On November 30, 2015 the hall of Russian Center for Science and Culture in Yerevan will host the awarding ceremony of the Armenian participants, who took part in the competition "Thank You, Internet 2015" devoted to Middle Aged people's individual achievements in computer literacy.
As the press-service of the company reports, <Rostelecom> in Armenia organized the contest, with the support of Russian Scientific and Cultural Center in Yerevan. Awarding ceremony of the winners among the Armenian participants will be held in Yerevan in the framework of events devoted to the launch of a social project in Armenia, where the presentation of the training manual " Alphabet of Internet in the Republic of Armenia" will be held.
According to the source, Armenia became the first country outside Russia where local people were allowed to take part in a Russian speaking contest. The contest was held in Russia from April 22 to October 1, 2015. The contest was launched in Armenia in late October and the active participation shows the interest of Middle Aged people that motivates them to participate in such projects.More than 2,000 middle aged internet users (50+) from 78 regions of the Russian Federation and Republic of Armenia with computer skills and internet literacy participated in the competition. According to the Board decision three participants of the Competition from Republic of Armenia were awarded with special prizes.
The information about the contest is available at the official website of the project www.azbukainterneta.ru .
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 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and more than 7.8 million pay TV customers. Starting from December 18, 2012 GNC-ALFA CJSC provides telecommunication services in RA under the brand of "Rostelecom" as a subsidiary company. As one of the leading telecommunications companies Rostelecom Armenia provides Internet access, Fixed telephony and new generation IP TV services to both physical bodies and corporate clients. The network of Rostelecom Armenia is solely based on fiber-optic cable (FOC) infrastructure covering 80% of the territory of RA and spreading for over 3000km. It is connected to region's main terrestrial networks and largest traffic exchange nodes as well as international channels of Iran and Georgia. Rostelecom has built 40Gb/s network covering all municipalities of Yerevan and providing high-speed internet connection to all customers. The Government of Republic of Armenia, State institutions and International organizations, Corporations, local Commercial Banks and Financial institutions, operators are listed as Corporate clients of GNC-ALFA CJSC.