Internet Service Provider

ZAO "VestBalt Telekom"

WestBalt Telecom CJSC was founded in October 1992 on the initiative of the state enterprise Rossvyazinform (nowadays JSC Elektrosvyaz and Baltikom Ltd.) with the aim to modernize and develop the public telephone network of the Kaliningrad region.
A long-term program for the development of the telephone network in Kaliningrad and Svetlogorsk has been worked out over these years. A plan for introducing international satellite communications and a data transmission network was launched, and a network of international telephone card machines (public phones) was opened, making it possible to communicate with 180 countries around the world.
Since 1998 the data transmission network providing access to the Internet for the users was opened.
In 2001. "WestBalt Telecom opened its first automated connection point in hotel "Moscow" (19 Mira Avenue), where anyone can make local, long-distance or international telephone and fax calls, get Internet access, make photocopies etc.
In June 2001 the company launched a new project - the 321 Service. The 321 Service is rendering high-quality telephone services, Internet access, and additional services with the universal 321 Service cards. The Service 321 is also an extensive network of payphones in the city and the region.
In 2002 WestBalt Telecom introduced a data transmission network based on Frame Relay technology. The data network services will be very interesting to the companies having the network structure.
In 2004 a new card service "TEMP" was put into operation. The same year CJSC "WestBalt Telecom" obtained a strategic partner in the person of "Golden Telecom" holding, the biggest alternative operator of Russia.
2005 г. - A new service was introduced - High Speed Internet over ADSL. Also a new service of dial-up access by the Internet card "Bytecity" was introduced.