Comstar doubles broadband subscriber base in Moscow (Russia)Russian telecommunications operator Comstar has doubled its broadband internet subscriber base in Moscow year-on-year to 695,000 users at the end of 2007. Some 228,000 net new subscribers were added in Q4 alone, which is five times as many net additions as in Q4 2006. The 651,000 residential subscribers accounted for 94 percent of Comstar’s broadband subscriber base at year-end. The operator added 198,000 net new residential broadband subscribers in Q4, including over 66,000 new subscribers signed up by Russian carrier MGTS. An internet connection speed of 1 Mbps or more was chosen by 97 percent of the new broadband residential subscribers signed up during Q4. The number of pay-TV subscribers increased by 36,000 year-on-year to 119,4000 in Moscow at the end of 2007. According to Comstar, the increase in the subscriber base reflected the successful implementation of a revised broadband strategy. The number of broadband sales points augmented by 32 percent during 2007. MGTS subscribers are now offered internet access through telephony technical support teams. The number of broadband access points used by corporate subscribers in Moscow also doubled to 44,000 during 2007.
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