Kazakhtelecom OJSC continues digitalization of the republic's oblast centers

/IRBIS, June 26, 03/ - National communication operator Kazakhtelecom spread press-release today, which says about digitalization of oblast centers of the republic. In particular it's said that in Uralsk city Kazakhtelecom set in exploitation a new digital telephone station ATS-21/22 with total capacity of 15,360 numbers, instead of the old ten-step ATS-3 with total capacity of 9,860 numbers. According to the company's information as the result of introduction of the new station total assembled capacity of digital ATS of Uralsk increased to 32,640 numbers, and digitalization percent rose from 47.4 to 64. Besides, the press-release says that "transportation telecommunication network on the basis of fiber-optic communication line and digital technologies of transferring systems SDH, with total length of 32.14 km functions in the city, with the help of which any damage in eth network will be unnoticed for subscribers, for organization of high-quality interstation communication of all ATS of Uralsk city, and it also gives the possibility to transfer all types of information, including data transfer, video information and other multimedia services." The new technology of organization of city main channels lets specialized Center of technical exploitation make the non-stop monitoring for functioning of the city's whole telephone network, and also on-the-fly react in case of technical errors appearance. In accordance with introduction of the digital station and organization of additional load on telecommunication networks of Uralsk there was set in exploitation equipment of general signaling (OKS #7), and as the result of it speed of information exchange increased and possibilities of services rendering to subscribers expanded. Besides, in the oblast's center, for comfort of subscribers, who call from other regions of the country, and also in accordance with digitalization of Uralsk, there was set in operation single six-digit numbering. Besides Kazakhtelecom has notified about developing of communication by the company. In order to render new communication services and improve quality of rendered services there is being made modernization of rural ATS in the oblast and changing of analogous equipment into digital. Within last 3 years there were set 4 digital rural stations with total capacity of 2,352 numbers. Within last several years at 55 analogous ATS of the oblast there was set equipment of ANI (automatic number identification), due to which rural citizens, obtained the possibility to use automatic international and intercity communication. Within the framework of building of National sputnik communication network 29 sputnik stations DAMA function in the oblast, in order to provide remote settlements with communication, three of which were set this year in settlements Bisen, Muratsai and Taldyapan. Till the end of the year the company intends to set 2 more sputnik stations in Algabas and Toganas. Besides the company has informed about expansion of universal pay phone network. As of January 1 of 2003 there were 223 acting universal pay phones in the oblast, of them, 203 - in Uralsk. Within 2002 there were set 52 pay phones, of them: 32 - in the city, 20 - in oblast's regions. Pay phones were set in the most attended objects, which are situated along the oblast's automobile roads, in rural hospitals, shops and public call boxes, and also at customs offices, which are near the border with Russia. Within 2002 Kazakhtelecom organized public call boxes by means radio extender sets in 18 settlements. Within the framework of this project setting of 37 radio extenders in the oblast's settlements, where there are no telephones, is planned for this year. Number of Internet users, which have access to Web-resources with the help of services, which Kazakhtelecom renders, increased last year by more than 259%, and their total traffic was about 12 m. minutes of working in the Internet. Telephone density of West-Kazakhstan oblast is 11.2 sets per 100 people, in cities - 18.6 sets per 100 people and in settlements - 4.9 sets per 100 people. Total volume of Kazakhtelecom's investments into modernization and development of telecommunications of West-Kazakhstan oblast in 2002 equaled to KZT268 m. According to the company's data in 2003 volume of investments will equal to KZT483 m., including for modernization of rural telephone stations KZT102 m. [2003-06-26]