OREANDA-NEWS. November 23, 2010. Five companies have expressed an interest in purchasing Ukrtelekom, the largest Ukraine's land-line incumbent, the company announced. Three of them are from Ukraine, one from Russia, whilst the last potential bidder is from outside the CIS region.

Millennium Capital regards the news as POSITIVE for Ukrtelekom. Closer to the scheduled date (28 Dec 2010) the range of potential contenders has widened and that may intensify competition and push up the acquisition price for the most likely winner AFK Sitema.