KIEV, Oct. 15 – The conditions of the privatization of a state stake in OSJC Ukrtelecom make the largest holding in the country SCM and Russian telecommunications group MTS the most likely buyers of the stake, according to analysts polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

According to the conditions of the Ukrtelecom's privatization approved by the government on Tuesday, companies which income over the previous financial year exceeding 25% of total income of Ukrainian operators seen over the said period cannot bid for the 92.79% stake in Ukrtelecom with the initial price of UAH 10.5 billion.