Uzbekistan, Tashkent, April 19 / Trend D.Azizov /
The Uzbek Communications and Informatization Agency held meeting with the heads of LLC "Coscom", Ltd. "Nokia Siemens Networks Tashkent" and "ZTE Investment", the agency reported.
The meeting focused on the violations revealed in the licensed activity of Coscom. The state inspectorate of communication reported that Coscom and its subcontractors, such as LLC "Nokia Siemens Networks Tashkent", LLC "ZTE Investment", LLC "Iris Telekom Toshkent", LLC "Bartes Engineering" and Ltd. "Osiyo Turon Telekom", are not taking the necessary steps to comply with the mobile communications network design and construction, disregarding regulations and requirements authorized by the supervisory authority. In addition, the companies are making repeated offenses, the agency reported.
The agency issued an order asking the companies to remove the violations by certain time set by the agency. The report stressed that the agency will consider suspending their license or other appropriate measures under the current legislation, if no actions are taken.
The agency did not specify the details about the violations.
The operator has previously been fined for its activities. In February 2007, the agency decided to suspend the company's license for 10 days in connection with a periodic stoppage of technical equipment. After resolving the deficiencies, the operator resumed work.
Coscom has a GSM cellular services license in Uzbekistan, and is a leading national operator.
In July 2007, Fintur Holdings BV, which is controlled by the Swedish-Finnish TeliaSonera operator, acquired 100 percent of the assets of the U.S. MCT Corp, which owned stakes in Coscom. TeliaSonera owns 96 percent of the share, while the Uzbek Takilat owns six percent. In February 2009, the company launched commercial 3G network services in Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara.
In 2009, the company's subscriber base grew 1.9 times to 5.07 million users, or 32 percent of the country's cellular market.
Five mobile operators operate in Uzbekistan.
The subscriber base of cellular communication in Uzbekistan grew by 29 percent to 15.793 million in 2009.
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