Internet Service Provider

Vodafone (MTS Ukraina)

UMC is the first mobile operator in Ukraine. Mobile phone call was launched on the company's network on June 1, 1993, and today UMC gives its subscribers a possibility to communicate on the territory where 99% of Ukrainian population lives. UMC serves over 20 million subscribers.

Having launched in January 2005 the program "Quality is everything", we are concentrating our efforts on improvement of quality of services. The year 2006 was announced "Year of radio communications", as the quality of connection and services is the main priority for UMC. Main capital investments of UMC are directed to increasing of capacity, expansion of coverage and optimization of the network, development of innovative services and improvement of subscribers' quality of service.

From the beginning of its activity year by year UMC pays more and more attention to its social responsibility in society, and the company adheres to the principles of openness, honesty and transparency.

UMC's social responsibility program includes support for orphanages and hospitals, support for social inclusion of disabled people and veterans, support for children's and family amateur sports and sports events for disabled people. UMC will continue to cooperate with students of professional institutions of higher education in the country and will contribute to the development of Ukrainian book publishing. The company will also support cultural events, having a long tradition of supporting Ukrainian art and children's creativity. UMC is the General Sponsor of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and Mobile Operator of the Olympic Team of Ukraine.

In 2005 UMC was named one of the best companies of Ukraine (Top 100, Investment newspaper), the most effective brand of Ukraine (Guard 500, Contracts), the company that creates money (Companies that create money, Com&nion) and the best employer of Ukraine (Business Magazine). According to the results of the International festival-competition "The Choice of the Year" UMC was named "Mobile operator of the year 2005 in Ukraine".

On the 9th of June 2007 mobile operator UMC, 100% subsidiary of MTS OJSC (NYSE: MBT), has officially announced its switch over to the new brand - MTS. A large-scale advertising campaign is launched to support the launch of the new brand in Ukraine.