Ukraine is seeking to prevent Russian companies including OAO Mobile TeleSystems (MBT) from getting licenses to run 3G networks in a planned auction.
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People stand in line outside the office of Russian MTS cell phone operator in Simferopol on Aug. 5, 2014. \"The government's position is to prevent Russian companies, including MTS,\" from getting 3G licenses in Ukraine, Cabinet Minister Ostap Semerak said by phone from Kyiv on Sept. 10.