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Rostelecom has built and commissioned two new cellular base stations in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The work was carried out as part of the second stage of the federal project to eliminate digital inequality (UCN 2.0). More than 700 people have received access to modern mobile communications using LTE (4G) technology, including high-speed Internet. These are residents of the village of Ust-Kara and the village of Kotkino.
In Ust-Kara, due to the remoteness and inaccessibility of the settlement, satellite channels of the RTCOMM operator were used to connect the base station. The settlement is located near the border with the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, on the shore of the Kara Bay. The distance to the administrative center of the NAO, the city of Naryan-Mar, is more than 500 km. In Kotkino, located 130 km from Naryan-Mar, on the left bank of the Sula River, the communication signal to the base station comes via a fiber-optic cable laid by Rostelecom employees.
Anton Lebedev, Deputy Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug – Head of the Department of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug: "Kotkino and Ust-Kara, as well as Hongurei and Karataika, where high-speed 4G mobile Internet appeared in 2023, are an example of how a federal project helps improve digital infrastructure in remote, small settlements. The project has proven its effectiveness, residents see its results, and most importantly, they themselves influence them. I am confident that by 2030, according to the plan of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia, all settlements in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug with a population of 100 to 500 people will be provided with high-speed mobile Internet."
Andrey Prishchemikhin, Director of the Arkhangelsk branch of PJSC Rostelecom:
"Rostelecom is gradually implementing the targeted plan of the UCN 2.0 project in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. I would like to note that building a telecom infrastructure in the conditions of the Far North is not easy. In each case, by selecting the optimal technical solution, we successfully overcome the difficulties associated with the inaccessibility of the region's populated areas. The main goal is to provide residents with high-quality and reliable communication services."
Rostelecom is implementing the UCN 2.0 project commissioned by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation. The T2 operator (a subsidiary of Rostelecom) is involved as a competence center in the project. UCN 2.0 provides for the emergence of modern cellular communications, including high-speed Internet access, in small towns with a population of 100 to 500 people. In the NAO, 4 base stations have already been put into operation as part of the project. Previously, communication facilities were installed in Khongurei and Karatayka.
The target plan for the construction of base stations is annually formed on the portal of state services through voting organized by the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia. Villages, settlements and villages that receive the largest number of votes from residents are included in the target program.
