FAS has granted the application of the infrastructure operator Service-Telecom to acquire the tower business of Vimpelcom. The operator will acquire 100% of the National Tower Company, which manages the portfolio of about 15,400 towers of the mobile network in Russia. At the same time all the active infrastructure of the network, presently operated by Vimpelcom, and the majority of the towers on the roofs will remain in the ownership of the company. The amount of the transaction is $970 million and it is planned to be closed in Q4 2021.