The Central Telecommunications Company OJSC
TypePublic (OAO)
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded1890 (1890)
Defunct1 April 2011 (2011-04-01)
FateMerged with Rostelecom
SuccessorRostelecom
Headquarters
Khimki
,
Russia
ServicesTelecommunication services
RevenueIncreaseUS$1.1 billion (2008)
Number of employees
31,517 (2008)

CenterTelecom (Open Joint-Stock Company Central Telecommunication Company, Russian: ОАО «Центртелеком») was a fixed-wire telecommunications service provider and Internet service provider in Russia. It was ranked 5th among Russian telecom companies, after Rostelecom, MTS, Vympelcom and MegaFon. 50.69% of Centertelecom's voting stock was held by the Svyazinvest Holding Company. CenterTelecom was listed on the MICEX and RTS stock exchanges under the symbol ESMO.

History

The company was established in the late 19th century when the Moscow postal telegraph district was initiated. From 1922–1926, the Post and Telegraph Offices Division under the Moscow Soviet was reorganized as the Communication Department of Moscow District. On 20 June 1994, the Open Joint-Stock Company Elektrosvyaz of Moscow region was established, and in 2001 the company was named OJSC CenterTelecom.

In 2002, 17 regional telecommunication companies merged into CenterTelecom, consolidated on the base of the Moscow region operator. On 1 April 2011, the company merged with Rostelecom.

Operations

The company had following branches:

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