MTS and MySpace Russia Partner to Develop New Services

Mobile TeleSystems, a mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, and MySpace Russia, the local version of international social network, have announced a partnership to develop and promote solutions for the subscribers of MTS Russia.

Under the terms of the partnership, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and MySpace will develop an exclusive service for the subscribers of MTS Russia that will become part of MTS’ WAP-portal. In addition, the companies are planning to launch an MTS-branded community on MySpace Russia website to drive usage and support the partnership.

The partnership with MySpace builds on MTS’ commitment to developing advanced content and data solutions for customers to allow mobile access to communication and information sources previously only available at home.

Pavel Roytberg, product and service development director of MTS Russia, said: “We are looking forward to introducing over 60 million customers of MTS in Russia, the largest subscriber base in the country, to the leading social network, MySpace.”