ROSTELECOM AT A GLANCE
Rostelecom is Russia’s national telecommunications operator. The Company owns and operates the country’s most extensive and technologically advanced nationwide fiber-optic backbone network (about 150,000 km in lengths), which enables Rostelecom to provide voice, data and IP services to business and residential customers across the entire Russian Federation and to domestic and international operators.
Rostelecom continues to primarily provide fixed-line domestic (DLD) and international (ILD) long-distance services to corporate and residential end-customers in all Russian regions. These services are provided through the last-mile infrastructure of local or regional operators.
The high capacity of Rostelecom’s network enables it to handle the majority of long-distance traffic transit and leased line services for Russian and international operators. The Company is also a major provider of telecommunications services for state organizations and governmental agencies, television and radio broadcasters.
In addition to traditional services, Rostelecom is actively diversifying its business through the development of innovative products and offerings incorporating intelligent network services (INS), videoconferencing, Internet and VPN services to operators and business customers among others.
Rostelecom is the market leader in the international telecom segment, having established direct international connections with more than 150 operators in 70 countries, participating in 25 international cable systems and cooperating with approximately 600 fixed-line and mobile operators inside and outside of Russia. As Russia’s primary national long-distance operator, Rostelecom belongs to a number of international industry organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Telecommunication Operators Board of the Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC), the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC).
Rostelecom is committed to delivering value for its shareholders, with a focus on maintaining its strong financial position. Svyazinvest, the state-controlled holding company, is Rostelecom’s majority shareholder, with ownership of 51% of ordinary (voting) shares. Rostelecom’s public free float is comprised of the remaining 49% of the ordinary shares and 100% of the Company’s preferred shares. Rostelecom’s securities are listed on major Russian stock exchanges – the RTS and MICEX. The Company’s shares are also quoted on major European trading floors.
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