Rostelecom, Russia’s national long-distance operator, is the country’s leading fixed-line telecommunications company. The Company owns and operates a 150,000 km nationwide fiber-optic backbone network, enabling the provision of a growing range of telecommunications products and services across the entire Russian Federation and international markets.
With the opening of access to end-user subscriber markets on January 1, 2006, Rostelecom provides fixed-line domestic (DLD) and international (ILD) long-distance services directly to corporate and residential customers throughout Russia. These services are provided through the last-mile infrastructure of local or regional operators. In addition to traditional long-distance voice services, the Company has successfully expanded its customer offering of leased line and intelligent and multimedia network products and services.