It offers various wireless services to its subscribers, which include voice telephony service; value added services using short messaging services, unstructured supplementary services data, wireless application protocol, global packet radio services, and multimedia messaging technologies; interconnections with other networks; and access to both national and international roaming service.
The company offers these services to its subscribers under two types of payment plans, which include contract plans and prepaid plans.
Vimpel also sells wireless handsets and accessories to its subscribers for use on its networks.
As of December 31, 2003, it had approximately 11.
4 million subscribers on wireless networks.
As of the above date, the company had roaming agreements with 307 GSM providers in 142 countries in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Africa.
It has strategic relationships with Telenor East Invest AS and Eco Telecom Limited.
The company was registered in the Russian Federation in September 1992 as a closed joint stock company and re-registered as an open joint stock company in July 1993.
Vimpel has its head office in Moscow, Russia.
