KIEV, July 18 - Over 20 million people use mobile communication services in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the year, the number of subscribers has grown 45%, or 130% over the same period last year, mobile operators say.

As Interfax-Ukraine has learned from Ukrainian Mobile Communications, as of July 15, the number of UMC??™s subscribers topped 10 million people. Company clientele has expanded by 35% since the beginning of the year, and by 5% in July, and doubled year-over-year.