Sakha fiber optic network: Rostelecom is planning to connect 118 towns and settlements in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to a fibre optic communication network. The Sakha fibre optic network project is aimed at addressing the “digital divide” and will significantly increase bandwidth in several major cities (including Lenski, Olekminsk, Nyurba and Vilyuisk) and in a number municipalities (including Berdigestjah, Verkhnevilyuisk, Suntar Curapca, Borogontsy, Ytyk-Kyuel and Mayya). ZRPress