OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings says competition in the Russian mobile telecom market is set to intensify following the completion of Tele2 Russia's and Rostelecom's mobile assets merger into T2R.

In a new report, Fitch says that while a price war is unlikely, the three national incumbents - MTS, Vimpelcom and Megafon - will see an erosion of their market share, following T2R's expansion into new regions as well as a rollout of 3G/4G data services for existing customers. Pressures on average revenue per user are also possible.

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