The newspaper said that the cases were opened in line with rulings of the Economic Court of Karakalpakstan and regional Economic Courts.

The report said that economic court appointed temporary managers. The meetings of creditors will be held on 3 June 2013 and economic courts will consider the cases on 10 June.

At the meetings of creditors, the participants will consider reports of temporary managers, list of creditors of the branches, and application to Economic Court on launch of bankruptcy procedures against branches of Uzdunrobita, etc.

The report said that applications and requests from creditors will be received within a month. The heads of creditors with corresponding documents should participate at the meetings.

Tashkent Economic Court recognized FE LLC Uzdunrobita, a 100% subsidiary of Russia’s MTS in Uzbekistan, as bankrupt on 22 April 2013.

Tashkent Economic Court today satisfied application of court to announce mobile operator as bankrupt and opened liquidation process with term of one year.

Uzdunrobita has filed a petition to declare bankruptcy in the Tashkent Economic Court in January 2013.

The application was submitted after it cannot fulfill its obligations in line with the decisions of Tashkent city court from 17 September 2012 and Appeal Board of Tashkent court from 8 November 2012. In line with court decisions, Uzdunrobita should pay fines and penalties for about US$600 million.

On 11 March 2013, Economic court of Tashkent refused request of creditors of Uzdunrobitaon announcement of the company as bankrupt and launch of liquidation process.

In July the wholly-owned subsidiary of MTS, Uzdunrobita, had its license withdrawn initially for 10 days and then permanently due to repeated and systematic major violations, with the way their cellular network was designed and noncompliance with the instructions of the controlling body.

Several employees of Uzdunrobita were fined and sentenced for correctional works for schemes, created for receiving illegal income. Assets of the company were handed over to the government, but the court abolished decision and said the operator should pay US$600 million of fines and penalties in eight months.