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BTC Mobile
Company type	limited liability company
Industry	Wireless Services; Telecommunication
Founded	2005
Headquarters	Sofia, Bulgaria
Key people	Richard Shearer, CEO
Products	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (HSDPA)
Website	http://www.vivatel.bg

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vivatel was a mobile operator in Bulgaria. It started operating in November 2005, receiving a GSM operator license in June 2004 and an UMTS license in May 2005. The 3G network was launched in April 2007. The company is owned by BTC JSC.

vivatel started in November 2005 with extended portfolio of mobile services for private and business clients, with low prices.

In November 2007, two years after its launch, vivatel has reached one million clients, which is around 10% market share.^[1]

vivatel is a sponsor of many music-related events: the concerts of Rihanna, Pink, INXS and Vaya Con Dios in Bulgaria, music award shows and more. It also sponsors volleyball, ice-skating, streetball, snowboarding, electronic sports and sport events.

In May 2007 American International Group acquired 65% of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company and vivatel for €1.08 billion.^[2]

On September 10, 2009 vivatel merged with the parent company BTC under the brand vivacom.

References

External links

Actual coverage
Official website (in Bulgarian)
Official website (in English)

[1] Vivatel – News

[2] BTC – News

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+{{Infobox company
-{{Infobox_Company |
-  company_name   = BTC Mobile |
+| name   = BTC Mobile
-  company_logo   = [[Image:Vivatel-logo.gif|center|160px]] |
+| logo   = Vivatel logo.gif
+| logo_size = 120px
-  company_type   = [[limited liability company]] |
+| type   = [[limited liability company]]
-  foundation     = [[2005]] |
-  location       = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |
+| foundation     = 2005
+| location       = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]
-  key_people     = [[Richard Shearer]], CEO |
+| key_people     = [[Richard Shearer]], CEO
-  num_employees  = |
+| num_employees  =
-  revenue        = |
+| revenue        =
-  industry       = [[mobile phone|mobile]] [[telecommunications]] |
+| industry       = [[Wireless]] Services; [[Telecommunication]]
+| products       = [[Global System for Mobile Communications|GSM]], [[General Packet Radio Service|GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]], [[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS (HSDPA)]]
-  products       = [[Mobile phone|mobile telephony]] |
-  homepage       = http://www.vivatel.bg
+| homepage       = http://www.vivatel.bg
 }}
-'''Vivatel''' ({{lang-bg|Вивател}}) is the [[trade mark]] under which the third [[Bulgaria]]n [[GSM]] [[mobile network operator|operator]] BTC Mobile is operating. Started in [[November 2005]], it is owned by the [[Bulgarian Telecommunications Company]], which was granted a GSM operator license in [[June 2004]] and an [[UMTS]] license in [[May 2005]]. The [[3G]] network was launched in [[April 2007]].
+'''vivatel''' was a mobile operator in Bulgaria. It started operating in November 2005, receiving a GSM operator license in June 2004 and an [[UMTS]] license in May 2005. The [[3G]] network was launched in April 2007. The company is owned by BTC JSC.
+vivatel started in November 2005 with extended portfolio of mobile services for private and business clients, with low prices.
-Vivatel offers plans unique for the Bulgarian mobile market like unlimited talk time between two subscribers or unlimited talk time in the evening and on the weekend. There is also a combined package with voice services and [[ADSL]] home internet services (through its owner [[Bulgarian Telecommunications Company|BTC]]).
+In November 2007, two years after its launch, vivatel has reached one million clients, which is around 10% market share.<ref>[http://www.vivatel.bg/en/news_details.php?id=374 Vivatel – News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-Vivatel is a sponsor of many music-related events: the concerts of [[P!nk]], [[INXS]] and [[Vaya Con Dios (band)|Vaya Con Dios]] in Bulgaria, music [[award show]]s and more. It also sponsors [[volleyball]], [[ice-skating]], [[streetball]], [[snowboarding]], [[electronic sports]] sport events and the [[football]] club [[PFC CSKA Sofia]].
+vivatel is a sponsor of many music-related events: the concerts of [[Rihanna]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[INXS]] and [[Vaya Con Dios (band)|Vaya Con Dios]] in Bulgaria, music [[award show]]s and more. It also sponsors [[volleyball]], [[ice-skating]], [[streetball]], [[snowboarding]], [[electronic sports]] and sport events.
-In [[December 2006]], just 13 months after its launch, Vivatel reached 700,000 clients, which is around 7% market share,<ref>http://www.mrt.com.mk/en//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2426&Itemid=28</ref> making it the fastest growing operator in Bulgaria.
-In May 2007 [[American International Group]] acquired 65% of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company and Vivatel for the price of €1.08 billion.<ref>http://www.btc.bg/en/news_details.php?id=273</ref>
+In May 2007 [[American International Group]] acquired 65% of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company and vivatel for €1.08 billion.<ref>[http://www.btc.bg/en/news_details.php?id=273 BTC – News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+On September 10, 2009 vivatel merged with the parent company BTC under the brand [[vivacom]].
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* [http://www.vivatel.bg/images/site_img/bg_sea_big.jpg Actual coverage]
 * [http://vivatel.bg/bg/index.php Official website] (in Bulgarian)
 * [http://vivatel.bg/en/index.php Official website] (in English)
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