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The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation is a federal agency under the executive branch responsible for drafting and implementing national policy and legal regulation in:
- information technology, including the creation of government information resources and the promotion of access to such resources
- telecommunications, including the allocation of and conversion of the radio frequency spectrum, and postal communications
- mass communications and the media, including the electronic media, the development of the Internet, television and radio broadcasting, and related technology
- publishing and printing
- personal data processing.
The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media administers the national postal system, and national and international telecommunications networks.
The Ministry coordinates and controls activities of the Federal Service for Supervision of Telecom and Mass Communications, the Federal Agency for Information Technologies, the Federal Communications Agency, the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications.
Igor Shchogolev is the Head of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media is of the Russian Federation.
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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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