The number of members of the Internet Association of Ukraine (InAU) has increased to 89. According to the InAU press service.

The number of cellular communications subscribers in Ukraine as of the end of November 2008 made 55.326 mln. users (SIM-cards), in a month decreasing by 0.057 mln. people. This has been stated in the report of AC&M Consulting analytic company.

he revenues from providing cellular services in Ukraine in January-November 2008 amounted to UAH 26.924 bln., by 19% exceeding the indicator of the 11 months of 2007 (UAH 22.624 bln.)  This has been stated in the information of the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine.

The financial result of the activity of transport and communications industry in January-October 2008, excluding tax, amounted to UAH 12.037 bln. This has been stated in the report of the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine.

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko has appointed Vasily Ilashchuk the president of the National Television Company of Ukraine.  This has been stated in the Presidential Decree published on the site of the President of Ukraine.

The State Department for Communications of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine has adopted a scientific research "The development of conditions for convergency of IEEE 802.11n standard systems with the existing systems of broadband wireless radio access in the bands of 2400-2483,5; 5150-5250; 5250-5350; 5470-5670 and 5725-5825 MHz.

Ukrtelecom, the Ukrainian communications operator (Kyiv, Ukraine), on Monday reduced the prices for unlimited broadband Internet access service by 25-54%. This was reported by the operator’s press service on Monday.

The amount of revenue from providing broadband Internet access services in Ukraine in the 3 rd quarter of 2008 was USD 84 million. This has been stated in the report by iKS-Consulting consulting company.

The operator of UMTS standard 3G communication Ukrtelecom (TM Utel) is planning from December 12 to expand the international roaming service in Belarus. This has been reported by the press service of the company.

The National Communications Regulation Commission has issued Datagrup telecommunications company (Kyiv) the license for local fixed telephony with a capacity of more than 10 thousand numbers in the territory of Vinnitsa region. This has been stated in the NCRC Resolution No. 1233 dated December 4, 2008

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has included 67.79 % stake in Ukrtelecom in the list of companies whose shares are subject to sales in 2009. This is stated in Decree No. 1517-R of December 3 published on December 8.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has renamed the State Department of Communications to the State Communications Administration. This is declared in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1037 dated November 26, 2008.

The volume of telecommunication services provided by operators of all forms of property in Ukraine in 10 months of 2008 grew by 17.6 % compared with the same period of 2007 to UAH 38.2 billion (U.S. $ 1 = UAH 7.36). This has been reported by the State Telecommunication Committee of Ukraine.

The number of Ukrainian Internet users in November 2008 decreased by 1.3 % compared with October, and reached 10,031,778 unique users per month. The information has been provided by the press service of Sputnik Media.

Mobile communication operator UMC company (MTS-Ukraine TM) in early 2009 is planning to introduce fixed-line telephony for corporate clients on the basis of an overall package of Triple Play services (fixed telephony, data transmission services and the Internet, mobile telephony).

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a list of companies subject to privatization in 2009. This has been reported to journalists by the Minister of Transport and Communications Iosif Vinsky.

About 20 % of Ukrainian mobile communication subscribers browse Internet sites via mobile phones. This has been stated in a study by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

According to the Press Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Russian Federation Oleg Voloshin, the National Council delegation yesterday in Moscow talked to the management of Ren-TV channel about bringing its broadcasting up to the requirements of the Ukrainian legislation.

The Ministry of transport and communications of Ukraine has introduced amendments to the Concept of telecommunications development in Ukraine. This has been reported by the press-service of the Ministry.

6.785 trillion UAH has been invested in the development of communication and telecommunication, 43 million UAH – in postal service development. Capital investment in communications development has amounted to 5 % from total investment.