AKIPRESS.COM - Uzbekistan has decided to resume the business activity of the Russian Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) in the cellular market of the country, AzerNews reported referring to a source in the Government.

The relevant decision was adopted on June 25.

The source, however, did not mention the conditions under which MTS will resume operation in Uzbekistan. “The constituent documents on the establishment of a joint venture are expected to be signed soon/”

MTS ceased operations in Uzbekistan in 2012 after the local authorities raised multiple claims against the company, and Uzdunrobita, a subsidiary of MTS in Uzbekistan, declared bankruptcy.

Before leaving the Uzbek market, Uzdunrobita was the leading mobile operator in the country with a customer base of more than nine million subscribers.

Currently, cellular services in Uzbekistan are rendered by four operators: Beeline (Unitel LLC), Ucell (FE COSCOM LLC), Perfectum Mobile (Rubicon Wireless Communication), and Uzmobile (branch of JSC Uzbektelecom).