Astelit is a mobile operator, a subsidiary

Subsidiary

A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...

 of SCM Holdings

SCM Holdings

System Capital Management or SCM is a major Ukrainian financial and industrial holding company with headquarters based in Donetsk in the east of the country. The business is controlled by a Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov who owns 100% of the company shares...

. Astelit operating in Ukraine under the life:)

Life:)

life:) may refer to:* life:) Belarus, a mobile network operator in Belarus* life:) Ukraine, a mobile network operator in Ukraine...

brand, that was launched at the end of January 2005. The company was the first in Ukraine to offer its customers EDGE

Edge

- Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :...

-based high-speed data transfer services.

At the end of first quarter 2011, life:) had 8.7m subscribers. The mobile provider offers roaming services

Roaming

In wireless telecommunications, roaming is a general term referring to the extension of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. Roaming ensures that the wireless device is kept connected to the network, without losing the...

 in 174 countries cooperating with 489 partners and today its network covers the area where 96.9% of Ukrainian population live. life:) operates 488 customer care centres and brand shops in 185 cities and towns across Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. In addition, life:) subscribers can order life:) services through 34,600 non-exclusive retail outlets.

In June 2006 Astelit company became the first Ukrainian company to receive a prestigious international business award — Stevie

Stevie Awards

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 called by New York Post

New York Post

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— "The Oscar of business society" as the Best New Company of the World.

Astelit's dialing prefixes are +38063 and +38093.