Rostelecom(NYSE: ROS; RTS: RTKM, RTKMP), Russia’s national long-distance telecommunications operator, today announced that the Company provides its network to support the nationwide toll-free Presidential Hot-line from December 13 through 18 and to organize television bridges with Russian cities and towns on December 18.

Rostelecom provides its 8-800-200-40-40 toll-free number to give citizens in every Russian region an opportunity to pose questions to the President. All calls made to 8-800-200-40-40 are free of charge and confidential. On December 18, Rostelecom’s network will be used to organize television bridges with six Russian cities and towns.

Rostelecom's General Director Dmitry Yerokhin commented: “We are privileged to have been given the opportunity once again to support the Presidential Hot-line. This highlights the ways in which Rostelecom’s technological capabilities can be used to support telecom services on a national scale.”

Rostelecom Headquarters
Address: 14, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya street, Moscow, 125047, Russia

Phone: +7 (095) 972–82–83
Fax: (095) 787–28–50
E-mail: rostelecom@nmc.rospac.ru