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Rostelecom has completed the construction of two base stations in the Starorussky District of the Novgorod Region. Almost 500 residents of the villages of Lunshino, Nagovskoye Rural Settlement, and Svyatogorsha, Ivanovskoye Rural Settlement, received access to high-speed Internet and modern mobile communications.
Specialists laid 1.5 km of fiber-optic cable to integrate new facilities into the existing infrastructure. Before the launch of base stations, none of the villages had stable mobile coverage. The work was carried out within the framework of the second stage of the federal project “Eliminating the Digital Divide” (EDD 2.0).
Olga Rodionova, Director of the branch in the Novgorod and Pskov regions of PJSC Rostelecom:
"By providing residents of Lunshino and Svyatogorsh with high-speed Internet and mobile communications, we have made a significant step towards technologically improving the quality of life in these settlements. The project to eliminate digital inequality is an opportunity for every person, regardless of their place of residence, to have equal conditions. In the near future, we will continue to expand the project in the Novgorod Region so that as many residents as possible have access to modern communications."
The connection quality was tested in eight key locations in populated areas, including a first aid post, a store, a post office, a club, and an administration building. A stable signal ensures the availability and reliability of the digital service in crowded areas.
Mikhail Kibler, Minister of Digital Development and Information and Communication Technologies of the Novgorod Region:
"We strive to ensure that every resident of our region has access to modern digital technologies. Thanks to our joint work with Rostelecom, we create conditions for improving the quality of life of people, providing them with the necessary resources for education, work and communication."
Every year, a targeted plan for the construction of base stations is developed on the state services portal through voting conducted by the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia. The targeted program includes villages, settlements and towns that received the maximum number of votes from local residents.
The project "Elimination of Digital Inequality" (EDI 2.0), implemented by order of the Ministry of Digital Development, is aimed at providing access to modern digital technologies and services for residents of remote and sparsely populated areas. The main goal of the program is to reduce the gap between urban and rural areas in the field of access to the Internet and mobile communications in small settlements with a population of 100 to 500 people.
