VimpelCom grows broadband base

Russian service provider VimpelCom had 2.885 million fixed broadband customers at the end of June, up 41% year-on-year, including 2.196 million fibre-to-the-building subscribers.

VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, did not officially break out TV numbers. The company’s fixed broadband ARPU rose only 3% year-on-year to RUB427 (€10.90).

VimpelCom’s second-quarter domestic revenues amounted to RUB70.3 billion, up 8% year-on-year.