Kyivstar

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Kyivstar is the largest mobile phone operator in Ukraine, serving about 22.4 million subscribers as of early March 2007. Kyivstar's wireless network operates using the GSM standard and covers about 96% of the Ukrainian population.

The company was founded in 1994; the first call within the Kyivstar network was made on 9 December 1997. Norway's Telenor controls 56.51% of the company and Altimo, the telecommunications arm of Russia's Alfa Group, indirectly controls 43.49% stake through Storm company.

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 Ace&Base prepaid customers), +38096, +38097 and +38098 (Djuice and Ace&Base prepaid).

The company has enabled its existing network with Push-to-Talk capabilities in January 2007.

Kyivstar's main local competitors are Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) and Astelit - life:).

In 2004, Kyivstar became the official mobile operator of the Ukrainian Olympic team.

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