Rostelecom to Sponsor Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games

Rostelecom, denture | the largest telecommunications company in Russia, remedy has announced a partnership with the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games to sponsor the games in the Telecommunications category.

According to the memorandum, doctor Rostelecom will prepare the infrastructure and ensure the most advanced telecommunications services for the organizers, participants and guests of the Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi. 

To create a unified information telecommunications infrastructure for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi, Rostelecom will lay over 300 km of fiber optic cable and also connect 35 different Olympic venues to the network infrastructure and ensure their telecommunications services.  

The Paralympic Movement in Sochi is currently supported by 23 companies: AtoS, Samsung, Visa, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical, General Electric, Aeroflot, BOSCO Sport, Megafon, Russian Railways, Rosneft, VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus, OMEGA, Panasonic, RBK, Ingosstrakh, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia B.V., Sportloto, EF English First, Kommersant. Publishing House, Ottobock, Adecco Group and PAUL HARTMANN. 

The total revenue for the Organizing Committee from the Paralympic Marketing Program is over US$90 million, which is record for Paralympic marketing programs of Winter Games. 

Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee stated: “The Paralympic Games will be held for the first time in our country and we particularly need reliable support from professionals. This is why we have trusted Rostelecom, a long term partner of Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, with such an important element as communications and telecommunications. Together, we will try to hold the Paralympic Games at the highest level and hope that the fans, spectators and communication users will appreciate the quality of the technology provided by Rostelecom.” 

Sergey Kalugin, President of OAO “Rostelecom” added: “Social and public initiatives and projects are very important for Rostelecom. The company not only provides its customers with high quality communications services, but also actively promotes the formation of a stable social environment. The Paralympic Games in Sochi will give a unique chance to use the world experience for integrating of people with disabilities into public life. We are pleased to support Paralympic athletes and will continue our fruitful collaboration with Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee at a new level. Together we will make the Games in Sochi accessible for all.”