Ukrtelecom
| Company type | Joint stock company |
|---|---|
| PFTS: UTLM | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 19 August 1991 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Alexander Barinov (Chairman) Yuri Kurmaz (Director) |
| ₴6.8 billion (2015) | |
| ₴6.7 billion (2010) | |
Number of employees | 123,102 (2006) |
| Parent | System Capital Management |
| Subsidiaries | Utel |
| Website | ukrtelecom |
Ukrtelecom JSC (Ukrainian: Укртелеком) (PFTS: UTLM) is Ukraine's monopolist telephone company, also active in the ISP and mobile markets. The company was governed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Ukraine with 92.9% shares belonging to the government until Austrian investment firm EPIC bought a 92.79 percent stake from the Ukrainian government for $1.3 billion. This stake was resold to System Capital Management of Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov.
Ukrtelecom participates in ITUR, TEL/ТАЕ, and BSFOCS international cable systems. Until 1994 the company was known as Ukrelectrozvyazok (Ukrainian: Укрелектрозв'язок).