MTS adds 940,000 subscribers in August

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) added 940,000 subscribers in August, including 400,000 in Russia, to have a total subscriber base of 66.66 million at the end of the month, 49.59 million of which are in Russia. The company also added 430,000 customers in Ukraine, to reach a total of 15.93 million, 110,000 in Uzbekistan to take the total to 1 million, 7,000 in Turkmenistan to take the total to 140,000 and 110,000 in Belarus, where its joint venture had 2.79 million at the end of August