Supported by: | |  | 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.
Nikolay Nikiforov is the Head of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media is of the Russian Federation.
| "Transit Europe-Asia": 10 years | |  | 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 Deposit Insurance Agency 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/
| Endorsed by: | |  | The FTTH Council Europe is an industry organisation with a mission to accelerate the availability of fibre-based, ultra-high-speed access networks to consumers and businesses. The Council promotes this technology because it will deliver a flow of new services that enhance the quality of life, contribute to a better environment and increase economic competitiveness. The Council consists of more than 150 member companies. www.ftthcouncil.eu |
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