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^{Offering Internet services for downtown residents} VimpelCom 3G goes commercial in St. Petersburg

VimpelCom announced Wednesday the commercial launch of a 3G network in several Russian regions. 3G networks have been launched in four cities: Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Chelyabinsk.

The networks currently cover the central and some of the most densely populated districts in these cities, and VimpelCom expects that during 2008 coverage will be extended to bedroom communities.

”While building the 3G network we are focusing on providing good indoor coverage for broadband Internet access. This is especially important in those Russian regions where broadband penetration is low and existing Internet technologies provide only low-speed connection,” said the Director for the Development of New Businesses Diana Samoshkina. VimpelCom press release

VimpelCom plans to launch 3G networks in around 40 cities by the end of 2008

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