Alex Gidirim

Telecommunication Investment Joint Stock Company (Svyazinvest) is one of the largest telecom holding companies in the world. Its charter capital was formed by consolidation of shares owned by the federal government in regional telecom operators, set up in the process of telecom sector privatization. Svyazinvest incorporates 7 large mega-regional telecom operators, OJSC Giprosvyaz and OJSC Rostelecom, the national domestic long-distance and international operator. Svyazinvest network covers nearly the whole of Russia and its capacity makes up over 90% of the total country's capacity. The holding company's subsidiaries operate public telephone networks which installed capacity is over 33 million telephone lines (of January 1, 2009). Subsidiaries have licenses for provision of local, domestic long-distance and international telephone services, data transmission, etc. They also provide ISDN services, wireless subscriber access and mobile services.

COMSTAR-United TeleSystems OAO is a supplier of integrated telecommunication solutions in Russia and the CIS. They offer a full range of telecom services and solutions to consumers in any market segment: from private users to large multi-branch corporations. The company is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Sistema Mass Media OJSC is engaged in the production of content for pay-TV networks and other media resources. The company focuses on producing content, aggregation of licenses from rights holders and distribution of content for different platforms. The company is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

MTS Bank PJSC provides retail and corporate banking services. It offers account opening and maintenance, debit and credit cards, deposits, loans and mortgage, payroll projects, safekeeping of valuables, trade finance, money transfers, foreign exchange, acquiring, treasury, as well as settlement and cash operations. The company was founded by Vladimir Petrovich Evtushenkov, Vitaliy Semenovich Gurfinkel, Anatoliy Ivanovich Yarochkin, Stanislav Kemalyevich Arbiyev, and Valeriy Viktorovich Kryukov on October 22, 1992 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Sistema Telecom ZAO operates as a holding company with interests in the telecommunications sector. It provides services in the telecommunications market segments, which include telephony, data transmission, Internet, as well as cellular, satellite & trucking communications. The company was founded on July 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Stream LLC operates a multimedia content portal. Its content is also available on Smart TV devices, smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes and personal computers. The firm's portfolio includes movies and TV series episodes from international and Russia studios. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.