These AC & M-Consulting, Moscow Region in June 2004 for many proved to be unexpected. You bet! - The first time in many years, subscriber growth was BeeLine with a minus sign: if you believe the arithmetic, then, within months of leaving the operator more subscribers than the arrival of new. However, not all so simple, in addition to simple arithmetic there is a sly "algebra" of counting the number of active subscribers, plus a "higher mathematics" of intrigue and infighting.