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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Schedule of property and equipment

		Telecommunications equipment			Land, buildings and constructions			Office and other equipment			Equipment not installed and assets under construction			Total
Cost
As of January 1, 2016			10,068			423			1,113			919			12,523
Acquisition (Note 5)			116			10			39			34			199
Additions			62			7			21			1,322			1,412
Disposals			(444	)		(9	)		(33	)		(22	)		(508	)
Transfer			1,153			9			52			(1,214	)		—
Translation adjustment			1,137			21			127			(53	)		1,232
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As of December 31, 2016			12,092			461			1,319			986			14,858
Reclassified to assets held for sale (Note 5)			(662	)		(1	)		(5	)		(7	)		(675	)
Additions			39			14			26			1,194			1,273
Disposals			(671	)		(5	)		(49	)		(19	)		(744	)
Transfer			1,426			15			164			(1,605	)		—
Translation adjustment			(284	)		(2	)		24			(37	)		(299	)
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As of December 31, 2017			11,940			482			1,479			512			14,413
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Accumulated depreciation and impairment
As of January 1, 2016			(5,221	)		(179	)		(688	)		(196	)		(6,284	)
Transfer			(17	)		(1	)		21			(3	)		—
Depreciation charge for the year			(1,266	)		(33	)		(140	)		—			(1,439	)
Disposals			415			6			29			14			464
Impairment			(65	)		(2	)		(6	)		(27	)		(100	)
Translation adjustment			(772	)		(9	)		(79	)		80			(780	)
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As of December 31, 2016			(6,926	)		(218	)		(863	))		(132	)		(8,139	)
Reclassified to assets held for sale (Note 5)			478			—			3			1			482
Transfer			14			1			(17	)		2			—
Depreciation charge for the year			(1,270	)		(32	)		(152	)		—			(1,454	)
Disposals			635			5			42			13			695
Impairment			(5	)		—			—			(10	)		(15	)
Translation adjustment			131			2			(22	)		4			115
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As of December 31, 2017			(6,943	)		(242	)		(1,009	)		(122	)		(8,316	)
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Net book value
As of January 1, 2016			4,847			244			425			723			6,239
As of December 31, 2016			5,166			243			456			854			6,719
As of December 31, 2017			4,997			240			470			390			6,097

Schedule of estimated useful lives

Class of property and equipment		Useful life
Telecommunication equipment		3 - 20 years
Buildings and constructions		10 - 50 years
Office and other equipment		3 - 10 years

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