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VimpelCom (which operates under the Beeline trademark) announced commercial launch of mobile 3G network in Lipetsk. 3G networks support all services provided in 2G networks and some additional features such as high data transfer rate, comparable with broadband internet access (up to 7.2 MB per second).

Now Beeline UMTS network is covering central sales office area and two other districts of the city. More districts are expected to be covered by the end of 2009.

Beeline 3G services in Lipetsk are available to subscribers of all data plans, both pre-paid and postpaid, with a UMTS/WCDMA handset.

Lipetsk is a city located in the Central Federal District of Russia. It is the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast. It is located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, 438 km southeast of Moscow. Population of the city is approximately 500 000.

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