DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- On Wednesday December 16, Tajik cellular operator, closed joint-stock company (OJSC) MLT/TT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan) organized a dinner party for builders of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant at the site for construction of the Roghun HPP, the MLT/TT press service said.

The event was organized to support president’s initiative on making contribution to the Roghun hydroelectricity project.

The MLT/TT employees have supported the company administration’s decision to provide financial support for construction of the station, the source said.

MLT/TT Mobile is a joint venture between the Russian cellular operator MegaFon and Tajikistan’s national fixed-line operator, Tajik Telecom.  MegaFon owns 75 percent of the shares and Tajik Telecom holds a 25 percent interest in MLT/TT-Mobile. 

MegaFon, an open joint stock company, was founded in May 2002 with the renaming and reorganization of the Russian cellular operator North-West GSM.