KIEV, July 27 - President Viktor Yushchenko has signed into law a bill suspending the law on the specifics of the privatization of Ukraine's national communications operator, Ukrtelecom, until a new state privatization program is adopted, the presidential press service said, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

Parliament passed the bill on July 5.

The suspended law, which took effect on July 13, 2000, bans the restructuring of the company for a different function.