Turkmenistan has obliged Barash Communications Technologies, Inc. (BCTI), a local subsidiary of one of Russia's top three mobile operators, Mobile TeleSystems, to terminate contracts with its subscribers before the end of the year, MTS head Mikhail Shamolin said on Wednesday.
Last week, Turkmenistan's Ministry of Communication said it would suspend BCTI's licenses for a month from December 21 because the trilateral agreement between BCTI, MTS and the Ministry of Communication signed in 2005 expires.
"We have received an unjustified order which is beyond the competency of Turkmenistan's Ministry of Communication, under which we, simultaneously with the expiration of the agreement, have to cancel contracts with subscribers and settle payments with them," Shamolin told journalists.
He also said that subscribers in Turkmenistan had been informed of BCTI's suspension of operations.
MOSCOW, December 22 (RIA Novosti)
