Russia - Key Statistics and Telecommunications Market

Synopsis

The Russian telecom market is the largest in Europe due to the size of its population. Its telecoms market is not homogenous due to the concentration of wealth in the west. All markets have been liberalised with competition most prevalent in Moscow. Svyazinvest, the holding company for Russia’s incumbent telecom operators, continues to dominate the fixed-line market. Network developments are underway with incumbent and alternative operators deploying and modernising fixed-line network infrastructure to offer broadband and convergence services, utilising a host of technologies including WiFi, WiMAX, NGN and FttH/FttB. This report provides a concise overview of Russia’s fixed-line telecommunications and IT market. Information is presented on key regulatory developments, fixed-line networks and the regional incumbents and competing alternative operators. Included is a variety of statistics to highlight the different sectors within the market, covering the fixed-line, IT, Internet access and mobile markets.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Telecommunications market
  
  • 3.1 Overview of Russia’s telecom market
    
• 4. Regulatory environment
  
  • 4.1 History
    
    • 4.1.1 Telecommunications Law 2003
      
  • 4.2 Regulatory authority
    
  • 4.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Russia
    
    • 4.3.1 Privatisation
      
    • 4.3.2 Interconnection
      
    • 4.3.3 Access
      
    • 4.3.4 Carrier selection
      
    • 4.3.5 Universal service obligation
      
    • 4.3.6 Calling Party Pays (CPP) legislation
      
    • 4.3.7 Local call tariffs
      
• 5. Fixed network operators in Russia
  
  • 5.1 Market overview
    
  • 5.2 Svyazinvest
    
    • 5.2.1 Svyazinvest regional operators
      
    • 5.2.2 Rostelecom
      
    • 5.2.3 Central Telegraph
      
  • 5.3 Golden Telecom / Beeline
    
  • 5.4 Multiregional Transit Telecom
    
  • 5.5 TransTeleCom
    
  • 5.6 PeterStar
    
  • 5.7 ER-Telecom
    
  • 5.8 Comstar / MGTS
    
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 6.1 Introduction
    
  • 6.2 Local
    
    • 6.2.1 Svyazinvest regional operators
      
    • 6.2.2 Central Telegraph
      
    • 6.2.3 Comstar/MGTS
      
    • 6.2.4 Golden Telecom
      
    • 6.2.5 PeterStar
      
  • 6.3 National
    
    • 6.3.1 Golden Telecom
      
    • 6.3.2 Rostelecom
      
    • 6.3.3 TransTeleCom
      
    • 6.3.4 Other
      
  • 6.4 Satellite networks
    
  • 6.5 Telecoms and IT
    
• 7. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2009
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2009
• Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2009
• Table 4 – Internet subscriber statistics – 2009
• Table 5 – Broadband subscriber statistics – 2009
• Table 6 – Mobile statistics – May 2009
• Table 7 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 8 – Total telecom revenue by service type – 2008
• Table 9 – Centertelecom – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 10 – Dalsvyaz – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 11 – North-West Telecom – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 12 – Sibirtelecom – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 13 – Southern Telecom Company – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 14 – Uralsvyazinform – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 15 – VolgaTelecom – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 16 – Central Telegraph – revenue by service – 2006 - 2008
• Table 17 – ER-Telecom financial data – 2007 - 2008
• Table 18 – ER Telecom operational data – 2007 - 2009
• Table 19 – MGTS fixed-line monthly ARPU – 2007 - 2008
• Table 20 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 1996; 1998 - 2009
• Table 21 – Svyazinvest operators – fixed lines – 2006 - 2008
• Table 22 – Svyazinvest operators – teledensity levels per operator – 2006 - 2008
• Table 23 – Svyazinvest operators – urban and rural digitalisation – 2006 - 2007
• Table 24 – North-West Telecom network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 25 – Centertelecom network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 26 – VolgaTelecom network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 27 – Southern Telecom Company network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 28 – Uralsvyazinform network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 29 – Sibirtelecom network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 30 – Dalsvyaz network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 31 – Central Telegraph network data – 2005 - 2007
• Table 32 – Russian IT market revenue – 2005 - 2010