OREANDA-NEWS. On 26 August 2009 was announced, that Sibirtelecom Company connected to Internet the central information node of Novosibirsk State Technical University. Sibirtelecom was selected a provider of telecommunication services based on the results of inquiry for rates of conclusion of a state contract for providing a channel for Internet access.

Under the contract condition, the operator shall provide the University with an access channel having a transmission capacity of 10 Mbit/s. The period of servicing shall be from August 1 to October 31, 2009. The contract price shall be 170 thousand rubles.

“The Internet connection of higher education institutes plays the important part in forming favorable environment for the introduction of educational innovations, the availability of quality education and the increase in professional level of teachers, - considers Yury Kupriyanov, Director of  Novosibirsk branch of Sibirtelecom ."

The Company has a wide experience in providing quality communication services for educational institutions. Having implemented “Internet to Schools” project for several years, Sibirtelecom provided the global network access to 1173 educational institutions in the Novosibirsk region.