Russian Telecom articles from October 2000

Russian Telecom archives from October 2000

Ministry Drafting Program on Future Internet Development.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Russian Communications Ministry is drafting a program to develop the Russian market of on-line services for the period up to 2015. According to the Ministry, between two percent and three percent of the Russian population currently use the...

Ministry of Communications and Information to be in Charge of Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Leonid Reiman, Russian Minister of Communications and Information, said that Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, had ordered Mikhail Kasianov, Russian Prime Minister, to prepare are solution to transfer the Ostankino television tower -- the...

Frequency Commission Suspends AMPs Developments.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The state radio frequency commission under the Russian Communications Ministry has decided to stop developing AMPS, D-AMPS, N-AMPS and CDMA (IS-95) standard cellular networks operating in the 800 MHz frequency range in the Russian Federation....

MCT Completes Purchase of MediaOne International's Russian Wireless Interests.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... MCT has completed its previously announced purchase of MediaOne International's stake in the Russian Telecommunications Development Corp., which provides wireless communications services in eight regions of Russia, and other fixed network...

Inmarsat to Develop Cargo Control System for Railways Ministries.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Inmarsat, a satellite communications operator, plans to launch satellite communications equipment production in Russia and develop a cargo transportation control system for the Russian Transport and Railways Ministries. The two projects will be...

Russian Schools to Get Wired.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... At a roundtable discussion on "Education and the Internet in Russia," Education Minister, Vladimir Filippov, reported that of Russia's 69,000 schools, two-thirds lack computers, while the remaining one-third has obsolete models. According...

MGTS to Invest in Network.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) plans to invest the money raised by placing coupon bonds at the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange in long-term Moscow telephone network development and modernization projects. The money will be used to...

Transtelekom Network to be Completed in 2001.
October 1, 2000... The Transtelekom Company, the communications operator of the Russian Railways Ministry, will finish developing the major digital communications network for Russian railways in 2001, announced company first vice president, Viacheslav Smirnov....

3G Licenses to be Issued in 2001.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Russian Communications Ministry plans to begin issuing operator licenses for third-generation cellular communications services in early 2001, announced Communications and Information Minister, Leonid Reiman. Major cellular communications...

Transit Telekom to Build New Network in Syktyvkar.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Interregional Transit Telekom of Moscow and SVYAZ of the Komi Republic are working on an agreement to cooperate in building a NMT-450 standard cellular communications network in Syktyvkar. The future network, expected to begin commercial...

MTS Network Operational in Amur Region.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Mobile Telesystems has made a GSM-900 network operative in Amur Region. The entire regional network is made of Lucent equipment. Networkstar Systems Ltd., a VAR partner of Lucent and supplier of equipment for GSM 900/1800 standard networks, is...

Ericsson to Expand Kuban-GSM Network.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Ericsson has signed a contract with Russia's cellular communications operator Kuban-GSM to supply another switching center and expand the Kuban-GSM base station subsystem. New equipment will increase the network coverage area and the potential...

DigiTelCom Purchases Stakes in St. Petersburg Cellular Operators.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Virgin Islands-based company DigiTelCom has bought a 25.4 percent stake in St. Petersburg Telecom and a 36.64 percent stake in cellular operator Oblcom, also from St. Petersburg, from the company Telecom-21, the general director of St....

St. Petersburg Telecom Launches CDMA Network.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... St. Petersburg Telecom (FORA Communications) officially announced the launch of a new digital cellular network based on the CDMA standard. The new network is currently in trial operation. Under the terms of the company's license, its CDMA...

Space Communications Plans Future Satellite Launches.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... The state-run Space Communications business plans to make and launch seven new generation communications satellites drawing on its own and borrowed resources between 2001 and 2004. Space Communications, the operator of the Russian national...

Sovintel to Expand Capacity in Northwest Russia.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Sovintel, a Russian provider, announced it will install its own telephone-exchange equipment in St. Petersburg, expanding the company's operational capacity in the city and throughout northwest Russia. The new EWSD-type station, purchased from...

Cable & Wireless Opens Data Center in Moscow.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Cable & Wireless CIS opened its $3.5 million Moscow Data Center to provide Web-hosting services to firms in Russia, making it the first Western company to put into operation a Web-hosting center in the Russian market. The center, which now...

Kazakhtelecom Trials Per-Minute Charges.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Kazakhtelecom has had positive preliminary results in an experiment with per-minute telephone charges for local telephone calls, Kazakhtelecom president, Aben Bektasov said. The experiment was conducted in three Kazakhstani cities -- Lisakovsk,...

Kazakhtelecom Privatization Postponed.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The privatization of Kazakhtelecom will be postponed until the company's balance sheets are more precisely drawn up and its share prices increase, Minister of Transport and Communication, Karim Masimov said. Masimov believes that Kazakhtelecom...

Estonian Internet Use on the Rise.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Users of the Internet made up 35 percent of the Estonian population aged 15-74 in September 2000, a survey by the Emor polling agency indicates. Compared with the second quarter's average of 28 percent, this again signals a substantial rise,...

Focus on Estonia.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... According to a survey by the Stockholm Trade Association, Swedish businessmen regard Estonia as the country with the best business environment on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. The survey was based on interviews with 228 Swedish...

Fertile Ground for Western Investments; Ukrainian Internet Start-Ups.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... SputnikMedia.net, announced it had raised $500,000 from a group of Western investors. It is the largest publicly announced outside investment into a local Internet company to date. In the wake of the SputnikMedia.net's announcement, several...

Golden Telecom to Invest $21 Million in its Ukrainian Operation.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Golden Telecom plans to invest up to $21 million in its mobile, data, voice, and Internet business in Ukraine over the next year, its chief operating officer said. Golden Telecom is the Ukrainian unit of Russian Golden Telecom. "Over the coming...

Nursat, K-Mobile and TexaKaBank Partner to Offer WAP Services.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Nursat, an integrated communications provider, K-Mobile and TexaKaBank have joined forces to offer Internet access through the K-Mobile cellular network, the first venture to offer that service in Kazakhstan. Internet access via a cellular...

ERBD to Invest in Uzbektelekom.(European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) intends to buy about $50 million worth of Uzbektelekom shares by way of intermediary financing of the company privatization project. The EBRD is expected to hold Uzbektelekom shares...

Kyistar Subscribers Enjoy Increased Roaming Privileges.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Under contracts signed with Jodp Za Telekomunikacije Republike Srpska, Kyivstar has opened roaming services with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company has also expanded roaming with Hungary, after signing a contract with V.R.A.M Telecommunication...

SIBINTEK Launches IP Telephony Project in Nefteyugansk.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Siberian Internet Company (SIBINTEK) has launched an IP-telephony system project in Nefteyugansk. The project has been estimated at $7 million. SIBINTEK intends to provide IP-telephony services for long-distance calls.

Rambler and Cityline Experiment with Free Internet Access.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Russian Rambler and Cityline companies have offered experimental free Internet access in an attempt to shift the costs from users to on-line resource holders, who are to pay one cent per visit of their site.

eHouse Posts $58,000 Profit.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... The eHouse Holding, which incorporates six e-shops, including Dostavka.ru, Bolero.ru, Wstore,ru, Megashop.ru, Aromat.ru, and Kenga.ru, has posted first profit in the third quarter of 2000. The holding made a $58,000 net profit, with sales...

Russian Markets Head-toHead Price Wars Intensify as Tariffs Drop.
October 1, 2000... [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED]