Mobikom is a defunct

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. It was established as a joint venture between Cable & Wireless (49%), Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (39%) and Radioelectronic Systems. Mobikom originally used the network code 0799, which was later changed to 048, with the customer number increasing from five digits to six. Mobikom also ran a public payphone service, which was for a time called ''Mobika'' (identical logo, except for the spelling).Mobika phone card
Colnect.com. Retrieved Mar 2013.

References

External links

Official website
''(Still active as of Sept 2012; altered as of Mar 2013)''
''RIP Mobikom''
''(in Bulgarian)'' 5 Aug 2008. Retrieved 18 Sept 2012.
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