OREANDA-NEWS. June 04, 2010. By 1st June 2010 rate plans for the Internet access service have been introduced in all region s where OJSC North-West Telecom is present, with the optimum combination of the price and speed characteristics that facilitate a higher affordability of this service to wide strata of the the population .

The minimum rate for the Internet broadband access service s of OJSC N.W.Telecom for individuals (this service is provided under the Avangard trademark ) does not exceed 280 roubles per month at the speed not less than 128 kbit/s, except for certain settlement s where the minimum rate is higher because of the lack of technical feasibility. In St. Petersburg , where the Internet penetration level exceeds 60%, the speed with the most affordable rate plan is 2048 kbit/s with the subscriber fee from 195 roubles. These rate plans are limitless and do not imply any lowering of the service class depending on the volume of consumed traffic.

Supporting the initiative of the RF Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications, OJSC N.W.Telecom ensured by 1st June 2010 the maximum convergence of the rate plans for the Internet access service s in all region s serviced by the Company by speeds and prices. Traditional ly, client s of OJSC N.W.Telecom have been offered extra opportunities for saving, e.g. when making a fixed-term contract or connecting to packages of services.

As V. A. Akulich, CEO of OJSC North-West Telecom notes: “ The Northwestern Federal District is one of the most developed region s from the standpoint of telecommunication s. The level of communication service s penetration, including Internet broadband access, is much higher here than in Russia on the average and is very close to the Europe an level. The high level of competition and information system development of the region has always required that we apply a flexible approach to forming rates that would meet the needs of all groups of client s. North-West Telecom is constantly working on develop ing its own network infrastructure, providing the population both with high-tech communication and with accessible Internet, including hard-to-reach territories of the Northwestern Federal District.”

More detailed information on the Avangard service of broadband access to the Internet, applicable rates and promotional events can be obtained at the product web site www.avangard-dsl.ru , at any point of sale and servicing of OJSC N.W.Telecom’s client s, and by calling to the Company using the telephone number of the information and reference service s of the branch es in the region of residence.