OREANDA-NEWS. January 10, 2008. MTT, an international and domestic long-distance telecommunications operator in Russia, started commercial operation of ‘MTT Virtual Calling Card’ throughout Russia, the press service of the company reported. This service used to be provided only in Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg and Khabarovsk. However, now ‘MTT Virtual Calling Card’ user is able to make international and long-distance calls through MTT network in entire Russia. A call can be made from any telephone, regardless the operator serving the calls made from this telephone.  A telephone set should have tone dialing. Alongside with service rendering expansion, MTT announces rate reduction for domestic long-distance and international calls made via ‘MTT Virtual Calling Card’ by 15% at an average.

OJSC Multiregional TransitTelecom is a long-distance and international telecommunication operator. The company was set up in 1994 with a mission to establish co-operation between communication operators.  MTT offers telecom services and provides efficient co-operation organization to more than 300 mobile operators and 100 PSTN operators in Russia as well as their co-operation with 50 foreign operators, signaling co-operation – with more than 300 operators. In 2005, the company obtained Rossvyaznadzor (the Federal Service for Communication Supervision) License No3202 for long-distance and international communication services to end-users in the entire Russia. The services are based on the nationwide multiservice network with its presence in every Russian region.