Stationary and mobile telephone networks are well developed in St. Petersburg. Quality phone coverage is available at an affordable price.
Stationary telephones
Service of stationary telephone communications is available in St. Petersburg from number of operators. The largest and oldest operator is North-West Telecom (St. Petersburg branch), also you can use services of Peterstar, Golden Telecom and number of other companies.
Subscription fee: from 1 750 RUB per 1 telephone line
Monthly payment: from 500 RUB per line, depending on the traffic
Mobile telephones
There are 2 standards of mobile networks operating in St. Petersburg – GSM and CDMA 2000. GSM standard is mostly widely used, covering virtually all parts of the city. CDMA offers quality communication as well as high-speed Internet access.
Mobile operators have various tariff plans and additional services. Detailed information is available on the web-sites of the mentioned companies
Calling abroad - IP calling cards
For international, national and local calls you can use your mobile or stationary phone, but you have to be aware that international calls can be rather expensive. In order to optimize communication costs you can use Skype or IP calling cards of the following operators:



