Fourth annual conference “Wire Communications: Tendencies and Perspectives”

27 May 2008
Marriott Grand Hotel, Moscow
Tverskaya Str. 26, Moscow (View address on the map )

PricewaterhouseCoopers is glad to invite you to the fourth annual spring conference “Wire Communications: Tendencies and Perspectives” organized by Vedomosti newspaper on 27 May in Moscow.

Competition in the fixed line market is expected to increase in 2008 and new growth drivers are likely to emerge. Broadband access and additional premium services are becoming the main competition arena for operators. Leaders in the alternative communications market such as Komstar-OTS, Golden Telecom and Svyazinvest's interregional companies are competing for customers. The biggest operators — Rostelecom and Transtelecom — may soon feel the pressure from the new long-distance communications players — Arctel, Sinterra and others. Also, mobile providers possessing fiber-optic networks are ready to compete with major operators in the fixed line segment. How will the balance change in the nearest future? What factors will shape the new market? What services and technologies will guarantee the future of fixed line operators? These developments and business models will be discussed at Vedomosti newspaper’s annual spring conference.

Mikhail Magrilov, Partner, will speak at the event and will deliver a presentation on transformation of the fixed line operators: strategic redistribution of costs for the higher business efficiency.

For more information on the conference “Wire Communications”, please visit the page on the Vedomosti website.