KIEV, Nov. 28 ??“ Mobile communications operator Astelit, which started work in the GSM-1800 standard under the life:) trademark in February, signed a $360 mln long-term senior syndicated loan facility in November.

The facility was arranged and underwritten by ING Bank N.V. and Standard Bank London Plc with a term of six years, according to a quarterly report released on Wednesday by Turkcell of Turkey, which has a 54.2% stake in Euroasia, which owns Astelit.