LIFE
| LIFE |
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| Official Website: http://www.life.com.ua/index.php?lng=en |
| Official about page: [ ] |
| Country: Ukraine |
| Location: Kiev |
| Founded: 2005 |
| Business: Mobile telecommunications |
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Contents
Background
LIFE is a subsid of Turkcell The company is co-owned by Turkcell (55%) and Astelit Mobile Communications (45%), a subsidiary of SCM Holdings. They apparently cross-brand products.
Slogan: "life:) Strive for better!"
life:) is the third largest Ukrainian mobile telephone network operator, behind MTS Ukraine and Kyivstar, covering the territory where 97.2% of population lives.
The operator was the first mobile network operator in Ukraine to introduce EDGE technology that offers high speed data transfer. Now the technology is enabled in 100% life:) network.
In January 2005 Astelit launched GSM-1800 service under the life:) brand, and has attracted 7.6 million contract and prepaid subscribers by December 2007. As for the Q3 2011, Ukrainian GSM operator life:) serves 9.3 million subscribers of prepaid, contract and corporate subscription. life:) network today covers the territory where 97.2% of population lives. Company provides roaming opportunities in 180 countries via more than 539 roaming partners.[1]
In 2007, life:) joined the UN Global Compact, as an initiative to encourage CSR (corporate social responsibility) practices by example. As a Compact signatory, life:) follows the 10 basic principles of human rights, labor standards, environmental protection and anti-corruption measures.
As of 2010, 10 life:) customer service centers and 212 exclusive shops operate in 108 cities of Ukraine. In addition, life:) subscribers can order life:) services through 117 branded points of sale and 47 382 GSM and non-GSM sales points throughout Ukraine.[2]
Products
Mobile phone services, mobile phone related goods
Countries using products
Reports
Tech & Business Partners
People Responsible
Board Members
Management Team
Investors
In June 2011, it was reported that Alfa Group was negotiating a deal to purchase the whole of Astelit's share in the company.<ref>http://www.kommersant.ua/doc.html?docId=1665815</ref>
Major Shareholders The company is co-owned by Turkcell (55%) and Astelit Mobile Communications (45%), a subsidiary of SCM Holdings.
Other Info
Astelit's dialing prefixes are +38063 and +38093.
IP & Servers
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