Uzbekistan, Tashkent, July 13 / Trend, D. Azizov /
Ltd. "Uzdunrobita", a subsidiary of the Russian Open Society Mobile Telesystems (MTS) in Uzbekistan closed head office of sales and service of the company, the company's website reported on Friday.
"In connection with conducted technical work the Tashkent office of sales and service No.1 will not work temporarily," the report said.
The report did not indicate how long the office will remain closed.
According to the company, the second office of sales and service will serve customers
As it was reported earlier, on July 9 the communication operator temporarily shut off 208 base stations as prescribed by the State Communication Inspection (SCI) of Uzbekistan.
In particular, SCI has brought to the attention of subscribers that the cellular service provider claims that 'fibre-optic communication lines laid through the conduit running between switching stations are operated without proper commissioning of the acceptance committee'.
As previously reported, in late June SCI sent Uzdunrobita a notice of possible revocation of a licence in connection with the illegal exploitation of equipment and subscriber complaints on the quality of communication. At the request of the SCI, Uzdunrobita cut off 48 base stations on June 25.
The General Prosecutor's Office filed a criminal case against some of the operator's officials. During the unplanned check which has been conducted for three months, additional evidence of gross violations of law were found involving the unlawful cashing of large sums of money, laundering of income derived from criminal activity, exercise of an activity without a licence, tax evasion and other matters.
Uzdunrobita was formed in August 1991 and became the first cellular phone company in Uzbekistan. In August 2004, Uzdunrobita became part of the OJSC Mobile TeleSystems. Following the rebranding conducted in June 2006, the company provided services under the brand name MTS-Uzbekistan.