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2022: Rostelecom liquidates Geneva office
Rostelecom will liquidate its representative office in Geneva, as reported by the press service of the telecommunications operator on June 15, 2022. The closure of the Swiss office in the company was explained by the absence of the need to work with foreign partners without using online channels.
 | In accordance with the established procedure, amendments were made to the information on PJSC Rostelecom related to the liquidation of the structural unit - the company's representative office in Geneva. In this situation, interaction with foreign counterparties and organizations has lost its relevance, "Rostelecom said in a statement quoted by TASS. |  |
The company clarified that the necessary contacts can be maintained in digital channels.
Rostelecom's representative office in Geneva was opened in 1999. It was the only foreign structural unit of the company. Through it, interaction was carried out with foreign organizations and operators, including the International Telecommunication Union.
In February 2022, the United States imposed sanctions against Russia, suggesting a ban on raising capital through the issue of debt/shares applies to a number of Russian companies, including Rostelecom. The telecom company said that restrictions on raising capital in foreign currency will not affect the activities of Rostelecom, the company has a completely ruble portfolio of funds raised.
On June 2, 2022, Rostelecom President Mikhail Oseevsky said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta that the working conditions of Russian operators have changed dramatically since the end of February, but everything possible is being done in the company and the industry as a whole to ensure that information services and services remain at the proper level and are available to all customers.[1]
2020
Rostelecom transferred 40 thousand employees to remote work
Rostelecom transferred 40 thousand employees to remote work. The operator announced this on April 2, 2020.
Employees working from home are provided with remote access to workplaces, corporate mail, the necessary IT systems and solutions for conducting audio and video conferencing.
As noted in Rostelecom, the quick and large-scale transfer of personnel to "remote" occurred due to the pre-deployed infrastructure of remote connection to the company's information resources, as well as through the use of its own software products, such as Tionix Virtual Desktop (VDI). VDI is based in Rostelecom data centers.
At peak time, more than 30 thousand Rostelecom employees work remotely in the system at the same time. More than 10 thousand employees have access to corporate mail on a mobile device.
For meetings, the company has its own system for conducting audio and video conferencing so that colleagues from different cities of Russia can hold online meetings and solve work tasks in teams.
To promptly inform Rostelecom employees, it uses the corporate portal and the RT Life mobile application, where the company's news is regularly published, polls are conducted. In a pandemic, a special remote.rt.ru portal was created, which collected all information on the organization of remote work, measures to prevent coronavirus infection, and so on. A hotline is open for employees in the company.
To develop employees, there is an online university with courses, tests and webinars. Various specialists are invited to the online broadcast, including doctors who tell you what precautions you need to take to resist the coronavirus. Also, each employee can read books for free in corporate online libraries.[2]
Rostelecom made the largest office lease in Moscow
On January 27, 2020, it became known about the conclusion of the largest office lease transaction in Moscow. Rostelecom rented from Aktion Development the office part of the Akademik business center with a total area of 24 thousand square meters. m on Vernadsky Avenue.
Sources Vedomosti said that the cost of an annual lease at Akademik for Rostelecom will be about 720 million rubles. Thus, for one square meter (excluding taxes and operating expenses), the company will pay Aktion Development 20 thousand rubles a year.
The agreement with Rostelecom was signed for seven years. According to analysts interviewed by the newspaper, the company will spend about 5 billion rubles on a new office.
Rostelecom has long been looking for additional space to work in Moscow, where it plans to transfer part of the divisions. Akademik is located near the company's office. By the end of January 2020, the telecommunications operator leases 48 thousand square meters. m in the Comcity business center on the Kyiv highway. He also owns the square in the complex on Goncharnaya Street, which is occupied by the management of the holding. In 2019, Rostelecom negotiated with Trust Bank to lease the Dominion Tower business center on Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Street. But the deal never took place, the newspaper writes.
According to Colliers International, at the end of 2019, there were about 382 thousand square meters. m of free class A office space (8.7% of the total supply in this class). A large share of free space is represented by business centers located outside the Moscow Ring Road. The average rate on class A offices is about 25.5 thousand rubles per 1 sq. m per year.
The total area of the Academician BC is about 47 thousand square meters. m. For offices, floors 6 to 18 are used, as well as the 4th floor in the stylobate of the building.[3]
2016: Rostelecom office receives award
Rostelecom's office in the Comcity Office Park business park on the Kyiv highway received at the end of 2016 a BREEAM certificate of the Very Good level for decoration. The office scored 55.3 points on the rating scale. The contractor for the finishing work was RD Construction.
According to Ilya Baibus, CEO of the company, a number of energy efficient solutions have been implemented in the room. The office provides zoning and lighting control required by the standard. Each employee has the opportunity to create the desired microclimate at his workplace. For this, energy-saving LED lamps, lighting of the workplace and other premises are installed mainly natural[4]
Temperature comfort is maintained thanks to instruments and special software that allows you to analyze the thermal model of the building. Air quality is regulated according to the number of people present. So, for areas with a large and variable number of people (meeting rooms, gyms, etc.) CO2 sensors are provided.
Water consumption is monitored in the office. Cranes with reduced water consumption are installed, the design of which reduces water outflow compared to conventional plumbing. In addition, water consumption meters are provided for areas where the water consumption is more than 10% of the total water consumption of the building, and a leak monitoring system.
Materials that meet the BREEAM requirements for the level of SCRAP - volatile organic substances are used in the finishing. These requirements apply to wood panels, flooring, decorative paints and other finishing materials.
Insulation of external walls, roofing and utility systems was also used environmentally friendly materials recommended by the certification system.
Special attention is paid to the processing of household waste. The office provides premises for storing recyclable garbage, as well as containers for composting food waste.
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