Southern Telecom is a Svyazinvest company providing coverage to the Southern Federal District of Russia. The company was formed in 2001 by the merger of 9 large telecommunications companies into the extant Kubanelectrosvyaz OJSC in Krasnodar:
- Electrosvyaz of the Adygea OJSC
- Svyazinform of the Astrakhan Region OJSC
- Volgogradelectrosvyaz OJSC - Volgograd region
- KabBalktelecom OJSC - Kabardino-Balkaria
- Electrosvyaz of the Kalmykia Republic OJSC
- Karachaevo-Cherkesskelectrosvyaz OJSC - Karachay–Cherkessia
- Rostovelectrosvyaz OJSC - Rostov Oblast
- Sevosetinelectrosvyaz OJSC
- Electrosvyaz of Stavropol Territory OJSC
The company's area of responsibility has a population of over 18 million people.
Southern Telecom's stock trades on the RTS, MICEX, Nasdaq, Frankfurt, Berlin and Vienna stock exchanges.