DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- Tajik cellular operator, closed joint-stock company (OJSC) MLT/TT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan) is carrying out a large-scale action from December 18 to December 31 this year to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), according to MLT’s press service.

The action, entitled “Let’s Build Roghun Together,” is aimed at selling 10 “platinum” mobile numbers at the price of 1,500 U.S each.  Proceeds will be remitted to Roghun’s bank account.

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.