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   <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JOURNAL OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS</journal-id>
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    <journal-title xml:lang="en">JOURNAL OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS</journal-title>
    <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
     <trans-title>Журнал региональной и международной конкурентоспособности</trans-title>
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   <issn publication-format="online">2782-1927</issn>
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   <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">132428</article-id>
   <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.52957/2782-1927-2026-7-2-60-71</article-id>
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     <subject>INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS</subject>
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     <subject>INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS</subject>
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     <subject>INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS</subject>
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    <article-title xml:lang="en">Features of the financial policy of Russian telecommunications companies</article-title>
    <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
     <trans-title>Особенности финансовой политики российских телекоммуникационных компаний</trans-title>
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      <name xml:lang="ru">
       <surname>Чистяков</surname>
       <given-names>Александр Евгеньевич</given-names>
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      <name xml:lang="en">
       <surname>Chistyakov</surname>
       <given-names>Aleksandr Evgenievich</given-names>
      </name>
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     <email>alex-ch7@mail.ru</email>
     <bio xml:lang="ru">
      <p>кандидат экономических наук;</p>
     </bio>
     <bio xml:lang="en">
      <p>candidate of economic sciences;</p>
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     <institution xml:lang="ru">Ярославский государственный университет имени П. Г. Демидова</institution>
     <city>Yaroslavl</city>
     <country>RU</country>
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    <aff>
     <institution xml:lang="en">Yaroslavl State University</institution>
     <city>Yaroslavl</city>
     <country>RU</country>
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    <day>28</day>
    <month>06</month>
    <year>2026</year>
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    <day>28</day>
    <month>06</month>
    <year>2026</year>
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   <volume>7</volume>
   <issue>2</issue>
   <fpage>60</fpage>
   <lpage>71</lpage>
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    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-02-25T00:00:00+03:00">
     <day>25</day>
     <month>02</month>
     <year>2026</year>
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    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-06-14T00:00:00+03:00">
     <day>14</day>
     <month>06</month>
     <year>2026</year>
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    <p>Целью исследования является выявление особенностей финансовой политики крупнейших российских телекоммуникационных компаний и оценка влияния финансовых решений на их устойчивость и перспективы развития. Объектом исследования выступают ПАО «МТС», ПАО «МегаФон» и ПАО «ВымпелКом». Методологическую основу работы составили методы сравнительного, финансового и экономического анализа, а также анализ бухгалтерской (РСБУ) и консолидированной (МСФО) отчетности компаний за период 2018-2025 гг. В ходе исследования проанализированы динамика выручки, показатели рентабельности, денежные потоки, структура долговых обязательств, инвестиционная активность и дивидендная политика операторов мобильной связи. Установлено, что для исследуемых компаний характерен устойчивый рост выручки при сравнительно невысоких темпах ее прироста. Одновременно выявлена тенденция к увеличению долговой нагрузки, наиболее выраженная у ПАО «МТС», что сопровождается ростом расходов на обслуживание заемного капитала и повышением финансовых рисков. Показано, что телекоммуникационные компании сохраняют высокий уровень капитальных вложений, обусловленный необходимостью постоянной модернизации инфраструктуры, однако сочетание значительных инвестиционных затрат, высокой дивидендной нагрузки и удорожания кредитных ресурсов ограничивает возможности финансирования развития за счет внутренних источников. Полученные результаты позволяют выделить ключевые особенности финансовой политики российских телекоммуникационных компаний, определить основные факторы, влияющие на их финансовую устойчивость, и сформулировать выводы, имеющие практическое значение для совершенствования управления финансовыми ресурсами, инвестиционной и дивидендной политикой в условиях нестабильной макроэкономической среды.</p>
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    <p>The purpose of the research is to identify the features of the financial policy of the largest Russian telecommunications companies and assess the impact of financial decisions on their sustainability and development. The objects of the study are MTS, Megafon, and VimpelCom. The methodological basis of the work was the methods of comparative, financial, economic, analysis of accounting (RAS), and consolidated (IFRS) financial statements of these companies, 2018-2025. The study analyses revenue dynamics, profitability indicators, cash flows, debt structure, investment activity, and dividend policy of mobile operators. The companies under study have steady revenue growth at relatively low growth rates. However, MTS has a tendency to increase the debt burden through the cost of servicing borrowed capital and raise of financial risks. The telecommunications companies have a high level of capital investments due to continuous infrastructure modernisation. Nevertheless, significant investment costs, high dividend burden, and higher cost of credit resources limits the possibilities of their financing development from internal sources. The research identifies key features of the financial policy of Russian telecommunications companies, the main factors affecting their financial stability, and practical importance for improving financial resource management, investment and dividend policy in an unstable macroeconomics.</p>
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    <kwd>финансовая политика; телекоммуникационные компании; финансовая устойчивость; долговая нагрузка; инвестиционная деятельность; дивидендная политика; денежные потоки; операторы мобильной связи</kwd>
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    <kwd>financial policy; telecommunications companies; financial stability; debt burden; investment activity; dividend policy; mobile operators</kwd>
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