New SI-2000 digital ATX with 21,568 numbers’ capacity was opened in Elizovo of Kamchatka region.

25 km of optical fiber communication lines were laid on local and zone lines. 23 exchanges were installed and tested. 1260 digital communication channels were created along optical fiber communication lines between Elizovo and Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky. It took extremely short period of time.

All automatic exchanges were replaced by digital in Elizovo city and Elizovo district. This provided long-distance and international calls of better quality, high-speed Internet access, videophone as well as a range of additional services such as number identifier, alarm clock, conference etc.

High-quality communication, expanded range of services, reliability and number capacity expansion in prospect will ensure full installation of telephones of Elizovo and Elizovo district.

Presentation of new digital «HUAWEI» ?&?08 ATX-E-22, 23, 26 with 23,000 numbers’ capacity was held in Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky On the same day. New ATX will replace tetragonal equipment of ATX-3, ATX-6 and all substations included in the ATX. Residents of Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky, districts such as Kamchatsky 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th km, Seroglazka village, Bering, Miishenna Sopka streets will have a large variety of services.

New exchanges will allow to replace twin numbers by individual numbers, persons from waiting list will receive desired telephone numbers, a range of services will be increased.

Kamchatka branch increased number capacity of ATX-11 by 10,500 numbers in 2003. ATX-1 expansion will ensure to replace equipment of crossbar offices in Sadovaya, Pogranichnaya, CP (126, 122, 127, 48) in 2004. optical fiber communication lines were built till dites-127, 122, 48. Digital ring was expanded and updated with software update. V10 software was replaced by V12 on ATX ???/????.

During presentation manager of Kamchatka branch declared results of passed year and plans for 2004. Kamchatka branch plans to expand number capacity by 4,400 numbers replacing ATX-4 and ATX in Viluchinsk by modern digital ATXs.