«Mobitel» Ltd. is a Georgian cellular communication operator.
The company has the license for providing cellular communications
services.
Mobitel was founded in November, 2003, and at that time was not
engaged in commercial activity. Company Mobitel, the subsidiary of
the United Joint-Stock Company «VimpelCom» (Russian Federation),
obtained the license on use of radio-frequency spectrum in GSM-1800
standards on 16th of December, 2005. The Company passed
authorization procedure on 26th of August, 2005. «Mobitel» Ltd.
started providing cellular communications services under the brand
mark «Beeline» on 15th of March, 2007.
JSC «VimpelСom» has 51% share in «Mobitel» Ltd. The VimpelCom
Group's license portfolio covers a territory with a population of
about 340 million. Geographically it covers the whole territory of
Russia as well as the entire territories of Kazakhstan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia as well as Vietnam and
Cambodia.
VimpelCom became the first Russian company, which was included
in New-York stock exchange listing (NYSE). The Company shares are
quoted on NYSE under the symbol «VIP».