The operator said that the number of Beeline subscribers reached 10.422 million peoples as of the end of March 2014.

Index EBITDA (Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization) in Uzbekistan per annum grew up by 3%. At the same time margin of transactions decreased on 0.8 percentage points to 64.4%.

"Beeline subscriber base in Uzbekistan by the results of the first quarter amounted to 10,422,000 people. Thus, the increase of the number of subscriber contracts in the year amounted to about 120 000 (+1%). Average bill for a mobile subscriber per month (ARPU) remained unchanged at $5. Indicator MOU (minutes of use) — 465 minutes in comparison with 425 one year ago.

"We continue to accelerate the construction of networks, as the communication quality of Beeline remains us the strategic priority. The leader must be the leader in all, including the amount of investment: our company is trusted by over 10 million people in Uzbekistan, so our first priority — to provide them with a high level of services, placing bets on the development and innovation", — commented on the quarter results CEO of Unitel Alexander Vorobyov.