's lawsuit to nullify a contract for the sale and purchase of VimpelCom shares between Telenor and Weather Investments.

Antitrust case against Telenor to be heard November 27

16:23 17/10/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on November 27 the Federal Antimonopoly Service's complaint against the Norwegian Telenor's purchase of 234 million preferred shares in telecom giant Vimpelcom Ltd. from Weather Investments II S.a.r.l.

Antimonopoly service may settle Telenor conflict by October

10:58 13/09/2012 Igor Artemyev, the head of the federal antimonopoly service, says that its conflict with Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor in connection with the distribution of shares in VimpelCom Ltd. may be settled within the next two weeks. If this turns out to be the case, the service is likely to withdraw its lawsuit.

Advocacy group demands that mobile service providers revise tarriffs

13:13 06/08/2012 The Consumer Rights Protection Society has demanded that Russia’s largest mobile providers, MTS, Megafon and Vimpelcom, revise their tariffs for subscribers with direct Moscow numbers.

Antitrust watchdog, Telenor agree to appoint Russian VimpelCom chief

15:29 31/07/2012 The Federal Antimonopoly Service and Telenor have agreed to appoint a Russian citizen as the chief of VimpelCom Ltd.

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