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CenterTelecom

Russian telecommunications service provider

CenterTelecom (Open Joint-Stock Company Central Telecommunication Company, Russian: ОАО «Центртелеком») was a fixed-line telecommunications service provider and Internet service provider in Russia. It was ranked 5th among Russian telecom companies, after Rostelecom, MTS, Vympelcom and MegaFon. Svyazinvest Holding Company held 50.69% of CenterTelecom's voting stock.2 It ceased to exist in 2011.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

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CenterTelecom (Open Joint-Stock Company Central Telecommunication Company, Russian: ОАО «Центртелеком») was a fixed-line telecommunications service provider and Internet service provider in Russia. It was ranked 5th among Russian telecom companies, after Rostelecom, MTS, Vympelcom and MegaFon. Svyazinvest Holding Company held 50.69% of CenterTelecom's voting stock. CenterTelecom was listed on the MICEX and RTS stock exchanges under the ticker symbol ESMO.2

The story

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

CentrTelecom was created in 2002 on the basis of the merger of OAO Elektrosvyaz of Moscow Oblast with the following entities:

Voronezhsvyazinform

Yartelekom

Tulatelekom

Elektrosvyaz of Tver Oblast

Belsvyaz

Elektrosvyaz of Vladimir Oblast

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Elektrosvyaz of Kaluga Oblast

Lipetskelektrosvyaz

Tambov Elektrosvyaz

Smolensksvyazinform

Bryansksvyazinform

Elektrosvyaz of Ryazan Oblast

Ivtelekom

Elektrsvyaz of Kursk Oblast

Elektrosvyaz of Oryol Oblast

Elektrosvyaz of Kostroma Oblast

Vladimir City Telephone Network

The Moscow-based operators Moscow City Telephone Network and Mostelecom were not part of Centertelecom.

On 1 April 2011, the company merged with Rostelecom.

From Wikipedia’s article on CenterTelecom, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

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