Svyazinvest is offering a 70% discount to urban and rural households in the Sakhalinregion who wish to transfer their party lines to an individual telephone line. 

Thus, for households in South-Sakhalin it will cost RUR 2,400 for a digital connection (down from RUR 8,000) and RUR 1,950 for an analog connection (down from RUR 6,500).  For example, households in the villageof Shebuninowill pay just RUR 480 (down from RUR 1,600) for telephone installation. 

Detailed information on installation is available at local telephone exchanges. 

The same discounts will apply for business organizations. 

Business subscribers located in cites, regional centers and villages under the jurisdiction of South Sakhalin(except for Gornozavodsk) will be charged RUR 3,000 (down from RUR 11,000) for a digital connection when they switch from party lines and RUR 2,700 for an analog connection (down from RUR 9,000). 

Individual entrepreneurs of the Makarovsk, Poronaysk, Smirnykhovsk, Tymovsk and Uglerodsk districts and South Sakhalin will be charged RUR 3,000 (down from RUR 11,000) for a digital connection when they switch from party lines and RUR 3,000 for an analog connection (down from RUR 10,000). 

Organizations which are not located in populated areas and which are not regional centers (except for those under the jurisdiction of South Sakhalin) and in rural areas can receive detailed information on installation rates when switching from party lines at their local telephone exchanges.