MDC reports 2.56 million subs at end-October

Belarusian operator Mobile Digital Communications (MDC), which markets its services under the brand names Velcom and Privet, reported having 2.56 million subscribers by the end of October, up 2.6% on the previous month. MDC offers services based on the GSM-900/1800 standard and said its network now covers 73% of the territory where 92% of the population resides. By 1 November the operator said it had 1,530 base stations in operation, up from 1,451 base stations the previous month.