06 апреля 201109:21
Fitch Ratings calls off Uralsvyazinform’s rating
Fitch Ratings confirmed and called off at the same time the ratings of six Russian old-standing landline phone operators – CenterTelecom, North-Western Telecom, Uralsvyazinform, VolgaTelecom, SiberiaTelecom, and Far Eastern Telecommunications Company – including their long-term Issuer Default Ratings (currently at BB, with Positive rating outlook). Fitch no longer rates these companies or analyses them. The ratings call-off has been brought about by the completion of the operators’ merger with Rostelecom – Russia’s national old-standing telecommunications provider. ‘The companies are not