Yelena Vladimirovna Umnova

Telecommunication Investment Joint Stock Company (Svyazinvest) is one of the largest telecom holding companies in the world. Its charter capital was formed by consolidation of shares owned by the federal government in regional telecom operators, set up in the process of telecom sector privatization. Svyazinvest incorporates 7 large mega-regional telecom operators, OJSC Giprosvyaz and OJSC Rostelecom, the national domestic long-distance and international operator. Svyazinvest network covers nearly the whole of Russia and its capacity makes up over 90% of the total country's capacity. The holding company's subsidiaries operate public telephone networks which installed capacity is over 33 million telephone lines (of January 1, 2009). Subsidiaries have licenses for provision of local, domestic long-distance and international telephone services, data transmission, etc. They also provide ISDN services, wireless subscriber access and mobile services.

Rostelecom-Center provides telecommunication services. The firm's telecommunications services include: local and inter-zonal telephony, high speed internet access based on xDSL technology, data transmission, wire line and wireless radio broadcasting, cable TV and also renders interconnection and traffic transfer services to other telecommunication operators. It is actively developing up-to-date broadband multiservice and subscriber access networks on the basis of the latest telecommunications technologies. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Far East Telecommunications Co. provided telecommunication services. It offered local, long-distance, and international telephony, Internet access, data transfer, telegraphy, radio and television broadcasting, as well as cellular and telematic services. The company was founded on May 12, 1994 and was headquartered in Vladivostok, Russia.

Southern Telecommunications Co. OJSC provides telecommunication services. The firm offers services including local and intra-zone telephony, Internet broadband access, IP-TV, telegraph, data transmission, virtual private networks construction and call-center services and radio communication channels in the territory of the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Krasnodar, Russian Federation.

Uralsvyazinform OJSC provides telephone network, mobile, and Internet data services to customers. The firm offers local, long distance and international telephone services, including fixed line, mobile, and data communications, Internet, TV and radio. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ekaterinburg, Russian.

Rostelecom-North West is a privately held telecommunications company. Its services include local and international telephone communication services of data transmission, access to the Internet , lease of channels , IP-TV, call centers, provision of telegraph services, provision of Internet access solutions, provision of data transmission network services, provision of intelligent network services and provision of audio and video conference services. The company was founded in November 2001 and is headquartered St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sibirtelecom OAO provides wired and mobile telecommunication services. It also offers local, international and domestic long-distance telephone connections, telegraph services, cellular communication services, audio broadcasting via wired broadcasting networks, telecommunication traffic transit, data communication and Internet access and lease of communications lines including broadcasting channels. The firm offers its services to the residential customers, corporate clients and government agencies. Its services include traditional telecommunication services, intelligent network services, dial-up Internet access, ADSL2+ and ETTH access etc. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Novosibirsk, Russia.