Belarus News
July 2008
Belarus to issue tender for 3G licences
03/07/2008
First hearings on amendments to Belarusian telecommunications law
02/07/2008
June 2008
Top100 websites in Belarus (June 2008)
17/06/2008
Belarusian Internet gateway will be broadened to 4.5Gbit/s
07/06/2008
May 2008
Government sets USD500m price tag on BeST stake
27/05/2008
Top100 websites in Belarus (May 2008)
20/05/2008
Social Networks' Traffic in Belarus
07/05/2008
Beltelecom invests 150 million USD in communications
03/05/2008
April 2008
Turkcell to buy majority stake in BeST?
30/04/2008
Beltelecom awards IPTV contract to ZTE
29/04/2008
Belarusian Minister of Communications: There are 170 thousand broadband Internet users in Belarus
24/04/2008
Top100 websites in Belarus (April 2008)
17/04/2008
The cost of online advertising in Belarus by the year 2010 could increase to 10 million USD
13/04/2008
Turkcell plans bid for BeST
11/04/2008
March 2008
Belarusian Ministry of Communications: in case of de monopolization Beletelecom will loose from 20 to 30% of its profit
28/03/2008
Belarusian deputy minister predicts 500.000 broadband internet users in 2010
22/03/2008
Belarusian internet shops' turnover reached 26 billion Belarusian roubles
20/03/2008
Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs comes to an agreement on anticriminal cooperation with PayPal and eBay
18/03/2008
Top100 websites in Belarus (March 2008)
16/03/2008
Belarusian Ministry of Statistics: every fourth Belarusian household owns a computer
12/03/2008
February 2008
Belarusian government expects 8 million mobile phone users by the end of 2010
28/02/2008
Belarus buy hits Telekom Austria profits
27/02/2008
Top100 websites in Belarus (February 2008)
16/02/2008
MTS in 2007
11/02/2008
Seven "Electronic Belarus" projects accomplished in 2007
05/02/2008
42% of websites in the .by zone are vulnerable
01/02/2008
January 2008
Archives of Belarus website: more than 2,5 mln visitors in 2007
31/01/2008
Top100 websites in Belarus (January 2008)
17/01/2008
Cybercrime in Belarus in the beginning of 2008
11/01/2008
Beltelecom launches 105 Wi-Fi hot spots by the end of 2007 Wi-Fi
10/01/2008
December 2007
Beltelecom in 2007
24/12/2007
Government: no plans to sell BeST shares
20/12/2007
Top100 websites in Belarus (December 2007)
17/12/2007
Belarusian draft law on informatization passed first hearings at the parliament
13/12/2007
Internet access for Belarusian small towns
10/12/2007
Belarusian Ministry of communications: Communications market liberalization requires tariff rebalancing
05/12/2007
November 2007
Broadband in Belarus
22/11/2007
Telekom Austria completes purchase of MDC stake
20/11/2007
Top100 websites in Belarus (November 2007)
16/11/2007
Intel makes an assessment of Belarusian computer market
07/11/2007
October 2007
Belpochta won a competition for a right to give internet access in public access points for 2007-2008
28/10/2007
"Cosmos-TV" provides unlimited Internet access
23/10/2007
Top100 websites in Belarus (October 2007)
17/10/2007
BeST deploys Alca-Lu and Amdocs support systems
13/10/2007
Beltelecom to deploy NGN for multiservice data networks
10/10/2007
September 2007
Synterra, Beltelecom to build trans-border fibre link
30/09/2007
Telekom Austria edges closer to Velcom acquisition
29/09/2007
Belarusian mass-media in 2007
20/09/2007
Beltelecom provides Internet access to 16 village schools
18/09/2007
Top100 websites in Belarus (September 2007)
17/09/2007
Belarus in ITU Statistics for 2006
10/09/2007
Telekom Austria eyes Belarus
10/09/2007
Ministry to launch internet access tender for ISPs
08/09/2007
Belarus holds 78th place in Digital Opportunity Index
06/09/2007
August 2007
Lukashenko's customised version of Internet
30/08/2007
Velcom becomes a foreign company
22/08/2007
Top100 websites in Belarus (August 2007)
11/08/2007
Beltelecom is planning to increase the number of its xDSL ports
09/08/2007
BeST invests USD 200 mln into its network development
02/08/2007
July 2007
Ministry of Communications and Informatisation initiated discussion of the Regulations on telecommunications services licensing
31/07/2007
Belarusian state telco "Beltelecom" launches Wi-Fi
24/07/2007
Russian Svyaznoy group enters Belarusian market
23/07/2007
Beltelecom launches tender for NGN multiservice network equipment
18/07/2007
Top100 websites in Belarus
11/07/2007
Belarusian bidding for universal service failed
10/07/2007
June 2007
Russian mobile operator MTS is not planning to increase its share in its Belarusian joint venture MTS Belarus
28/06/2007
Belarusian state company Minsk TV and Information Networks invests Br2 bln into cable TV network
21/06/2007
Major tendencies of Belarusian telecommunications sector development
19/06/2007
New fiber optic line junction put into operation by Beltelecom
07/06/2007
May 2007
Belarusian government launches tender for 2007-2008 universal services rendering
24/05/2007
Belarusian Fund of Informatization to be liquidated by August, 2007
21/05/2007
Velcom launches a pilot 3G netwok in Mogilev
09/05/2007
April 2007
Beltelecom and BelCel launch WLL network in Belarus
30/04/2007
Belarusian Velcom investments total USD 402 mln
22/04/2007
Beltelecom announces bidding for Ethernet network equipment
20/04/2007
The Belarusian Association of Journalists warns: the new Law on Information and Informatization may restrict freedom of expression
13/04/2007
Belarusian state-owned telco Beltelecom is planning to put into operation a new fiber-optic line junction
09/04/2007
First hearings on Telecommunications Draft Law at Belarusian Parliament
04/04/2007
March 2007
Belarusian authorities restrict internet access
26/03/2007
Draft Law On information, Informatization and Information protection is to be discussed at Belarusian Parliament
12/03/2007
Draft programme on ICT and internet for education discussed by Belarusian Council of Ministers
02/03/2007
February 2007
Belarusian government creates universal service reserve fund
23/02/2007
Belarusian Minister of communications considers it necessary to change rates for communications services
16/02/2007
Belarusian government adopts regulations on computer clubs and internet cafes
15/02/2007
The major trends of MTS activities in 2007
07/02/2007
January 2007
Beltelecom lunches a new numbering system
29/01/2007
Sa-Si.TV : the first Vlog in Belarus
22/01/2007
Beltelecom put into operation 2000 km fiber-optic communication lines in 2006
10/01/2007
VELCOM investments plans for 2007
06/01/2007
Belarus: 430 hi-tech crimes disclosed in 2006
04/01/2007
December 2006
Grodno internet community contributes to the New Year Eve celebrations at Grodno orphanage
26/12/2006
100 thousand Belarusbank card holders use SMS-banking services
21/12/2006
SaM Solutions has successfully passed an external annual audit of the compliance with the international standard ISO 9001 requirements
17/12/2006
Beltelecom is planning to launch a single billing system by the end of 2007
11/12/2006
November 2006
The number of MTS services subscribers goes beyond 3 mln
26/11/2006
Belarusian GSM operators expand EDGE services
22/11/2006
50 000 fixed phone numbers are to be put into operation by the end of 2006
20/11/2006
Belarus holds 67th position in Human Development Index
12/11/2006
October 2006
Telecommunications development programme for 2006-2010 adopted in Belarus
31/10/2006
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) launches a new computer class in Belarusian Chechersk
27/10/2006
BeST is planning to extend its network by the end of 2006
22/10/2006
A new portal Belarus.by launched within the framework of Belarusian Informatization programme
11/10/2006
Belarusian online advertising market volume will total USD1mln by the end of 2006
06/10/2006
September 2006
Belarus holds 76th place in Digital Opportunity Index
26/09/2006
Internet portal for Belarusian farming industry
16/09/2006
Governmental regulations on Internet shops adopted in Belarus
15/09/2006
Belarusian Mobile Digital Communications strengthens positions at the Belarusian market
07/09/2006
Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatization extends telecommunications networks in rural areas
06/09/2006
Belarusbank chooses SAP for banking
04/09/2006
August 2006
MTS launches EDGE in Minsk
28/08/2006
Russian CBOSS wins Beltelecom bidding
21/08/2006
Belarusian government approves the priorities of telecommunications networks use in emergency situations
17/08/2006
State Committee on Radio Frequencies will be attached to the Security Council of Belarus
04/08/2006
Minsk (Belarus) ranks 49 overall E-Governance
01/08/2006
July 2006
33% of Belarusian regional centers population are internet users
19/07/2006
State programme for bank plastic cards technical infrastructure development in 2006-2010 adopted in Belarus
17/07/2006
Tax preferences for Belarusian Integral subsidiary
13/07/2006
June 2006
National Center for data processing launched in Belarus
29/06/2006
Belarusian Velcom signs a new agreement with Ericsson
23/06/2006
Belarus will have 6mln mobile phones users by the end of 2010
16/06/2006
Belarusian mobile operator BelCel puts into operation EV-DO network in Minsk
16/06/2006
Linux community second international meeting in Belarus
04/06/2006
May 2006
Belarus introduces payment for radio-frequency spectrum usage
28/05/2006
Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatization is looking for investors
17/05/2006
Renova comes to Belarus
15/05/2006
Electronic Belarus programme to be enlarged by 51 projects
03/05/2006
April 2006
Belarusian Velcom investments total USD 310 mln
19/04/2006
Beltelecom is planning to launch Data-Center
19/04/2006
Belarusian broadband market capacity totals 0,5 mln subscribers
14/04/2006
Swiss cooperation office Belarus allocates $300 000 for computerization schools in Gomel and Mogilev regions
04/04/2006
Only Belarusian companies will participate in the process of Beltelecom privatization
04/04/2006
Belarusian mobile operators are testing 3G
01/04/2006
March 2006
WiMAX to be launched in Belarus
30/03/2006
Belcel launched CDMA network
23/03/2006
Internet Filtering in Belarus
20/03/2006
MTS in Belarus: New Services and Offers
17/03/2006
Digital broadcasting network will cover the territory of Belarus by 2015
15/03/2006
Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus is planning to increase state owned telco outer channel capacity
06/03/2006
Belarusian online media functioned with hold - ups
02/03/2006
February 2006
Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus creates broadband Internet access backbone
21/02/2006
Belarusian government adopts regulations for governmental bodies websites
19/02/2006
Ministry of Communicatons and Informarization of Belarus has introduced licensing for Wi-Fi
15/02/2006
Beltelecom: achievements and new appointments
01/02/2006
January 2006
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus approves Information Protection scheme
29/01/2006
BeST has registered its 1570th subscriber
26/01/2006
Streamline's achievements in 2005
23/01/2006
The Government of Belarus adopted Electronics R&D programme
20/01/2006
Velcom reviews its 2005 results
17/01/2006
Belarusian government names contractors for national HiTech Park Project
16/01/2006
Milinkevich 's programme - to provide Internet access for 90% of Belarusian households
10/01/2006
Belarusian Market of Mobile Phone Services is Drawing Near Saturation
05/01/2006
December 2005
Velcom puts EDGE into commercial operation in Belarus
30/12/2005
Internet cafe for handicapped
24/12/2005
Belarusian governments adopts state digital broadcasting programme for 2005-2015
22/12/2005
BeST starts its operations in Belarus
21/12/2005
Belarus to set up public agency to create and maintain the electronic State Register
16/12/2005
In 2006 Belarus starts introduction of international telephone numbering plan
15/12/2005
Legislation should be improved in order to develop e-banking services in Belarus
14/12/2005
China's 234,2 mln USD loan to Belarus
08/12/2005
MTS Belarus has now 2 mln subscribers
07/12/2005
Microsoft is planning to open IT academy in Belarus
02/12/2005
Beltelecom is planning to provide fiber optic connection for all district centers in Belarus by the end of 2005
01/12/2005
November 2005
Belarus is planning to launch 4G mobile communications standard
26/11/2005
Belarus supports creating intergovernmental body for management of the Internet
23/11/2005
Chinese government presents computer equipment to the National Library of Belarus
20/11/2005
Opposition Presidency Candidate Website Launched in Belarus
18/11/2005
TUT.BY launches a new trading venue in Belarus
14/11/2005
Pilot WiMax hot spots to be launched in Belarus by the end of 2005
13/11/2005
40 PIAPs Launched by Belpochta in 9 months
05/11/2005
Belarusian Informatization programme implementation peace is slackened
03/11/2005
October 2005
The number of mobile phone users has increased by 48% per cent in 2005
29/10/2005
Belarusian Minister of Communications and Informatization on telecommunications market liberalization
22/10/2005
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus on Cybercrime
13/10/2005
OZ.BY and TUT.BY celebrate their anniversaries
10/10/2005
BelCart: an e-money clearinghouse
10/10/2005
Alcatel Shanghai equips Belarus' BeST
10/10/2005
Internet in Belarus: some statistics
01/10/2005
September 2005
Alcatel equips MTS Belarus
29/09/2005
Belarusian President signs the Decree on HiTech Park
27/09/2005
The first city blog in Belarus
23/09/2005
Belarus TV implemented a digital video archive
23/09/2005
Belarusian General Prosecutors' office decision on illegal VoIP services
16/09/2005
Online discussions of the draft law "On small and medium business" at BEL.BIZ portal
09/09/2005
August 2005
Ericsson strengthens its position on Belarusian fixed telephony market
31/08/2005
New appointments in telco companies in Belarus
29/08/2005
Criminal investigation on producers of anti-Lukashenko's Internet cartoons gets under the way
19/08/2005
Former Deputy Minister of Communications is appointed MTS general director
18/08/2005
Department of Informatiztion established in Belarus
17/08/2005
Siemens will supply GPRS equipment for MTS (Belarus)
15/08/2005
Belarusian presidents signs the Law on telecommunications
05/08/2005
Diallog defines its priorities for 2005-2006
03/08/2005
Belarusian information products annual export totals up to $100 mln
02/08/2005
July 2005
Velcom and Siemens Communications sign a contract in Belarus
31/07/2005
Belarus scientific and technical priorities for 2006-2010
27/07/2005
Velcom - Ericsson agreement signed in Belarus
26/07/2005
Mobile operator BeST gets support from Lukashenko
25/07/2005
Belarusian ICT and WTO membership
14/07/2005
First LVEE-2005 in Belarus
11/07/2005
DVB digital TV broadcasting will be launched in Belarus by 2015
07/07/2005
June 2005
Siemens delivers Wimax to Belarus state mobile operator
30/06/2005
Alcatel wins BeST bidding
30/06/2005
MTS: three years of operations in Belarus
29/06/2005
Comstruct International worked out business plan for BelCel
28/06/2005
Beltelecom and Intersputnik negotiate on a joint stock company creating
28/06/2005
Major Belarusian Intrenet portal TUT.BY introduces restrictions for Internet forums
28/06/2005
President Lukashenko appoints a new general director of Velcom
20/06/2005
Only 25% of Belarusian school have internet access
16/06/2005
Belarus: Online campaign against Minsk streets renaming
09/06/2005
2 million internet users in Belarus
02/06/2005
May 2005
Business related Legal information online data bank launched in Belarus
30/05/2005
The strategy for radio communications development adopted in Belarus
20/05/2005
ZTE , Huawei Technologies, Ericsson and Alcatel to bid for BeST contract
18/05/2005
2005: 4 mln. mobile subscribers in Belarus
12/05/2005
Belarusian CTV launches digital satellite broadcasting
07/05/2005
Velcom introduces MMS service
02/05/2005
ISP Atlant Telecom invests USD 2mln to the development of its regional internet services network
02/05/2005
April 2005
Internet Advertising Market Shows Rapid Growth in Belarus
27/04/2005
Velcom's sixth anniversary
19/04/2005
Equipment bidding announced by BeST
19/04/2005
Minister of Communications and Beltelecom General Director on Informatization Developments in Belarus
15/04/2005
Belarusian President on the mobile services market prospects
08/04/2005
Belarusian government is planning to liberalize communication services market after 2007
04/04/2005
March 2005
State owned GSM-operator BeST plans to begin construction of the cellular network in the near future
31/03/2005
Belarusian post is putting into operation 40 public Internet access points by the end of 2005
28/03/2005
Cosmos TV is planning to expand its cable network in 2005
23/03/2005
The first website about WW II Khatyn massacre launched in Belarus
22/03/2005
Belarusian Government has now 50% of BelCel
21/03/2005
Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus predicts mobile operators services prices reduction
17/03/2005
Internet forum closed down in Grodno
14/03/2005
BeST applies for GSM operator license
04/03/2005
Most Belarusian government websites use Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)
01/03/2005
February 2005
Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus initiated an on-line forum
25/02/2005
BelCel prepares for liquidation of its NMT-450 network
23/02/2005
Velcom puts into operation Leap Plus solution
16/02/2005
Belarus: Bulgarian hacker is under investigation
11/02/2005
Belarus-TV satellite channel has started broadcasting for foreign audience
09/02/2005
Two years of cdma2000 network functioning in Belarus
07/02/2005
Belarusian Ministry of taxes and dues has launched an electronic information exchange system
06/02/2005
Belarusian Council of Ministers electronic document circulation system put into operation
04/02/2005
Business Network is planning to develop its infrastructure in 2005
01/02/2005
January 2005
Gays and lesbians web-sites blocked in Belarus
31/01/2005
The number of Beltelecom public data communications network subscribers increased by 34,8%
28/01/2005
Municipal services can be paid online in Minsk
26/01/2005
Ministry of communications and informatization predicts: by 2006 the number of mobile phone users will exceed the number of fixed network abonents
25/01/2005
A survey of mobile phone brands preferences conducted in Belarus
20/01/2005
Belarusian ministry of transport and communications launches passenger traffic e-data base
12/01/2005
Belarusian mobile operators extending their networks
05/01/2005
Redistribution of BelCel shares
04/01/2005
The Belarus National State Teleradiocompany has launched terrestrial digital broadcasting for Minsk and Minsk region
03/01/2005
December 2004
Web hosting market in Belarus has increased by 40% in 2004
27/12/2004
Presidential Information Security Centre certifies Belarusian AVP
24/12/2004
New series of SDH communication multiplexers assembled in Belarus
23/12/2004
Roundtable Discussion on Information Strategy for Belarus
22/12/2004
By 2012 digital TV will replace analogous one in Belarus
20/12/2004
The integrated governmental information system is to be created in Belarus by the end of the year of 2005
07/12/2004
A new web-site about the CIS countries and Baltic states launched
01/12/2004
November 2004
SKIF supercomputer is in the world top 100
19/11/2004
The first Internet payments system launched in Belarus
15/11/2004
Electronic Belarus in 2005
12/11/2004
Third GSM operator is registered in Belarus
11/11/2004
Belarusian parliament speaker: developing of governmental computer and information networks should be intensified
01/11/2004
October 2004
Belarusian Parliamentary Elections campaign in the Internet
22/10/2004
Russian MTS is going to invest USD 25-30 into Belarusian mobile network extension
20/10/2004
Beltelecom is modernizing its backbone network
14/10/2004
Belarus: 5,5m mobile phones subscribers by 2010
13/10/2004
Belarusian Sakrament announces the release of TTS Engine Symbian
11/10/2004
Belarusian government has cancelled the bidding for the third GSM operator license
07/10/2004
Belarusian GSM operators swindled out
04/10/2004
September 2004
EPAM Systems listed in the top 500 world software companies
29/09/2004
Belarus in ITU Statistics for 2003
28/09/2004
President Lukashenko speaks about a new player on Belarusian GSM mobile operators market
21/09/2004
Leading IT&T associations of Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus have signed an agreement on cooperation
20/09/2004
Alpha Radio launches Internet broadcasting
17/09/2004
T-Platforms from Russia will make the next super computer for Belarus
10/09/2004
Velcom expands its network using Siemens equipment
06/09/2004
August 2004
Beltelecom launches a new intercity electronic automatic exchange
31/08/2004
The First Musical Channel is broadcasted via a satellite
30/08/2004
Rapid growth of net direct foreign investments into Belarusian communications industry
19/08/2004
Belarusian President says that control packet of the third GSM operator shares should belong to the government
11/08/2004
The number of GSM-subscribers increased by more than 50% in seven months
05/08/2004
July 2004
The number of Beltelecom datacom network subscribers increases by 13,2 % in six months
30/07/2004
IDC: Notebooks total sales volume in Belarus will double during the year of 2004
25/07/2004
The increase in a share of the state in Belcel can frighten off investors
20/07/2004
Elections in Belarus - comprehensive online archive
16/07/2004
SAP strengthens its positions at Belarusian market
08/07/2004
Tender for the license of the third GSM operator announced in Belarus
01/07/2004
June 2004
E-learning in Belarus: problems and prospects
30/06/2004
The number of Internet users in Belarus cities has increased by 7%
25/06/2004
Velcom investment programme for 2004-2007
18/06/2004
Belarus: Creator of a web-site is fined for a hyperlink
16/06/2004
Belarusian high-tech park to be built
14/06/2004
Belarusian spell-checking for Microsoft Word
06/06/2004
Lower chamber of Belarusian Parliament launches its web-site
04/06/2004
May 2004
Belarusian ICT market development future trends: a round table discussion at the Parliament
26/05/2004
Akavita has indexed more than 10000 Belarusian web-sites
24/05/2004
Velcom shares are to be redistributed by Belarusian governmnet
21/05/2004
Belarus: 2 mln mobile phone subscribers by the end of 2004
13/05/2004
The number of Belcel cdma2000 subscribers increses
07/05/2004
Belarusian Government is intended to protect intellectual property
07/05/2004
The National State Teleradiocomany launches satellite broadcasting
07/05/2004
April 2004
TUT.By becomes a major traffic generator for ByNet
30/04/2004
Minister of Communications and Informatization gives report to the Council of Ministers
22/04/2004
Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatization has worked out Draft Law on Telecommunications
14/04/2004
ISP "Business Network" founders investment outlays reimbursed
13/04/2004
Beltelecom presents its new strategy
11/04/2004
The first stationary web-camera in Belarus
09/04/2004
Metromedia has sold its Cosmos TV share
05/04/2004
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Oracle agreement on cooperation
04/04/2004
March 2004
Ministry of Communications is looking for a foreign investor
31/03/2004
Beltelecom is going to bid for the third GSM operator license
26/03/2004
Velcom launches mobile banking services
25/03/2004
A new municipal website launched in Belarus
16/03/2004
On-air and cable broadcasting in Mogilev
15/03/2004
The 6th Internet Forum in Belarus
05/03/2004
Additional numbering zones for Belarusian GSM-operators
04/03/2004
E-governance strategy for Belarus: a round - table discussion
03/03/2004
Ambitious plans of Minsk computer machinery manufacturing firm
02/03/2004
February 2004
The first news broadcasting FM-radio in Minsk
29/02/2004
Ministry of Communications of Belarus extends its power
22/02/2004
Belcel extends cdma2000 network
12/02/2004
www.charter97.org undergoes Ddos-attack
11/02/2004
44 thousand people in Belarus subscribed mobile phone services during January
09/02/2004
Index of teledensity in Belarus run up to 32 phones per 100 inhabitants
05/02/2004
The First telecommunication ring in the CIS will be put into operation in Minsk
03/02/2004
January 2004
MTS has more than 500 000 subscribers in Belarus
31/01/2004
159 mln USD invested to Belarussian mobile operators in 2003
26/01/2004
More than 15 000 fixed telephones installed in 2003 in Mogilev region
24/01/2004
The city of Gomel residents will have 28 TV channels by 2005
23/01/2004
Public and private sectors discuss e-strategy for Belarus
22/01/2004
Bidding for the third GSM operator license will be announced in spring
16/01/2004
Belarus and Russia are planning to introduce electronic documents circulation for railroad freight activity
13/01/2004
VELCOM and Belarusbank introduce SMS banking service
09/01/2004
Mobile subscribers number has doubled in Belarus
06/01/2004
Regulation on e-money transactions adopted in Belarus
05/01/2004
December 2003
Cosmos TV invests USD 11 mln. into Minsk cable network expansion
29/12/2003
Hewlett-Packard widens cooperation with Belarusian government
26/12/2003
Mobile Users Condemn New Tax
17/12/2003
Delovaya Set' (Business Network) has doubled capacity of its Internet channel
16/12/2003
A draft law On Electronic Communications is approved by Belarusian government
15/12/2003
INTERNET-2 project launched in Belarus
12/12/2003
Belarusian President Lukashenko speaks at WSIS
11/12/2003
Belarus KGB chief: Internet should be brought under control
10/12/2003
BelCel shares of state-owned companies is to be reconsidered
09/12/2003
November 2003
Telemedicine in Belarus
28/11/2003
Belarusian Computer is in World Top 500
27/11/2003
The draft law on Electronic Communications declined in Belarus
25/11/2003
The third GSM operator should cover 60% of Belarus at the launch
20/11/2003
Virtual military registration office
19/11/2003
Velcom: 600 000 subscribers
18/11/2003
MinskGorInfoService portal
12/11/2003
Bidding for the third GSM license in Belarus
10/11/2003
President Lukashenko supports ICT promotion
07/11/2003
Ericsson participates in E-Belarus programme
06/11/2003
Velcom extends its network
05/11/2003
Charter97.org fifth anninversary
04/11/2003
940 thousand mobile subscribers in Belarus
03/11/2003
October 2003
Belarusian satellite
28/10/2003
Arrests of Velcom Top Managers
22/10/2003
The third anniversary of TUT.BY
20/10/2003
First CMMIR Maturity Level 4 Organization in Europe
14/10/2003
Belcel should restore Beltelecom's share
09/10/2003
National Center of Legal Information 5th anniversary
06/10/2003
Belarusian Academy of Sciences signes agreement with Hewlett-Packard
01/10/2003
September 2003
New amendments to the Belarusian copyright law
26/09/2003
Gomel regional administration launches its official web site
22/09/2003
NATO computerizes Belarusian regions
16/09/2003
A new text-to-speech (TTS) Engine for PDA devices
10/09/2003
Velcom puts in operation 50 GSM 1800 base stations
08/09/2003
MTS Belarus gets a loan from a Dutch Bank
06/09/2003
Mobile operators prepared for a new academic year
05/09/2003
Beltelecom's latest overture
02/09/2003
August 2003
The first Siemens EWSD v.15 automatic telephone exchange in Belarus
22/08/2003
Lithuanian IT business comes to Belarus
15/08/2003
Mobile operators invest into GSM networks extension
11/08/2003
Mezdugorodnaya Sviaz gets ISO 9001-2001sertificate
07/08/2003
Plans for mobile network development in Belarus
04/08/2003
July 2003
200 thousand subscribers for MTS in Belarus
29/07/2003
Onliner.by announces competition
23/07/2003
Beltelecom (finally) signs usage agreement with Intersputnik
18/07/2003
Belcel offering 3G services under Diallog brand name
16/07/2003
Alcatel to invest E1m in Belarus
09/07/2003
June 2003
Belarusian ICT infrastructure and e-readiness assessments released
26/06/2003
Non-registered users still accessing Beltelecom internet service
17/06/2003
Velcom signs up 500,000th customer
04/06/2003
Roaming agreement signed between Deltatelecom and Belcel
02/06/2003
May 2003
5000 websites indexed by Belarusian search engine Poisk.open.by
15/05/2003
6% of Belarusians use mobile phones
05/05/2003
Velcom expands subway mobile operability
03/05/2003
MTS now operating in all regions of Belarus
02/05/2003
April 2003
Digital communication systems for Belarusian military forces
25/04/2003
Westline CEO convicted of illegal IP-telephony usage
16/04/2003
Belarusian government announces privatisation of Beltelecom
04/04/2003
Belarussian NGO portal launched
03/04/2003
March 2003
Fifth annual internet forum in Belarus
26/03/2003
MTS reassesses investment plans
17/03/2003
Beltelecom introduces 'green numbers'
05/03/2003
Cosmostv launches cable internet in Minsk
05/03/2003
February 2003
Velcom tests GPRS
26/02/2003
'E-Belarus' programme adopted
24/02/2003
Belcel launches CDMA2000 network in Belarus
17/02/2003
Velcom to become dual-band mobile network
04/02/2003
Belarusian broadcast media licensing Kafka-esque
03/02/2003
January 2003
30% of Belarus private companies have websites
21/01/2003
Businessmen get 5 years for illegal IP-telephony usage
20/01/2003
Velcom acknowledges client data base theft
09/01/2003
448,000 cellular subscribers in Belarus
08/01/2003
MTS launches network in Brest
07/01/2003
Belarus e-government portal to be launched
07/01/2003
December 2002
Beltelecom sets Sprint channel in operation
16/12/2002
BasNet expands its channel
16/12/2002
MTS to expand its presence in the Belarusian market
02/12/2002
November 2002
40% of population is computer literate
18/11/2002
Mobile operator BELCEL to provide internet access
07/11/2002
Beltelecom modernises international traffic exchange and ISDN network
06/11/2002
October 2002
Sprint renders 34Mbit channel to Beltelecom
21/10/2002
eLearning Server wins prestigious award
09/10/2002
Tut.by records first profit in two years
07/10/2002
September 2002
Government enables e-learning
27/09/2002
Belarus imprisons cyber criminals for the first time
27/09/2002
Velcom to double investments in network development
09/09/2002
World Bank to finance ICT assessment of Belarus
02/09/2002
August 2002
Belcel gets approval for network development
27/08/2002
MTS increases its subscriber base in Belarus
26/08/2002
First stage of internet network development project implemented
22/08/2002
ISP Solo extends modem pool
18/08/2002
Government to settle conflict between Velcom and MTS
12/08/2002
July 2002
Beltelecom offers ADSL internet access
31/07/2002
Supreme Court for Economic Affairs goes online
27/07/2002
Online advertising sales double
26/07/2002
Velcom increases pace of expansion
17/07/2002
Tadiran Telecom enters Belarusian telecoms market
09/07/2002
June 2002
MTS launches mobile network in Belarus
28/06/2002
Priorbank launches cashless payments
27/06/2002
Velcom tops 200,000 subscribers
18/06/2002
Belarusian entry points get Windows
18/06/2002
Beltransgas gets distributed corporate network
12/06/2002
JV "Business Network" has expanded its outer channel
10/06/2002
May 2002
Microsoft signs deal with National Bank of Belarus
31/05/2002
Third of e-business centre's revenue comes from online ads
27/05/2002
MTS to launch operations in June
22/05/2002
Online shop runs weekly lottery, wins award
18/05/2002
Beltelecom to double channel capacity
17/05/2002
April 2002
Velcom ups subscriber estimates
26/04/2002
Shop.by starts online payment system
25/04/2002
Beltelecom subscribers hit 3m
18/04/2002
Belcel signs deal with ServoComp
17/04/2002
Intel and Summit create backup system for Beltelecom
10/04/2002
EasyPay to start in Belarus
04/04/2002
March 2002
Velcom increases telephone subscribers
22/03/2002
EPAm Systems receives first Belarusian ISO 9001:2001
22/03/2002
Website competition set for April 3-5
20/03/2002
TV Advertising expenditures increased by 20% in 2001
18/03/2002
Minsk to connect 20,000 new numbers this year
11/03/2002
February 2002
Beltelecom launches IP telephone service
28/02/2002
Site offers information on international auctions and tenders
27/02/2002
Belarus creates second, state-controlled TV channel
20/02/2002
Siemens wins mobile equipment tender
15/02/2002
STV channel offers interactive quiz programmes
14/02/2002
Belarus annouces bidders for GSM equipment
07/02/2002
Military Office launches website
07/02/2002
January 2002
Saudi Oger to purchase 50% stake in Belcel
31/01/2002
Web pager a popular service
21/01/2002
Cybercrime on the rise in Belarus
21/01/2002
NTTS wins title of best retail computer shop
14/01/2002
Registration fees for BY domains have grown up
04/01/2002
2nd GSM operator launches equipment tender
04/01/2002
December 2001
Telemedicine will help cure thyroid gland cancer
19/12/2001
Educational center of the Internet Education Federation founded in Minsk
11/12/2001
Belarus Beltelecom customers to see internet access price reduction
06/12/2001
November 2001
Government introduces web as a mass medium into Belarussian legislation
27/11/2001
BelarusMedia portal is up for sale
27/11/2001
Belarussian GSM operator Velcom now has over 100,000 subscribers
27/11/2001
Belarussian virtual beauty shop gives online consultations
19/11/2001
Belarus unveils supercomputer
19/11/2001
ISP Business Network increases gateway channel speed
15/11/2001
40% of Belarusian internet users are between 17-22 years old
12/11/2001
Belarus sees a growth in demand for online access
06/11/2001
October 2001
The Belarusian Agricultural Library creates internet navigator
31/10/2001
Belarus website provides users with online legal data
24/10/2001
Association of Advertising Companies establishes itself in Belarus
17/10/2001
Belarusian portal reports 10 million hits
10/10/2001
Beltelecom offers new interactive rating poll and express surveys service
08/10/2001
Belarus receives its first meteorological website
01/10/2001
Belarusian GSM operator Velcom modernises its network
01/10/2001
September 2001
Belarussian telecoms authorities announce GSM licence tender results
26/09/2001
Belarusian users barred from websites covering the presidential election
10/09/2001
August 2001
Belarus further develops its telephone network
28/08/2001
Belingosstrakh is the first to sell insurance online in Belarus
21/08/2001
Belarusian car dealers turn to the internet
21/08/2001
Belarusian Radio Liberty doubles its broadcasting hours
09/08/2001
Belarus GSM licence open for bidding
06/08/2001
July 2001
Belarus' Bel ABM produces its 13,000th computer
23/07/2001
New information system for Belarusian Railway
20/07/2001
Cosmos TV builds a cable TV Network in Minsk
13/07/2001
National Association of Internet Providers founded in Belarus
04/07/2001
June 2001
Belarussian TV's Channel 8 shifts to new frequency
25/06/2001
Shop.by sales reach $900,000 in Belarus
18/06/2001
Belarus to ban use of incoming satellite channels
12/06/2001
Belarus's Belpochta forced to change rates
07/06/2001
Beltelecom to keep monopoly in Belarus
05/06/2001
Belarusian Velcom network operates in two underground stations
05/06/2001
Bank in Belarus issues Visa internet cards
05/06/2001
May 2001
Atlant Telecom offers networking using DSL in Belarus
30/05/2001
Belarus government decree supports IT development
28/05/2001
Belarus: Telecoms Ministry announces GSM tender
02/05/2001
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