Internet Service Provider

Rostelekom (Avangard DSL-Domashnijj Internet)

Rostelecom (www . rt . ru ) is the national telecommunications company of Russia. Rostelecom is represented in the North-West Federal District by its macro-regional branch "North-West" and nine regional branches:

Arkhangelsk branch
Vologda branch
Kaliningrad branch
Karelsky branch
Komi branch
Murmansk Branch
Novgorod branch
Petersburg Branch
Pskov branch

There are 5.3 mln telephone numbers on the territory of the North-Western Federal District with a total area of 1.7 mln sq km. The digitalization level of the local telephone network is 68%. There are 25,800 public payphones of universal service in the federal okrug. Installed capacity of Rostelecom broadband access equipment is over 1,7 mln broadband ports.

The North-Western Federal District is one of the most economically and telecommunications developed federal districts of Russia. Its population is 13.5 million and 82% of the population lives in cities, which is the highest urbanization rate among the federal districts. The penetration rate of telecommunications services in the Northwestern Federal District is much higher than the Russian average: broadband penetration is 38%, and telephone density is 40 PSTN per 100 inhabitants.

Rostelecom renders services on the basis of its own high-tech trunk network allowing it to provide voice, data and IP-application services to individuals, corporate clients, Russian and international operators.

The Company provides a wide range of telecommunications services in the North-Western Federal District:

local and intrazone communication services
long-distance communication services
Internet access services
data network services
IP TV services
VPN networking services
video conferencing services
leasing of physical communication channels and paths services
Intelligent Network services
reference services

Since April 1, 2011 OJSC North-West Telecom has been a part of the Russian national telecommunications company Rostelecom and now operates as its macro-regional branch "North-West