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The first phonecards of Kiev (capital of the Ukraine) was issued by firm UTEL in April 1993. Series contain 2 pictured cards - 10 US$, 38000 pieces; 20 US$, 18000 pieces and 1 test-card. Type of cards - magnetic, manufacturer - Ascom Autelca Ltd. (Switzerland). |
| The 2-nd Ukrainian phonecards series was issued by firm UTEL in 1995. Series contain 3 cards - 5 US$ (50 units), 10 US$ (100 units) and 20 US$ (200 units) and shows the churches of the Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra - a monasterial complex of the 11th-18th centuries. |
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The 3-rd series of Ukrainian phonecards was issued by firm UTEL in 1996. Series contain 3 cards - 50 units, 100 units and 200 units. The cards depicts different Ukrainian regions - Carpathians (West Ukraine), Kiev (Central Ukraine) and Crimea (South Ukraine). In 1997 UTEL was issued the series of 3 cards devoted national handcrafts. |
| Since 1998 UTEL beginnings to issue chip phonecards. |
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The first card of Kiev city telephone network was issued in December 1996. After that more than 700 various cards were issued. These cards are issuing in many different varieties of costs, pictures and chips. |
| The first phonecards on Ukrainian territory (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR) were issued in 1989 in Yalta (Crimea Republic). 2 cards (20 roubles and 50 roubles cost) are used in payphones which placed in hotels "Yalta-Inturist" and "Oreadna-Inturist". These cards are very rare now. |
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In 1996-1997 the firm YALTAGORTELECOM issued 8 cards by face values 660, 1320, 1680 (2 variants), 2520, 2640 and 3360 (2 variants) units. On a face side of cards the various advertising is placed. |
| Since a 1997 in Ukrainian cities (Lviv, Kirovograd, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Vinnitsa and many other) have begun to be used phonecards which intended for local calls. The pictures of cards are same as the pictures of the Kiev's cards or original. Circulations - from 500 up to 10000 copies. |
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Since a 1998 in Kiev and some other Ukrainian cities have begun to be used phonecards issued by firm UMC (Ukrainian Mobile Communication). These cards are intended for use in cellular payphones. |