Megafon is one of the leading Russian telecom operators operating in all segments of the Russian telecommunications market. The company and its subsidiaries have the necessary licenses and operate in all regions of Russia, as well as in the republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Tajikistan. Megafon was the first in Russia to put into operation a 3G network. In July 2012, the company received one of four licenses for the provision of 4G / LTE services in the Russian Federation for a period of 10 years and already provides such services in more than 50 regions of the country. Today MegaFon is the Russian leader in the provision of mobile Internet services, and also ranks second in Russia in the number of active subscribers.