CenterTelecom

The Central Telecommunications Company OJSC
Company typePublic (OAO)
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded1890 (1890)
Defunct1 April 2011 (2011-04-01)
FateMerged with Rostelecom
SuccessorRostelecom
Headquarters,
Russia
ServicesTelecommunication services
RevenueIncreaseUS$1.1 billion (2008)
Number of employees
31,517 (2008)

CenterTelecom (Open Joint-Stock Company Central Telecommunication Company, Russian: ОАО «Центртелеком») was a fixed-line telecommunications service provider and Internet service provider in Russia. It was ranked 5th among Russian telecom companies, after Rostelecom, MTS, Vympelcom and MegaFon. Svyazinvest Holding Company held 50.69% of CenterTelecom's voting stock. CenterTelecom was listed on the MICEX and RTS stock exchanges under the ticker symbol ESMO.