OREANDA-NEWS. As of 1st October 2006 the total installed capacity of OJSC North-West Telecom's network amounted to 4.7 million numbers. The percentage of the operating number capacity of the Company is 94%.

Digitalization of the installed telephone capacity has grown to 56% (as of 1st October 2005 the corresponding figure was 49.7%, and as of 1st January 2006 it was 53.8%), while the digitalization level of the city telephone network is 59%.  

The high rate of introducing a new number capacity has resulted in a considerable reduction of the queue for telephone installation in all regions of the North-West.  North-West Telecom mainly stakes on increasing the share of the services, the rates for which are not regulated by the government, in the portfolio of the client. As of 01.10.2006 the share of revenues from promising services in the proceeds amounted to   8.4%, while as of 01.01.2006 it was 5.7%, and by late 2008 it is expected to be increased to 12%.

All in all, in 2006 OJSC North-West Telecom is planning to provide ADSL Internet access to over 70,000 subscribers, including 50,000 in St. Petersburg.