Starting from 15th September 2006 OJSC North-West Telecom offers to subscribers of the Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and Kaliningrad branches a new opportunity of getting connected to the Internet – the service of broadband access under the Avangard trademark .

The ADSL technology used for providing the Avangard service makes it possible to organize a high-speed permanent channel of access to the Internet via the existing telephone line. The telephone set remains available in this case, while the information reception speed may reach 8 MB/s.

The Avangard service is first of all intended for the Internet users, for whom a high speed of data transmission, availability of the telephone line , guaranteed quality and   of connection to the Internet are important.

A contract for getting the service can be made at any client servicing centre of OJSC N.W.Telecom in Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and Kaliningrad Oblasts. The Avangard service will be paid for on the basis of monthly invoices. North-West Telecom provides round-the-clock information and maintenance support of the Avangard service via information telephones of the branches.

Information on the terms of connection , rates and telephone numbers of information and maintenance support services can be obtained at Client Servicing Centres of OJSC North-West Telecom branches and at the special web site: www.avangard-dsl.ru. A preliminary request for connection to the Internet can be filed at the Avangard site.

The Internet access service under the Avangard trademark was introduced by OJSC N.W.Telecom to the St. Petersburg market for the first time in February 2006. By today over 29,000 subscribers of OJSC N.W.Telecom in the Northern capital of Russia have become users of the broadband access Internet under the Avangard trademark . Taking into account the soaring consumers' demand for access to the Internet, North-West Telecom is planning a further development and introduction of the Avangard service throughout the Northwestern region. Before the year 2006 expires, Avangard will be available in all the 10 regional branches of the Company . Soon clients of Avangard will be able to use extra services free of charge: a game portal, a file store, etc. Development and regional market promotion of new services based on the ADSL technology are planned: digital TV, video/audio on request and many other services.