Russianoperator ER-Telecom received permission to acquire St. Petersburg-based firmVest Koll for an undisclosed sum, Broadband TV News reported May 5, citing Kommersant.

Vest Koll was founded in 1996 and most recently owned by theCyprus-registered Wintergate Holdings Ltd.

Prospective buyers reportedly included and .

Vest Koll has 350,000 business-to-consumer customers and25,000 business-to-business clients, according to the report.