Connection fee: converged on it is worth fifty dollars

Here and there what we were looking forward to: all the operators of the Big Three introduced a fee for connection to most of the most popular fares. In terms of specific figures, the operators here have demonstrated a surprising unanimity in the Moscow region by setting the CCD at a rate of 0.5 rubles per outgoing call. At first glance, higher prices is negligible (only a 50 cents per call), but in some cases price increases in the percentage would be significant.

Think a lot of talk? It just seems you!

Yesterday, at a service center MegaFon-Moscow leadership of the company honored its four subscribers who have distinguished themselves extraordinary powers to the mobile communication. Prizes were given in four categories: number of pronounced minutes, the amount passed through telephone traffic, number of sent SMS-messages and the number of minutes, pronounced in roaming.

Mobile content: operators "build" providers, and MTS are turning to i-mode does not face

Sales of so-called "mobile content" - the very sweet cake, with pieces that are actively fighting the independent suppliers. Investments in the project are relatively low, costs of equipment and does negligible. But the real return can be measured in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, good photo faces of Winnie the Pooh or the exposed portion of the female body can be evaluated not in dozens of rubles.

MTS: The August news marketing

Today, we share experiences on joint marketing project in St. Petersburg and the Moscow region for the new service - to transfer money from one account to another.

Wicked sms-content: Not all yogurts are created equal

On various aspects of mobile content, we have already written more than once, the last material on this subject can be found here. Subject content is broad and multifaceted that a "cover" you can at least every day, but try not to abuse it. Today the reason for the return to the topic was a rapid increase in the incidence of sms-fraud.

Beeline: Official launch of the GSM network in Tajikistan

September 11 VimpelCom (Beeline) began a massive advertising campaign to introduce its brand in the cellular market in Tajikistan. From a formal point of view was rebranding the acquired (60% of shares) 26 December 2006 Tajik "this" (now - a subsidiary of VimpelCom), and in fact built and continues to expand new mobile phone network Beeline abroad.

MTS: "Baker's Dozen" and "Five-Year Plan of Quality"

Let's start with congratulations: October 28, MTS said 13 years of its activity in Russia. And I must admit that despite some rough spots, successfully retained the image of the operator, providing high-quality and stable connection. That under the conditions of work for the mass market is not easy. Our congratulations to the "baker's dozen" to rejuvenate himself and sincere wishes for further prosperity to the delight of millions of subscribers.

MGTS: Results of three months, CPP

Moscow City Telephone Network summed up the preliminary results of work in the new CPP (Calling Party Pays - pays the caller). Problems were also there, but the company's management believes that successfully cope with them and look to the future with optimism.

Mobile etiquette in the execution of Beeline

Can you talk on a cell phone? If the answer is a confident "Yes, we formulate the second question:" Does the confidence of your people around you? ". Even a cursory search on the Internet dumped a whole heap of options on mobile etiquette, the problem is relevant in all countries. And in light of the rapid "omobilivaniya" population becomes more urgent with each passing day. Beeline initiative to create and promote a certain code of mobile behavior, certainly deserves the attention and approval. In particular because the financial interest statement in this good endeavor at all desire is not visible.

, Motorola will breed "hedgehogs" in the MTS network in the Moscow region

Twenty-second of November, MTS and Motorola announced the signing of a contract for works to upgrade the network in the Moscow license area. Provided for the introduction of EDGE technology throughout the macro-region, the introduction of AMR codec and other new features, as well as the optimization of its architecture and network topology. Unfortunately, information about the specific date for the introduction of EDGE network in Moscow and its suburbs unavailable. Also, no specific sequence data and graphs "ezhevizatsii" parts of Moscow and Moscow region.

MTS, the results of the third quarter: the success of a new team?

Yesterday the company announced the results of its operations for the third quarter of 2006. Press release and presentation (see below) are filled with the words "Record", and rightly so: the financial results are really good. You could even say surprisingly good. Surely in this great merit of the new team, which for five months has managed to roll this gigantic and clumsy "telecom monster" in the right direction.

"Sky Link" in Russia: the change of image and the shift to non-voice services

C shift to the principle of CPP (Calling Party Pays - CPP) and all the free incoming calls to the company "Skylink" was in a difficult situation. The traditional perception of the market operator - especially relatively cheap unlimited connection. For which many users were willing to put up with a number of disadvantages: in fact, a complete lack of international roaming very poor selection of expensive terminals, problems with coverage outside of Moscow and Moscow region. With the advent of a heavy fee for interconnect (95 cents per minute) to focus on this category of consumers has been difficult, as subscribers of Sky Link's talk on the phone is traditionally a lot more often and call themselves than accept incoming calls. Which inevitably reduces the profitability of "heavy" a lot of speaking subscribers.

MegaFon: first results of the CPP (Calling Party Pays)

The eleventh of December in the central office of MegaFon press conference was held simultaneously in Moscow and seven other cities in Russia (teleconference). Theme - the first results of introduction of CPP and the immediate prospects of the company.

Corbina-Telecom: Preliminary results of attempts to capture the Moscow broadband market

Exactly one year ago, Corbina Telecom has announced a fairly ambitious plans for mastering the Moscow broadband market. It was promised to gather journalists through the year and show results. We must pay tribute to the leadership of the company: collected and demonstrated. Despite the fact that the results have not all coincided with forecasts of a year ago.

"Beeline": "crimson" Raiffeisen Bank and the quiet demise of the project VISA-beebonus

From late November the site bonus program "Malina" suddenly blossomed advertising a new partner - from December this year, Raiffeisen offers its customers a program to get credit card bank. And vice versa: Order in the Raiffeisen credit card "Malina" automatically becomes a member of the same name of the program. Immediately arose foreboding about the fate of a joint project VISA-beebonus ("Archive" and "Rosbank"). Premonitions, unfortunately, is not deceived: widely advertised an expensive project lasted less than two and a half years. However, first things first.

Year The year 2006: CPP, new technology and the official start of 3G networks

The outgoing year may well be regarded as a milestone by finally entered into force the laws of "all free incoming calls" or CPP (Calling Party Pays - Paying the caller). Actively developing new technologies, all operators of the "big three" engaged in deployment of high speed data EDGE. The number of sold and nominally active SIM-cards in Russia exceeded 100% and continues to grow, and GSM-operators have focused their efforts on expanding its presence in the regions and abroad. By the end of the year there was a long-awaited distribution of licenses for the deployment of third generation networks (3G), we can now talk about the projected timing of launch systems fragments 3G. Another significant event - go to the billing in euro, VAT. In the Moscow region, MegaFon has completely passed the ruble since the first day of January, Beeline chose to do so with caution and gradually (by introducing new ruble TA), the MTS stretched with the transition until the New Year, but now are going to count in U.S. Dollars all existing tariffs. Increasingly falls into the newswires MGTS: no increase in costs, digitization PBX, new services and joint projects with MTS. Dramatically escalated competition on the Moscow market, operators are no longer embarrassed to openly poach each other's subscribers. Interesting year, next, is likely to be boring. Briefly recall the most interesting.

MTS held another hidden price increase

Recent years with falling ARPU as operators in Russia are trying to complicate the tariff plans, so subscribers do not always see hidden fees here and "forgetfulness" in the VAT in the past, and other clever tricks. It would seem that the market is satisfied, the penetration of communication cheerfully passed for 100 percent in Moscow, and the operators have become, if not crystal honestly, do not allow direct consumer fraud. However, the struggle for the leadership can not be bloodless, and MTS, trying to emerge from the crisis, goes to the various tricks that are designed to solve very different problems.

New Year's Eve there were no pigs podkladyvaniya

Our traditional review "of misery and woe" that hit the New Year night to millions of mobile users, this time will be scarce. Strange but true: Given the extreme holiday load on the network can confidently speak about the excellent work of all operators. At least in Moscow of serious and long-term problems such as not observed. Even uninteresting. However it is not Christmas "gifts" could not have done, and talk about them.

"Service RED», or trehtsentovy detective MTS

Our material is about a very specific interpretation of the phrase "buying a set of« RED »c label" New REDaktsiya prices "You get an unlimited period of super soft conditions" can be read here, will not be repeated. Let's talk about the kind of reaction a reputable company in this publication and how this response can take advantage of the subscribers to their advantage. Publishing on Mobile-Review.com has enabled MTS to return the original terms proposed by the company, possibly to protect themselves from further price increases.

MTS: The company's strategy in 2007

On February the company "Mobile TeleSystems" published a lengthy document "Basic directions of development of the company in 2007. The full presentation is available here (~ 700 kb), and we briefly examine some interesting aspects that are directly related to tariff and marketing policy in the coming year.