History of Rostelecom
The main article about the company: Rostelecom.
Some topics related to the history of Rostelecom are included in separate articles:
- How the government manages Rostelecom
- Rostelecom strategy
- Rostelecom's financial performance
- Rostelecom JV, acquisitions and sales of companies
- Corruption at Rostelecom
- Rostelecom's work on the development of state IT systems
- Chronicle of the relationship between the Ministry of Communications and Rostelecom on the project "Electronic Government"
- Rostelecom Offices
2025
Rostelecom Board of Directors approves development strategy until 2030
On December 27, 2025, a meeting of the Board of Directors of Rostelecom was held, which was chaired by its chairman Dmitry Medvedev. Members of the Board of Directors approved the Development Strategy of PJSC Rostelecom for 2026-2030, the Strategy for the digital transformation of the company for the same period, as well as the company's business plan for 2026. The company announced this on December 29, 2025.
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TAdviser interview with digital director Romanov Khazeev
Roman TAdviser Rostelecom artificial intelligence Khazeev, Director of Digital Technologies, answered questions about the development of the digital direction "," internal and commercial digital products, as well as the prospects for evolution. " Rostelecom Read more here.
Mishustin appointed Rostelecom the only contractor for the creation of GIS at GosTech
On December 2, 2025, the Russian government identified Rostelecom as the sole executor of purchases of Ministry of Digital Development to support SIS (state information systems) on the GosTech digital platform for 2026-2027. The corresponding order is published on the official portal of legal information. Read more here.
The founders of BASEALT reduced their shares in the company to 2.85% as a result of the deal with Rostelecom
""at Rostelecom the end of November 2025 increased its stake in BASEALT from 5% to 25%. This is evidenced by a change in the structure of shares in the authorized capital "BASEALT, reflected in the database of legal entities," Contour Focus which TAdviser got acquainted with. In this "round" shares in the company decreased in almost all of its co-owners-individuals. here More.
Rostelecom repelled a record attack of 11 Tbit/s
Rostelecom was subjected to an unprecedented DDoS attack of up to 11 Tbit/s in power and successfully repelled it. This was announced on November 13, 2025 by Igor Lyapunov, Senior Vice President for Information Security of Rostelecom, Head of Solar Group.
 | If two years ago a cyber attack with a capacity of 3 Tbps was existential for us, we believed that this does not happen, it will definitely kill half of the telecom in the country, now, this year, the record of a cyber attack is 11 Tbit/sec.. And we withstood it, - stressed Lyapunov. |  |
Lyapunov also stated that the telecommunications sector, along with the state and financial sectors, is under constant cyber pressure, and the scale of attacks this year has become record.
Earlier, Rostelecom reported a DDoS attack with a capacity of 3 TB/s, lasted about 5 hours. The company assured that the actions of cybercriminals did not affect the data and did not in any way affect the uninterrupted operation of other services.
| | We managed to minimize the impact of the attack and ensure the continuity of service for all our customers, - noted in Rostelecom. | |
Igor Lyapunov cited data on the last world record: the attack with a capacity of 22 Tbit/s lasted about 40 seconds with an intensity of 10.6 billion packets per second, which is almost twice the previous maximum.[1][2]
Rostelecom will talk about industry trends at the Unified Communications 2025 conference
On November 27, 2025, an event in the field of unified communications (UC) organized by TAdviser will take place in Moscow. The partner of the conference will be "Rostelecom." The company will present an overview of global trends, analyze the situation in the domestic market and share a vision of the future of the industry. Read more here.
Rostelecom became a co-owner of the developer of the OS "BASEALT"
As TAdviser discovered, BASEALT has a new co-owner - Console LLC, Rostelecom's venture capital fund, launched in 2024. Data in the database of legal entities Kontur. Focus "show that in early November he acquired 5% in the authorized capital of" BASEALT. " This transaction was the first when the Console Foundation, created in 2024, acquired a stake in a company. Read more here.
Rostelecom began to cut the speed of the Internet among subscribers who download too much
In mid-July 2025, it became known that Rostelecom began to reduce the speed of Internet access for subscribers who download too much data. We are talking about terabytes of information downloaded in a relatively short time interval.
One of Rostelecom's home subscribers in Novosibirsk announced the limitation of the bandwidth of the broadband access channel. Within 13 days, he said, he downloaded more than 6 TB of data. After that, the speed of the Internet connection dropped from 500 to 20 Mbps. Representatives of the operator linked this measure with the internal policy of the company.
| | Today, from negotiations with an employee of Rostelecom, I learned that I was limited to speed (home! optics!) of the Internet from 500 megabits to 20 megabits due to (quote): "you downloaded too much. More than 4 terabytes, "- says the post of a resident of Novosibirsk under the nickname istan, who faced a problem. | |
Rostelecom commented on this issue to the Hi-Tech Mail resource. The operator said in a statement that it "did not change the conditions, rules and tariffs for using home Internet for personal, family and other needs not related to entrepreneurial activities." It is argued that unlimited tariffs for individuals have no restrictions on the volume of downloaded traffic. At the same time, "Rostelecom" emphasizes that in the case of abnormal values that are tens and hundreds of times higher than the average consumption, the data transfer rate can be reduced for verification. This is necessary to ensure the security of the network infrastructure - so that "all home Internet users can receive services in full."
The rules for the provision of services to PJSC Rostelecom (clause 34.11) state that if a subscriber creates a significant load on the communication network, including using peer-to-peer protocols, "the data transfer rate cannot be guaranteed by the operator."[3]
Agreement with the SOUTH for the development of professional training of students
Ugra State University (YUG) and Rostelecom have signed a cooperation agreement to develop professional training for students in the field of telecommunications. Rostelecom announced this on July 7, 2025. The partnership within the framework of the federal project "Professionalism" will allow students of the SOUTH multidisciplinary college to gain relevant knowledge and practical skills, and the region to strengthen personnel potential. The document was signed by the director of the Khanty-Mansiysk branch of Rostelecom Alexander Zykov and the rector of the SOUTH Roman Kuchin. Read more here.
Agreement with the Presidential Academy to launch educational projects
Rostelecom and the Presidential Academy have entered into an agreement on long-term cooperation. The document was signed by Senior Vice President for Commercial IT Products of Rostelecom David Martirosov and Vice-Rector of the Presidential Academy Alexei Kolesnikov. Rostelecom announced this on February 19, 2025. Read more here.
Requirement from contractors to strengthen information security measures in order to protect against supply chain attacks
Rostelecom has introduced increased information security requirements for its contractors in order to protect against the rapidly growing wave of supply chain attacks. Supply chain attacks in recent months have become one of the most dangerous cyber threats to large companies with distributed infrastructure. The company announced this on May 29, 2025.
According to the press service of Rostelecom, employees of contractor companies who have access to the infrastructure of the telecommunications operator are now obliged to be acquainted and follow all the requirements of the updated regulations. Rostelecom reserves the right to monitor compliance and revoke access to information systems in the event of violations.
The company also introduced requirements for notifying it of significant information security incidents and measures to eliminate them. Rostelecom subsidiaries are now also equated with external contractors and are also required to comply with new safety requirements.
In addition to increased security requirements, the company has significantly strengthened the set of measures to protect its own digital infrastructure involved in remote access processes and interaction with third-party companies. Contractor employees access the company's systems only through specially configured jump hosts and privileged access management systems.
A jump host is a secure intermediate server used for centralized and controlled access to other systems within a secure network. Privileged Access Management Systems are solutions designed to control, monitor, and restrict access to critical systems and data for authorized users only.
You can connect to the infrastructure of "Rostelecom" exclusively from the territory of Russia. This restriction is aimed at minimizing the risks of unauthorized access to critical systems of the company by foreign attackers.
Agreement with SFU to train engineering students
Krasnoyarsk branch Rostelecom"" Siberian Federal University (Siberian Federal University) and signed a cooperation agreement aimed at practical training of engineering students. Particular attention is paid to the faculties of the Institute of Engineering Physics and Radio Electronics. Rostelecom announced this on May 20, 2025. More. here
TAdviser interview with Artem Grebenyuk, Director of Information Security Operations
In April 2025, Artem Grebenyuk, Director of the Information Security Management Department of PJSC Rostelecom, told TAdviser how the distribution of duties to protect the infrastructure resources of Rostelecom itself and its subsidiaries were organized. Read more here.
"RTK-DPC" was included in the list of hosting providers
The Russian government has included Rostelecom in the list of hosting providers for state information systems (GIS). Hosting services are provided by RTK-DPC (part of the Rostelecom group of companies). RTK-DPC announced this on April 11, 2025. Read more here.
TAdviser interview with IT Operations and Infrastructure Director Kirill Peschany
Rostelecom employs more than 100,000 employees using more than 2,000 information systems. How technical support for users is organized, what role robots play in this process, and why technical support teams measure each other's Karma, in March 2025, said Kirill Peschany, vice president, director of IT operation and infrastructure of the Rostelecom IT block. Read more here.
Transition to Basis Dynamix
PJSC Rostelecom, the largest integrated provider of digital services and solutions in Russia, has transferred the virtual server infrastructure to the Basis Dynamix platform, the flagship product of the Basis IT developer. The rejection of a foreign software solution was implemented within the framework of fulfilling the requirements for import substitution and achieving technological sovereignty, while in terms of the quality of the solutions provided, the Basis ecosystem corresponds to the leading global analogues in the field of infrastructure services. Read more here.
Mishustin appointed Rostelecom the only executor for the state automated system of legal statistics
On March 13, 2025, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order according to which Rostelecom is appointed the sole executor of work on the creation and development of a component of the state automated system of legal statistics (GAS PS). The corresponding procurements will be conducted by the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation. Read more here.
Rostelecom's IT ecosystem has grown to several dozen companies. Key Asset Map
A few years ago, Rostelecom headed for transformation from a telecom service operator to a digital service provider for humans, businesses and the state. On the way to this, he has formed an extensive ecosystem of IT assets, whose solutions and services are used both for his own and internal needs, and are supplied to the foreign market. TAdviser in February 2025 for the first time drew up a map of Rostelecom's IT ecosystem, collecting 25 assets on it. Read more here.
"Due to external impact" in the Baltic Sea, Rostelecom cable was damaged
On February 8, 2025, it became known that an underwater Internet cable of the Rostelecom company was damaged in the Baltic Sea, connecting the main territory of Russia with the Kaliningrad region. It is alleged that the accident was due to some "external impact."
What exactly caused the damage to the fiber-optic line of Rostelecom is not specified as of the specified date. It is known that a Russian cable was damaged in the exclusive economic zone of Finland in the Gulf of Finland.
| | Some time ago, an underwater cable "Rostelecom" was damaged in the Baltic Sea. At the same time, the accident did not affect the company's subscribers. Restoration work is underway, - RBC quotes statements from the Russian telecom operator. | |
It is noted that the Finnish authorities were notified of the damage "shortly after the Christmas holidays." There is information about the breakdown of two cables passing along the bottom of the Baltic Sea between St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. Restoration work is carried out by the Russian ship "Sivuch," which arrived from Kronstadt. The process is controlled by the crew of the Finnish Coast Guard (FBO) patrol ship Turva. The head of the coast guard service, Matti Niittumyaki, noted that the repair of the Russian cable is an authorized operation. Depending on weather conditions, recovery work can take several weeks.
| | The Coast Guard of the Gulf of Finland monitors the performance of repair work in accordance with the conditions of the permit. This is our usual supervisory task, which is provided for by the Law on Economic Zones, "says Ilya Ilyin, deputy commander of the coast guard of the Gulf of Finland, quoted by the Finnish TV channel Yle.[4] | |
Data leakage from Rostelecom systems occurred, possibly due to the fault of the contractor
On the Telegram channel "Information Leaks" on January 21, a message appeared that the Silent Crow group announced that it had received a database of company.rt.ru and zakupki.rostelecom.ru. sites As evidence, some tables were provided, information from which dates from September 20, 2024. According to the administrators of the Information Leaks channel, the database contains 154 thousand unique email addresses and 101 thousand unique phone numbers. More
TAdviser interview with Vitaly Trepykhalin, Vice President for Information Systems Development
In January 2025, Vitaly Trepykhalin, Vice President for Information Systems Development at Rostelecom, answered TAdviser's questions on the current state of affairs in the IT market, major technological trends, digital transformation strategy and plans for the development of Rostelecom's IT landscape. Read more here.
2024
80% of Rostelecom's IT budget for 2019-2024. fell on the purchase of external solutions, the rest - on internal software development
In 2019-2024, Rostelecom allocated 80% of the budget allocated for software for the purchase of external solutions. The remaining 20% came from internal product development. This was announced in early March 2025 by Kirill Peschany, Vice President for Operation and Infrastructure of PJSC Rostelecom .
According to him, the company acquires system-wide software, virtualization tools, as well as database management systems. Rostelecom creates products on its own that are not included in the register of domestic software. Such solutions are not intended for the external market - they perform highly specialized tasks within the company.
| | We have about 300 solutions that are available in the register of domestic software. Over the past five years, we have spent 80% of the software budget on external solutions, says Peschany. | |
In 2025, Rostelecom expects to provide 100 percent import substitution of system-wide software in the internal infrastructure. Based on a unified stack of IT tools, the company intends to build a through pipeline of secure development for internal and commercializable products. Rostelecom is also considering the transfer of all targeted services and workplaces to the corporate cloud environment under the control of the internal virtualization platform and the dynamic infrastructure Basis.
Various projects in the field of artificial intelligence are being implemented: the company, in particular, continues the development of Neurosluse, an online platform in which the user can work with many AI tools and services in a single workspace. The formed strategy provides for the introduction of AI services and neural networks in key business processes and products of the Rostelecom group of companies[5]
Top manager Vladimir Shadrin refused to plead guilty in the embezzlement case
On December 4, 2024, Rostelecom's director of dedicated communications networks, Vladimir Shadrin, who was arrested on charges of embezzling money from this company, declared his innocence. According to him, he did not commit the crimes incriminated to him. Read more here
"Rostelecom" remained the contractor for the development of "Gostekha"
On November 30, 2024, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved an order, according to which two organizations were identified for the further development of Gostekha, a cloud platform solution for federal and regional authorities. The work will be carried out by PJSC Sberbank of Russia and PJSC Rostelecom. Read more here.
TAdviser interview with Chairman Darius Khalitov
Over the past few years, Rostelecom has come a long way in transforming from a telecom service operator into a provider of a wide range of digital products and services. Following the business strategy of the company, the IT strategy is changing: its new version is on the way, designed for a period until 2030. How the new IT strategy will differ from the previous version, as well as about the main directions for the further development of the Rostelecom IT block in an interview with TAdviser in November 2024, said Deputy President - Chairman of the Board of Rostelecom Dariy Khalitov. Read more here.
Rostelecom top manager arrested on embezzlement charges
On November 19, 2024, the Basmanny Court of Moscow announced the arrest of Vladimir Shadrin, director of dedicated communication networks at Rostelecom. He is accused of particularly large fraud. Read more here.
Rostelecom sued millions from Russian Post for unpaid building repairs
On November 18, 2024, it became known that the Arbitration Court of the Kaliningrad Region satisfied Rostelecom's claim to recover debts from the Russian Post in connection with the unpaid repair of the building, which is jointly owned by the companies. Read more here.
A fund of ₽300 million has been created in Russia to invest in video game developers
In October 2024, it became known that the Indie Go Start fund was created in Russia with a capital of ₽300 million to invest in video game developers. The project was initiated by Rostelecom together with the Indie Go educational accelerator. The fund plans to support up to 15 projects of independent developers by the end of 2024. Read more here.
Dmitry Medvedev elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rostelecom
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Integrated provider Digital Services and Solutions. " Rostelecom Representatives of the provider reported this TAdviser on October 2, 2024. More. here
Rostelecom will talk about the Territory project at the IT in Industry 2024 conference
At the IT in Industry conference , Rostelecom will present the Territory project, the purpose of which is to develop the digital independence of Russia and develop new industry standards together with industry leaders. Read more here.
Rostelecom decided to strengthen its position in the APCS market and create an analogue of the popular Siemens solution
Rostelecom"" will participate in the creation of products and elements open industrial automation platform and in the future plans to present an alternative analogue of the company's product Siemens and. software SCADA In August 2024, TAdviser was told about this by Vladimir Volkov, vice president for work with large corporate clients of Rostelecom.
Work on the creation of an open APCS is carried out within the framework of a working group created in August 2023 by order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, its chairman is Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Shpak. The formation of a group of companies included in the industrial centers of competence (ICC) "Chemistry" and "Metallurgy" was initiated. As of August 2024, it includes 27 largest industrial companies, and about 20 more companies participate unofficially.
As part of the PP-1912 on the course on import substitution of equipment and software in the field of critical infrastructure, enterprises should switch to domestic analogues of the software and hardware complex. To solve this problem, in particular, Rostelecom plans to develop a high-load PAC, which will become a functional alternative to the popular foreign PAC today - Siemens Simatic S7-1500, Vladimir Volkov told TAdviser. It will be hardware.
As for the software, alternative software has already been developed, included in the register of domestic software - SuperSCADA. It provides functionality in terms of remote control, dispatching and working with interfaces. The developer of this product in the register is RTK Automation, a manufacturer of intelligent process control systems. The company was created in 2020 as a joint venture between MZTA and Rostelecom and is part of the MZTA Group of Companies.
Rostelecom plans to become a prominent player in the discrete and continuous production market, says Vladimir Volkov. This is not a new direction for the company: it has been working on creating solutions in this area for more than three years. We are talking about the implementation of complex projects, including not only the organization of communication channels, but also, in fact, the field level of devices, software and hardware systems, sensors, metrology, metrology circuits, as well as upper-level software circuits. All this together makes it possible to solve complex problems of production modernization.
| | After the departure of foreign vendors from Russia, such as Yokogawa, Siemens, Schneider and ABB, the market is especially in dire need of developing its own APCS products and switching to the domestic technology stack. Since Rostelecom already has extensive experience in developing and implementing its own software, we took the answer to this request for ourselves, - said the vice president for work with large corporate clients of Rostelecom. | |
In addition, the previously popular service model was also unavailable to Russian companies. For example, Siemens, Schneider provided service automation on the service model, taking over the costs and investments associated with CAPEX on the project. Rostelecom also plays the role of such a partner.
Appointment of ex-Deputy Head of the Ministry of Digital Development Dmitry Oguryaev as Vice President of Rostelecom
Ex-Deputy Head of the Ministry of Digital Development Dmitry Oguryaev has been appointed vice president of Rostelecom. This became known on August 20, 2024. Read more here.
Appointment of Yevgeny Miroshnikov as vice president of Rostelecom
Former head of the digital development department of the Belgorod region Yevgeny Miroshnikov became vice president of Rostelecom. The company reported this on August 19, 2024. Read more here.
Rostelecom employee died during shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region
On August 15, 2024, it became known that an employee of Rostelecom was killed in shelling by the armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kursk region. The tragic incident occurred in the border area, where specialists carried out work to restore communication. Read more here.
In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, accused of preparing a terrorist attack at Rostelecom facilities were convicted
In mid-August 2024, a military court sentenced two residents of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Vyacheslav Koromyslov and Sergei Nazarchuk, accused of preparing a terrorist attack at Rostelecom communications facilities. According to the investigation, the accused planned to blow up cell sites in order to protest the current government and prevent the sending of subpoenas for those mobilized through Public services. The court sentenced them to seven and six years in prison, respectively. Read more here.
Launch of a free educational program "Data analysis in Low-code platforms" together with TSU
IT-school Rostelecom"" on August 14, 2024 announced the start of the free educational online program "Analysis data Low-code in Platforms." The program is implemented in the framework of cooperation with (Tomsk State University TSU) with the support of the federal project "Employment Promotion." More. here
Rostelecom brought 8 IT subsidiaries and more than 60 IT solutions into a separate cluster
On August 8, 2024, Rostelecom announced to TAdviser the creation of a commercial IT cluster consolidating expertise and advanced development of IT subsidiaries. The cluster will offer the market more than 60 ready-made IT solutions covering a wide range of tasks of digitalization and increasing the efficiency of business processes.
| | "The formation of a commercial IT cluster is a natural stage in the development of Rostelecom as a driver of digital transformation. We are ready to provide accumulated experience and expertise to companies striving to optimize processes, increase competitiveness and accelerate business growth through the introduction of digital technologies, "commented Mikhail Oseevsky, President of Rostelecom | |
The newly formed division will be headed by David Martirosov as senior vice president for commercial IT products at Rostelecom. He previously served as vice president of IT Operations and Infrastructure.
As noted in the company, the emergence of a commercial IT cluster completes the reorganization of the IT direction of Rostelecom, which now includes two independent units. Thus, the IT unit under the leadership of Senior Vice President for Information Technology Dariya Khalitova is focused on a large-scale transformation of the IT landscape, including the introduction of AI technologies, complete import substitution and the implementation of strategic projects, including of national importance. In turn, the commercial IT cluster under the leadership of Senior Vice President David Martirosov will work as a vendor of software products for external customers, supplying IT solutions to the market.
| | "The strategic goal of the commercial IT cluster is to promote digital business transformation. As a vendor, we offer the market access to proven technologies that have successfully proven themselves both within the company and from external customers from different industries. Rostelecom plans to actively develop the cluster, including through M&A transactions, expanding its portfolio of IT products and services, "said David Martirosov, Senior Vice President for Commercial IT Products at Rostelecom. | |
The commercial IT cluster will include companies:, "Basis",, "Golden Eagle",, "TData" Sputnik" Aikumen IBS RTK "OS Group" IT plus," "," RTK Soft Labs as well as product lines (RTK DPC "Public Cloud" including) and ecosystems "Lukomorye." Among the solutions offered:, cloud services development tools, ON data management products virtualization servers , and workplaces, dynamic infrastructure, technologies and others. artificial intelligence
Appointment of Vasily Slushkin as director of programs in the block for the development of state digital platforms at Rostelecom
In early August 2024, it became known about the appointment of Vasily Slushkin as director of programs in the block for the development of state digital platforms in Rostelecom. As part of the telecommunications operator, the ex-head of the Gostech PKU began to oversee the areas of ecology and nature management. Read more here.
Agreement with TSU on training of highly qualified IT personnel
On June 6, 2024, Rostelecom and Tomsk State University (TSU) announced the start of cooperation in the field of training highly qualified IT personnel and the development of specialized programs for additional and additional professional education (DOP and DPO). Signatories were David Martirosov, Vice President for IT Operation and Infrastructure of PJSC Rostelecom, and Eduard Galazhinsky, Rector of Tomsk State University. Read more here.
Dariy Khalitov became the chief information officer of Rostelecom
Dariy Khalitov, who has served as vice president for information systems development for the past two years, has been appointed senior vice president for information technology at PJSC Rostelecom. This was reported to TAdviser on May 13, 2024 by representatives of Rostelecom. In this post, Darius replaced Kirill Menshov, who left the company of his own free will and moved to Sberbank.
Placement of bonds in the amount of 10 billion rubles
Rostelecom placed exchange-traded bonds in the amount of 10 billion rubles, the coupon rate will be 14.4% per annum. The company announced this on March 29, 2024.
Under the terms of the placement, the term of circulation of bonds will be 2 years from the date of the placement, the face value of one bond - 1,000 rubles.
Settlements on transactions when placing bonds of the 002R-14R series will be held on the Moscow Exchange on April 3, 2024. The funds from the placement will go to refinance the existing debt and will not lead to an increase in the debt burden
The organizer of the placement of bonds was Gazprombank.
Securing 100% of Mango Telecom
In February 2024, Rostelecom, through a subsidiary of Telecom-1 LLC, secured 100% of Mango Telecom and M. Developer, owned by Embisi Invest ZPIF. This is evidenced by the data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRUL). Read more here.
Rostelecom appointed sole executor of IT services in the government building in Moscow City
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree appointing Rostelecom as the only contractor for the provision of IT services in the government building in Moscow City. The corresponding document was published on February 7, 2024. Read more here.
Rostelecom appointed sole executor of the GIS OMS modernization project
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree, which he again appointed Rostelecom as the sole executor of the project to modernize the state information system of compulsory health insurance (GIS compulsory medical insurance). The corresponding document was published in early February 2024. Read more here.
2023
2nd place in the TAdviser rating "The largest participants in the Russian unified communications market"
Rostelecom took 2nd place in the ranking of the largest suppliers of solutions in the field of unified communications, prepared by TAdviser in December 2024 based on the revenue of companies from the implementation of relevant projects for 2023. Read more here.
Mishustin appointed Rostelecom the only provider of Internet access services for election commissions and schools
On January 23, 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree appointing Rostelecom as the only provider of Internet access services for secondary schools, secondary vocational educational institutions, as well as for regional and territorial election commissions. In addition, the operator will be responsible for data protection tools and tools to restrict access to prohibited information. Read more here.
"Rostelecom" increases by 10% the tariffs for the passage of traffic for operators. Communication in Russia will rise in price
At the end of November 2023, it became known about the order of the Ministry of Ministry of Digital Development to increase the maximum prices for interconnection and traffic passing services provided by Rostelecom. As a result, communication in Russia will rise in price.
As Kommersant"" writes with reference to the document of the Ministry of Digital Development, the cost of services for passing Rostelecom traffic in January 2024 will be increased by 10% due to "economic changes in the last two years." We are talking about the total level, inflations which for 2020-2023. reached 32%, the newspaper clarifies.
Rostelecom itself is in favor of raising prices. The previous increase in tariffs was planned in the fall of 2021 - the provider asked to increase the cost of its services by 6.5% "in connection with the development of communication networks," but the document was never accepted in the end.
MTS The publication was told that the company "assesses the possible impact of the increase in prices for its own expenses and the impact on subscribers." At the same time, the telecom operator recognizes an increase in the cost of infrastructure maintenance costs.
| | MTS has a sufficient resource of its own backbone networks and will optimize costs as much as possible by using its capacities, the company said. | |
According to the source, Kommersant after the increase in tariffs, the cost of passing voice traffic will also increase. Against this background, the costs of operators will first increase, then the changes will affect the cost of final consumer services, the newspaper's interlocutor explained. According to him, we should expect an increase in final tariffs within inflation, but up to 10%. The Ministry of Digital Development claims that tariffs for Rostelecom subscribers and other operators will not change.
An analyst at the MForum Aleksei Boyko forum attributes the increase in Rostelecom tariffs primarily to an increase in the company's equipment and labor costs.[6]
TAdviser interview with Dmitry Khalitov, Vice President for Information Systems Development
Dariy Khalitov, Vice President for Information Systems Development at Rostelecom, in November 2023, in an interview with TAdviser, spoke about the transformation of the concept of "project management system" (SUP), trends in the development of the global and Russian market segments of SUP, and Rostelecom's developments in this area - the YAGA platform and the LUKOMORYE IT product family. Read more here.
Agreement with the Higher School of Economics on the development of a series of training cases
Rostelecom and the Higher School of Business of the Higher School of Economics (VSHB) on November 7, 2023 signed a long-term partnership agreement, under which VSHB teachers will develop a series of training cases based on an analysis of real business situations from the management practice of Rostelecom group companies. A total of 16 cases will be created covering different aspects of management: project management, strategies and marketing, organizational behavior, leadership, as well as operational and financial management. Read more here.
Mishustin approved Rostelecom as the only procurement contractor for a digital platform in the social sphere
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree appointing Rostelecom as the sole executor of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation in 2023 and 2024. procurement of work on the creation of the state information system "Unified Centralized Digital Platform in the Social Sphere" (second stage). The corresponding document was published at the end of October 2023. Read more here.
The discovery of the cyber police in conjunction with the Don State Technical University
Rostelecom"" together with a subsidiary expert in the field cyber security of "" Solar launched a cyberpolygon in the south. Russia The cyber training platform has opened in the Rostov-on-Don base with the Don State Technical University (DSTU) support of the regional. governments Rostelecom announced this on October 11, 2023. More. here
Innopolis University Agreement to Train Next Generation Engineers
On September 21, 2023, Rostelecom and Innopolis University signed a cooperation agreement within the framework of the federal project Advanced Engineering Schools (PISH). The document was signed by Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technology at Rostelecom, and Kirill Semenikhin, Director of Innopolis University. The parties intend to create joint educational programs for the training of new generation engineers, develop and apply advanced technologies for the development of IT products, as well as exchange experience and knowledge between teachers, students and specialists of both organizations. Read more here.
Top manager of Rostelecom crashed to death on a motorcycle on Rublevka
Top manager of Rostelecom Anton Kalinin died in an accident on Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway in Moscow. This was reported on July 20, 2023 by the TASS agency with reference to the press service of the capital's headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Read more here.
Rostelecom selected the only GIS supplier on the GosTech platform
On July 3, 2023, it became known that by order of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Roste lecom company was determined by the only supplier for state contracts for the creation, operation and development of state information systems (GIS) on the GosTech platform. Read more here.
Creation of a venture capital fund of 8 billion rubles
On June 15, 2023, Rostelecom announced the launch of a new venture capital fund. Its volume will amount to 8 billion rubles, said Sergey Anokhin, First Vice President and Financial Director of the company.
| | This is the amount of investment in addition to our existing fund and investment plans for the development of a new digital business, "he explained (quoted by Interfax). | |
Speaking about the current venture capital fund of Rostelecom, Anokhin was referring to KommIT Capital, which, according to the top manager of Rostelecom, plans to invest about 13 billion rubles in more mature companies in the next 3 years, which have already "groped" their niches.
As for the new venture capital fund, he, as Sergei Anokhin said, will focus on supporting domestic Internet services, digital platforms, and industrial software developers . He added that the fund will focus on those companies that have passed through industrial centers of competence in the field of import substitution of software. The fund will invest in such companies both independently and in cooperation with other major players.
The size of the fund of several billion rubles is quite significant for Russian venture capital funds, according to experts interviewed by Vedomosti, commenting on the government's initiative to support the venture. The amount of even 3 billion rubles called "decent for the Russian fund" the founder of the analytical platform Dsight (Disite) Arseny Dabbach. According to him, over the past five years, venture capital funds with a volume of more than 2 billion rubles have been created on the Russian market less than ten. 3 billion rubles - "the typical size of the Russian venture capital fund, although due to inflation and the depreciation of the ruble, many teams are now trying to raise larger amounts," said Alexey Basov, managing partner of the investment bank BSF Capital[7]
What state IT projects Putin promised to implement the head of Rostelecom
On June 7, 2023, a working meeting of President RFVladimir Putin with the head of Rostelecom Mikhail Oseevsky was held, within the framework of which issues of eliminating digital inequality, increasing the share of mass socially significant services available in electronic form, achieving "digital maturity" of key sectors of the economy and social sphere, in particular healthcare. This was reported on the Kremlin website.
According to Oseevsky, a new platform for the social sphere - the social treasury - has already been developed. In 2023, it is planned to be implemented in all regions of the Russian Federation. It is assumed that after the introduction of the platform, which will cover the Pension Fund, the Social Insurance Fund, medical and sociological expertise, citizens will receive social services remotely, without paper documents and proactively.
| | Great. It will just really help people, make their lives easier, "the head of state appreciated. | |
Mikhail Oseevsky also said that by June 2023, Rostelecom and the CEC of Russia are completing work on the creation of a new election platform, which, together with the remote electronic voting system, will have to be used in the presidential elections in 2024. The start of testing the system is scheduled for autumn 2023.
Another topic of the report of the head of Rostelecom was the project "Elimination of digital inequality," within the framework of which telecommunications communication of small settlements is provided.
| | Last [2022], this project gained a new breath, a new meaning, the installation of base stations for mobile communications began. Citizens had such a request, and we now see in traffic in these settlements that it is more than the national average. People are very active through the Internet using government services, educational resources, information. This [2023] year and in the next years this work will continue, - said Oseevsky. | |
He also spoke about the construction of the West-East main canal:
| | From the western border we reached Moscow and over the next three years we plan to go to the eastern border. Most importantly, the interest in this project of our Asian partners has not decreased, they are still waiting for completion, since the shortest route from Asia to Europe lies through our territory.[8] | |
TAdviser interview with Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President, Information Technology
Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technology of PJSC Rostelecom, told TAdviser how Rostelecom participates in the creation of a technologically independent industry of the Russian high-tech industry. Read more here.
Creating a B2E TechLab with Magnit
Rostelecom and the federal retail network Magnit are creating a technological laboratory B2E TechLab to launch new digital solutions and products in the retail sector. Rostelecom announced this on April 18, 2023. Read more here.
Rostelecom launches its own production of surveillance cameras and telecom equipment
On April 13, 2023, Rostelecom announced the launch of its own video surveillance cameras and telecommunications equipment. The production of this device will be carried out by subsidiaries - Elektra and RTT in St. Petersburg and Moscow, said Mikhail Oseevsky, President of Rostelecom. Read more here.
In the Voronezh region revealed collusion during the construction of communication lines for 901 million rubles
On March 15, 2023, it became known that the Tushinsky District Court of Moscow would consider the criminal case of a cartel conspiracy at the auction to find a contractor for the construction of communication lines in the Voronezh Region. Read more here.
Small Business IT Equipment Provider Growth Program Approval
On January 31, 2023, it became known that Rostelecom approved a program to "grow" suppliers of IT equipment and other solutions from small businesses in order to potentially participate in the procurement of goods, works and services. It will be implemented with the participation of the SME Corporation.
The press service of the latter reported that the initiative of Rostelecom involves the possibility of announcing selections among SMEs for "growing" suppliers in several positions at once, including overalls and footwear, computers, monitors and projectors, communication equipment and components for it, antennas and holders for them, gas analyzers, structures and communication lines, work on laying communication lines.
Rostelecom will accept applications for the first "growing" program from SME monitor suppliers (OKPD code 2 26.20.17). The selection began on January 30, 2023, and will last a little more than a month - until March 1.
For those included in the "growing" programs of SME suppliers, state-owned companies will develop individual development maps. At the discretion of the customer, they can provide for a set of measures, including methodological and information, financial and legal, organizational and methodological support, as well as the ability to conclude offset agreements.
On November 12, 2022, changes came into force that launched the implementation of programs for "growing" SME suppliers.
According to them, customers - companies with state participation can provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises to expand their capabilities and increase efficiency. It is carried out as part of the implementation of the national project for the development of SMEs, which is supervised by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.
In addition to Rostelecom, the program of "growing" suppliers from among SMEs at the end of January 2023 was approved by Russian Railways and Inter RAO[9]
Create a Data Development Company
On January 12, 2023, it became known that Rostelecom had created a new company to which the telecommunications operator would transfer the business of developing data management services. The established structure was called Tdata, its general director is Stanislav Lazukov, head of sales at Rostelecom's data management unit. Read more here.
2022
Rostelecom will continue to be the only supplier of ICT infrastructure for Rostelecom Public services in 2023-2024.
On December 26, 2022, an order signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was published, according to which Rostelecom will continue to be the only supplier of ICT infrastructure for Public services in 2023-2024. More details here
Rostelecom has created a company in the field of medical intelligent systems and compulsory medical insurance services
On November 23, 2022, it became known about the creation of a joint venture (JV) by Rostelecom and the Element Laboratory - for the development of intelligent systems and digital services for compulsory health insurance (compulsory medical insurance ). Read more here.
Top manager of Rostelecom sentenced to prison for supplying computers with counterfeit software to medical institutions
At the end of October 2022, a verdict was passed on the deputy director of the Ulyanovsk branch of Rostelecom in a case of fraud in the supply of computer equipment to medical institutions. The accused received 2 years in prison with serving in a general regime colony. Read more here.
Rostelecom closes all communication salons
On October 6, 2022, it became known about Rostelecom's decision to close all its communication salons, in which companies, individuals and legal entities, could connect Rostelecom services and services, buy a smartphone, repay a loan, make a money transfer, receive an order from an online store, etc. Read more here.
Putin appointed "daughter" "Rostelecom" the organizer of the development of identification and authentication technologies in the Russian Federation
At the end of September 2022 Russia Vladimir Putin , the president appointed the "daughter" "the Rostelecom organizer of the development of identification technologies in the Russian authentications Federation. We are talking about the company "Center for Biometric Technologies" (CBT). More. here
Rostelecom has been selected as the only integrator of GIS OMS and Uniform State Health Information System
In September 2022, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree that approved the sole executor of the contract for the integration of GIS compulsory medical insurance and Uniform State Health Information System. Read more here.
Roskomnadzor drew up a protocol at Rostelecom for data leaks
On July 22, 2022, information appeared that Roskomnadzor had drawn up an administrative protocol against Rostelecom under Part 1 of Art. 13.11 of the Administrative Code ("Violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of personal data"). This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to a representative of the department. The maximum fine under this article for a single violation is 100,000 rubles, for a repeated one - up to 300,000 rubles.
The protocol was submitted to the court - which one is not specified. It is also known that during the audit, Roskomnadzor revealed violations of the law in the field of circulation of personal data of customers.
The press service of Rostelecom did not comment on this information.[10]
Data from Rostelecom employees hit the Web
On June 6, 2022, it became known that Rostelecom employees' data were publicly available. The company confirmed the problem and suggested that it arose due to the actions of one of the former employees.
According to the Telegram channel "Information Leaks," the text file posted on the darknet contains 109.3 thousand lines, including:
- Full name of the employee;
- Corporate email address (all on the rt.ru domain and its subdomains);
- Login to the corporate system and domain;
- Contact phone numbers (home, work, mobile);
- Characteristics of the dismissed and active employee;
- Record creation date (19.01.2021 to 15.12.2021);
- Position of the employee.
As noted by the Telegram channel, earlier the same source laid out the databases of the SKOLKOVO Management School, the educational portal GeekBrains, the Yakut portal Ykt.Ru and the delivery service Delivery Club. Judging by the leaked data, there are contact data from employees of various regional branches of the company.
Rostelecom explained that the company has begun an investigation into the leakage of data from the company's internal accounts, and the possibility of external penetration into the infrastructure is excluded.
{{quote 'We are aware of information that has appeared on Telegram channels. We check for involvement in the incident of one of the former employees, who in December 2021 copied part of the internal telephone directory. An investigation is underway. There is no talk of external penetration into the company's systems, the Rostelecom press service said. }} In the first half of 2022, several large data leaks of users of Russian services were registered. Against this background, the Ministry of Digital Development agreed on a bill that tightens the responsibility of companies for the leakage of personal data of customers. It involves not only the introduction of a revolving fine of 1%, but also an increase to 3% if the company tries to hide the incident.[11]
TAdviser interview with Alexei Nikolaev and Arina Smotrova
Process Mining The representative TAdviser talked with, the Arina Smotrova director of programs of the Transformation Office, and, the Rostelecom Alexey Nikolaev director of the competence center for management IT and monitoring systems, about what the concept is, what the conditions and prerequisites for its implementation are, the degree of readiness for its adoption by business, as well as the goals and results of a specific project for the deployment of Process Mining at Rostelecom. T1 Integration More. here
Rostelecom asked the government to make it the only supplier of servers and DSS for public procurement
On May 13, 2022, it became known about Rostelecom's request to make its affiliated structure the only supplier of servers and DSS for public procurement. Thus, the company plans to create a "single window" for government purchases of computer equipment. Read more here.
The Ministry of Digital Development terminated the contract with Rostelecom for the electronic driver's license system
On May 13, 2022, it became known that the Ministry of Ministry of Digital Development terminated a state contract with Rostelecom for the creation of driver's license windows. In the future, the project would allow drivers to present rights to traffic inspectors from a mobile application. Read more here.
Theft of telecom equipment in Chelyabinsk
As it became known on May 4, 2022, telecom equipment was stolen from Rostelecom in Chelyabinsk, which is why hundreds of subscribers were left without communication for some time. The incident occurred in the afternoon on one of the streets of the Metallurgical district of the city.
According to the service engineer of the Chelyabinsk branch of Rostelecom Pavel Shevchenko, whose words are quoted by the operator's press service, he, heading with his partner to call the subscriber, accidentally noticed that the door of one of the street distribution cabinets was broken, and an unknown man was operating near him. He cut the distribution cables of the communication center, on which the availability of services for customers depends. The kidnapper tried to flee, but company employees were able to stop him.
The Rostelecom report notes that due to the actions of the attacker, hundreds of city subscribers could remain without telephony and Internet services.
The director of the Chelyabinsk branch of Rostelecom Mikhail Sergeyev noted that the optical cable that the company uses to build infrastructure does not contain non-ferrous metals. It is only used in the telecommunications industry.
| | Today, when most issues are resolved remotely, high-quality reliable Internet and telephony is more important than ever. By damaging telecommunications infrastructure, offenders leave city residents, medical, social and educational institutions without communication. Our emergency teams always respond quickly to such situations, - said Sergeyev. | |
Rostelecom recalled responsibility for damage to communication lines that are protected by the law of the Russian Federation. For damage to telecom infrastructure or theft of its elements, liability threatens up to criminal with maximum terms of imprisonment of up to five years.
Launch of sales of office solutions program "MyOffice"
Rostelecom"," a major Russia integrated provider in digital services and solutions, and, "MyOffice" the Russian a development company office software for collaboration documents and communications, launched a sales program for office solutions "MyOffice" through distributor the telecom operator channel. This was announced by the company "MyOffice" on April 25, 2022.
Now Rostelecom customers will be able to purchase MyOffice products when contacting their personal managers. The program is addressed to a wide pool of existing and future Rostelecom customers - departments, state-owned companies and private business throughout Russia.
Within the framework of the partnership, Rostelecom can offer customers a license that includes any MyOffice solutions, depending on the needs and infrastructure of organizations, including current products - office solutions of release 2.0 and corporate mail of the updated generation of Mailion.
This partnership accelerates the development of the program of digital transformation of the public sector and Russian business in general, making domestic software more accessible to customers of any level. Rostelecom is expanding its list of services, strengthening its position in the software and integration solutions market, and MyOffice is increasing the number of sales channels for its products.
| | Rostelecom has been working with MyOffice since 2016, we were one of the first to see the prospect in the company's technologies and made a strategic decision to cooperate. As of April 2022, our interaction is reaching a different level, we are starting active sales of Russian office software for the entire network of corporate clients through our own points of sale of products. Since the beginning of 2022, we have already recorded a noticeable increase in demand for current and secure office software from our customers, commented Hamid Nurgaleev, Director of the Office of Promising Products of the Corporate and State Segments of Rostelecom.
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| | We see our task in making MyOffice solutions as accessible as possible to companies in all regions of the Russian Federation, regardless of their areas of activity. Office software is a key component of the infrastructure of any user. The developed Rostelecom network covers all 85 regions of the Russian Federation, this is an excellent platform for the distribution of our software products, said Elena Nepochatova, commercial director of MyOffice.
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Disconnecting from LINX Internet Traffic Exchange Point
On March 12, 2022, the Ministry of Digital Development announced that Rostelecom and MegaFon had disconnected LINX, which is located in London, from the Internet traffic exchange point. Disconnecting the British LINX will not affect the speed and quality of the connection of domestic operators. Traffic will be redistributed to other Internet traffic exchange nodes. Read more here.
Rostelecom is on the US sanctions list
Rostelecom is also listed in the new extensive US sanctions list announced by US President Joe Biden on February 24, 2022. In a press release from the US Treasury, it is classified as a block of companies for which restrictions on raising capital in foreign currency are provided.
Rostelecom says that these restrictions will not affect the company's activities.
| | We have a fully ruble portfolio of funds raised. These restrictions on attracting in foreign currency will not affect the company's activities, Rostelecom said[12]. | |
Rostelecom is the largest Russian telecom operator and the largest data center operator. In the status of the only performer, he is responsible for projects in the field of e-government (including the portal of public services,, SMEV ESIA, etc.), a single biometric system, a single state information system health care and a number of others.
For more information on the new US sanctions against Russia, see here.
Russian IT companies that fell under US, EU and British sanctions in 2022-2024 TAdviser map
TAdviser drew up a map of Russian IT companies in 2022-2024. which fell under the sanctions of the United States, the EU and Britain. It included, among other things, Rostelecom. The article about the map can be found here.
2021
Obtaining digital guarantees from Ak Bars Bank on the Masterchain platform
Ak Bars Bank issued To Rostelecom a "digital warranty on the platform MasterChain." This became known on January 10, 2021. here More.
TAdviser interview with Data Management Director Sergey Nosov
Rostelecom In recent years, the company "" has made a huge way to effectively manage corporate data and gain value based on their analysis. Using the capabilities, Open Source the largest Russian provider digital services and solutions has created a complex for solving all data-based tasks - from storage and transportation to quality control and deep analytics. TAdviser In December 2021, he spoke about the results and plans of the company with the director of (CDO data management) of Rostelecom. Sergey Nosov Read more here. [1]
Plan for IPO of data center and information security areas as separate companies
On November 17, 2021 it became known that Rostelecom plans to increase twice for the next four years capitalization and by one and a half times. For this purpose it will allocate the most fast-growing parts of business in separate clusters, and subsequently wants to bring them to the IPO. Two main clusters on which Rostelecom - "DPC / cloud services" and "Information security" stakes.
Among the areas that the company also plans to allocate to separate clusters are streaming services, cyber gaming business, intelligent telecom services, as well as such a non-obvious project as the Digital Region.
Sergey Anokhin, Senior Vice President and Financial Director of PJSC Rostelecom, said that over the five-year horizon, from 2020 to 2025, the company intends to double the free cash flow and more than double the dividend per share.
to data Bloomberg As of November 11, 2021, referred to by the president of Rostelecom, the Mikhail Oseevsky company's capitalization amounted to 320 billion rubles, and EV - 860 billion rubles. However, the assessment of Rostelecom's management at the end of 2021 is higher: the cost of the company's equity will be 380 billion rubles, in EV - 940 billion rubles. At the same time, 82% of the cost of the enterprise will be provided by Rostelecom's main telecom business, 11% will come from data centers and cloud solutions, 5% will bring services, and INFORMATION SECURITY 2% will give the direction of the Digital Region.
In 2025, Rostelecom hopes to bring capitalization to 1.63 trillion rubles, and EV - to 890 billion rubles. At the same time, the company expects that by that time the share of the main telecom business in EV will be reduced to 58%, the contribution of data centers and cloud solutions will grow to 18%, information security will bring 9%, the Digital Region - 3%, and 12% of the cost of the enterprise will give new areas of activity.
According to Sergei Anokhin, in 2019-2020. in the areas of business that are planned to be allocated to digital clusters, Rostelecom invested about 9 billion rubles. per year, which was 8% of its entire investment program. In 2021-2025 these investments will increase to 15 billion rubles annually, which will mean 12% of the corporate investment program.
The lion's share of investments in digital clusters for the five-year period, which began in 2021, is 9.3 billion rubles. of 15 billion rubles. per year - Rostelecom will send to data centers and cloud services, the Digital Region will receive 2.7 billion rubles annually, information security - 2 billion rubles each, and other clusters - 1.2 billion rubles each.
The head of one of Rostelecom's subsidiaries believes that by Digital Region the company means direct contracts with municipal authorities for Smart City elements (from smart stops to energy service contracts).
In 2025, Rostelecom intends to increase the revenue of the data center and cloud solutions cluster to 75 billion rubles, more than 5,000 customers should bring it, and the parent structure will account for only 15% of the income. Rostelecom expects to receive more than 1/3 of the revenue from data centers and clouds in 2025 from medium and small businesses: B2B customers with services of 10-100 million rubles. a year should bring it 20% of the revenue in this area, and B2B customers who buy services annually by less than 10 million rubles. - 15%.
At the same time, Pavel Kaplunov named a significantly larger CAPEX size for 2021-2025 than his colleague Sergei Anokhin. If, according to the latest investment in the DPC and Cloud Solutions cluster during this period will amount to 9.3 billion rubles. per year, that is, 46.5 billion rubles, then the head of Rostelecom DPC announced the amount of capex of his direction for the five-year plan from 2021 in the amount of 75 billion rubles. Pavel Kaplunov clarified that 32% of this amount will go to expand the network of data centers, and 36% to the cloud platform.
Vice President for Information Security of Rostelecom Igor Lyapunov recalled that the direction of information security in the company began in May 2018
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