Russian Conglomerate Sistema Seeks Significant Stake in Deutsche Telekom - FT

Russian conglomerate AFK Sistema seeks to take a significant stake in Deutsche Telekom, the German telecoms group, in exchange for control of its telecom unit, which includes Mobile TeleSystems, Russia's biggest mobile phone operator. This information was reported on Wednesday, Nov. 1, by the <i>Financial Times</i>, which quoted people familiar with the matter.

Moscow News // Nov. 01, 2006 - 10:37 GMT