North-West Telecom

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OJSC North West Telecom
Company typeJoint stock
RTS: SPTL
MICEX: SPTL
IndustryTelecommunications services
Founded2001
DefunctApril 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
FateMerged with Rostelecom
SuccessorRostelecom
HeadquartersSaint Petersburg, Russia
Key people
Evgeny Valerevich Yurchenko, (Chairman)
Vladimir Alexandrovich Akulich, CEO
ProductsTelecommunciations services
Internet services
Cable television services
RevenueIncrease 820.4 million (2008)
Number of employees
14,086
Websitewww.nwtelecom.ru

North West Telecom (Russian: ОАО «Северо-западный телеком») was a telecommunication company owned by Svyazinvest, providing telecommunications service to northwest Russia. In 2011 it was merged into Rostelecom.

History

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North-West Telecom was created on the basis of the merger of Petersburg Telephone Network (Russian: Петербургская телефонная сеть) together with the following entities:[1][2][3]

  • Artelekom
  • Murmanelektrosvyaz
  • Novgorodtelecom
  • Elektrosvyaz of Pskov Oblast
  • Elektrosvyaz of Vologda Oblast
  • Cherepovetselektrosvyaz
  • Electrosvyaz of Kaliningrad Oblast
  • OAO Svyaz of the Republic of Komi
  • OAO SPB Telegraf (Russian: СПб Телеграф)
  • OAO Petersburg Intercity International Telephone (SPB MMT)
  • OAO Lensvyaz
  • Delta Telekom[4]
  • Pskov City Telephone Network
  • Arkhangelsk City Telephone Network

North-West Telecom merged into Rostelecom on April 1, 2011, together with the seven other Svyazinvest regional telecommunications operators.

References

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  1. ^ Северо-Западный 'Телеком': поехали!. Standar (in Russian). Vol. 4, no. 6. October–November 2001.
  2. ^ ОАО 'Северо-Западный Телеком' планирует поглотить 'Ленсвязь' к середине 2004 г.. cnews.ru (in Russian). September 16, 2003. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  3. ^ От частного к общему развивается рынок телекоммуникаций Северо-Запада. Standart (in Russian). Vol. 1, no. 8. 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  4. ^ 'Северо-Западный Телеком' избавляется от 'Дельты' (in Russian). cnews.ru. February 19, 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
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