| Partner: | |  | ROSTELECOM is Russia’s national telecommunications operator and one of the largest telecommunications companies in the country. Rostelecom is not only the traditional market leader in local and long-distance telephone service, but also the undisputed leader of the Russian Internet market. Rostelecom’s total capacity of client connections amounts to over 1 Tb/s, which manyfold exceeds respective parameters of any other Russian company. The main shareholder of the Company is the state which through Svyazinvest, the Federal Agency for State Property Management and Vnesheconombank controls 53,2% of ordinary shares of the Company. The Company provides various services for more than 100 million citizens of Russia. http://www.rt.ru/ | | In Partnership: | |  | Association of Regional Telecom Operators (ARTO) is one of leading Russian associations of telecom market players and was founded in February 1995 (former name Association-800). ARTO is a non-commercial association of companies created for the purpose of coordination of business activities, representation and protection of general property interests of its members in the sphere of communications. Today the association unites 30 companies which are engaged in development and operation of mobile and fixed-line networks in RF and CIS countries. Primary goals of ARTO are assistance to regional operators in business and networks development, assistance in interaction with communications administration. ARTO effectively defends interests of regional operators, contributes to creation of liberal telecommunication environment and fair competition, pursues the policy of implementation of technical and economical integration of participants of communication development process on the territory of RF and CIS countries. ARTO cooperates closely with other specialized associations and alliances, participates in works on implementation of new technologies and services. |
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