05.06.2003 | Telenor, Golden Telecom in Merger Talks
The Moscow Times
Norway's Telenor is close to acquiring a stake in Golden Telecom, a leading Russian telecoms holding, in a deal reportedly worth as much as $170 million. more...

15.05.2003 | Getting connected
The Russia Journal №33 p. 60
While most Russians are stuck with decades-old analog exchanges, businesses are getting hooked up to state-of-the-art communications systems. more...

03.02.2003 | Getting Wired
The Moscow Times Business Review Extra
Crackly lines, call interruption and temperamental Internet connections are enough to convince anyone that ordinary local telephone lines in Moscow - mostly unmodernized since their installation in the Brezhnev era or much earlier - are not viable for business purposes. more...

31.01.2003 | Laying the cables for a TV revolution.
The Russia Journal (weekly) #16 (31.01-06.02.03)
Russians haven't exactly warmed to the idea of paying for what they watch on television, but the pay TV market is set to liven up this year. more...