Southern Telecom is a Svyazinvest company providing coverage to the Southern Federal District of Russia. The company was formed in 2001 by the merger of 9 large telecommunications companies into the extant Kubanelectrosvyaz OJSC in Krasnodar:
Electrosvyaz of the Adygea OJSC
Svyazinform of the Astrakhan Region OJSC
Volgogradelectrosvyaz OJSC - Volgograd region
KabBalktelecom OJSC - Kabardino-Balkaria
Electrosvyaz of the Kalmykia Republic OJSC
Karachaevo-Cherkesskelectrosvyaz OJSC - Karachay–Cherkessia
Rostovelectrosvyaz OJSC - Rostov Oblast
Sevosetinelectrosvyaz OJSC
Electrosvyaz of Stavropol Territory OJSC
The company's area of responsibility has a population of over 18 million people.
Southern Telecom's stock trades on the RTS, MICEX, Nasdaq, Frankfurt, Berlin and Vienna stock exchanges.