OREANDA-NEWS. September 14, 2012. MegaFon was the organizer of international conference Green Telecommunications 2012. Top managers of the leading operators of Europe, America, CIS countries (Orange, AT&T, TeliaSonera IC, TATA, Kazakntelecom, etc.), as well as independent experts, representing major Russian and international consultancy companies (PricewaterhouseCoopers, BCG, Cominfo Consulting), will take part in this conference .

The agenda includes discussions of current trends in world telecom industry development and the prospects of the Russian communication industry in the context of Russia's joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).

WTO requirements are focused on increasing market competition and transparency of market regulation, and the new status of Russia creates not only benefits but also new challenges. The delegates and speakers of the conference will discuss how the telecommunications environment in Russia will change in the new economic reality, potential problems that may arise and solutions that can be offered by the business community.

'Russia's joining WTO will open new opportunities for high-quality growth of the national economy and the telecom industry, in particular. Today Russian communication industry is a well-developed and competitive market being a part of the global information space', says the Chief Executive Officer of MegaFon, Ivan Tavrin, "A direct dialogue with world market leaders makes it possible for us to designate priority development directions for the company and the industry in general, and discuss the areas for productive cooperation in the best interests of customers and operators' businesses'.