Kyivstar (Ukrainian: Київстар) is the largest mobile phone operator in Ukraine, serving 24,944,592 subscribers as of October 2010. Kyivstar's wireless network operates using the GSM standard and provides coverage accessible by approximately 99% of the Ukrainian population.
The company was founded in 1994; the first call within the Kyivstar network was made on 9 December 1997. The company is a subsidiary of the VimpelCom Ltd.
From its very beginni...
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Kyivstar (Ukrainian: Київстар) is the largest mobile phone operator in Ukraine, serving 24,944,592 subscribers as of October 2010. Kyivstar's wireless network operates using the GSM standard and provides coverage accessible by approximately 99% of the Ukrainian population.
The company was founded in 1994; the first call within the Kyivstar network was made on 9 December 1997. The company is a subsidiary of the VimpelCom Ltd.
From its very beginning, the company has always been believed to be tied with relatives of the former Ukrainian president Kuchma, thus getting preferential attitude from various government agencies in the past.
Kyivstar's network codes are +38067 (postpay and prepaid customers), +38096, +38097 and +38098 (Djuice and prepaid).
The company has enabled its existing network with Push-to-Talk capabilities in January 2007.
Kyivstar's main local competitors are MTS Ukraine and life:).
In 2004, Kyivstar became the official mobile operator of the Ukrainian Olympic team.
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