If you live in Russia, you likely do business with JSFC
Sistema. The largest private-sector consumer services
company in Russia, Sistema has holdings in
telecommunications, electronics, finance, retail, and media
companies. Its largest group, Sistema Telecom, is made up of
more than 50 operators active in fixed and mobile telephony,
Internet, and multimedia services; the unit includes
wireless operator wireline carrier Comstar UTS and Mobile
TeleSystems (MTS). Sistema's second-largest sector is
Sitronics (telecom products and services). Chairman Vladimir
Evtushenkov, one of the wealthiest men in Russia, owns a
majority stake in Sistema.