AO Omsk Electrosvyaz (merged with Sibirtelecom)

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AO Omsk Electrosvyaz is the local telecommunications service provider for the Omsk Oblast in Western Siberia. The company provides local telephone service through its own network. The company also offers national and international service through Rostelecom's infrastructure. The company was partially privatized in 1993, after the formation of Svyazinvest, the national holding company. Svyazinform held 38% of the common shares and 51% of the voting shares by 1998. AO Omsk Electrosvyaz operated 324,980 access lines in 1996. The company increased its cabacity in 1997, by the help of a $3.6 million fund from the EBRD. Became a branch of JSC Sibirtelecom in November 2002.