OREANDA-NEWS. According to the results of the tenders for the right of providing universal communication services, which were announced by the RF Federal Telecommunications Agency (Rossvyaz) in December 2006 and in January 2007, OJSC North-West Telecom has been recognized as the winner of the tenders for the right of providing universal telephone communication services using payphones in the Republic of Komi, Nenets Autonomous Area, Vologda Oblast, in Murmansk Oblast, Pskov Oblast and the Republic of Karelia.

According to the terms of the tender, OJSC N.W.Telecom will, all in all, install 7810 payphones in 7676 settlements:
- 616 universal payphones in 608 settlements in the Republic of Komi,
- 43 universal payphones in 41 settlements in the Nenets Autonomous Area,
- 3218 universal payphones in 3181 settlements in Vologda Oblast,
- 166 universal payphones in 135 settlements in Murmansk Oblast,
- 3105 universal payphones in 3091 settlements in Pskov Oblast,
- 662 universal payphones in 620 settlements in the Republic of Karelia.

OJSC North-West Telecom, as a universal servicing operator, must start providing universal telephone communication services using payphones in the tender territory (i.e. put into operation at least one payphone) within six months from the date of making the respective agreements with the RF Federal Telecommunications Agency.