| The second international exhibition on telecommunications, new information systems technologies and their applications opened on October 21, 2002. The event is being held at the display room of the Expocenter in Moscow.
The official opening ceremony was attended by Lyudmila Putina, the wife of the President of the Russian Federation, Leonid Reiman, minister of Communications , Valery Yashin, chief executive officer of Svyazinvest, the CEO of Rostelecom Sergei Kuznetsov and top managers from a number f other telecom companies in Russia.
Rostelecom took an active part in the exhibition by making long-distance and international circuits available for the opening ceremony and the subsequent presentations held in conjunction with the "Electronic Russia" pavilion.
The Rostelecom stand displayed a wide range of services divided into two main areas: those designed for telecom operators, corporate clients and household users.
The company's telecom operator services include channel leasing, connection to synchronized path networks, an accredited test laboratory and Telegolosovanie, a value-added service network.
Household and corporate clients have the opportunity to use dong-distance and international telecom services, with additional options such as videoconferencing, STK and World Map calling cards. Visitors were also introduced to the 800 Number, a new telecom solution available under the mega--regional merger process.
The exhibition is scheduled to run until October 25, 2002.
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