Rostelecom, as a telecommunication partner, has provided telecommunication services to New Wave international song contest, which is being held in Sochi for the first time, on October 2-11.
As the company's press service reports the company has built the necessary infrastructure and installed equipment for providing broadband wired and Wi-Fi Internet access at speeds up to 300 Mbit/s in the territory of the contest, as well as in the area of residence of the organizers and participants.
Rostelecom as a socially oriented company traditionally supports cultural events. New Wave song contest has been a significant international event for many years.
To note, OJSC Rostelecom (www.rostelecom.ru) is one of the biggest national telecommunications companies in Russia and Europe, with a presence in every segment of the telecommunications services market and coverage of more than 34 million households in Russia. The Company holds a leading position on the Russian broadband and pay TV markets, with over 11.2 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and more than 8.1 million pay TV customers, of which more than 2.9 million use the unique nationwide "Interactive TV" product. Rostelecom is an absolute market leader in providing the telecommunications services to Russian government departments and corporate users at every level. It is also a recognized technological leader in innovative solutions in the fields of E- government, cloud computing, healthcare, education, security and housing & utility services. Its stable financial status is confirmed by credit ratings of BBB- from Fitch Ratings and BB+ from Standard & Poor's. Starting from December 18, 2012 GNC-ALFA CJSC provides telecommunication services in RA under the brand of "Rostelecom" as a subsidiary company.