Russia

Provides public broadband access points in small communities that otherwise lack affordable high-speed Internet.

Activities and approach: Fiber backhaul; public Wi-Fi; ≥10 Mbps access points

Funds initial spacecraft for a domestic low-Earth-orbit broadband constellation.

Activities and approach: 16 LEO broadband satellites

Extends communications networks to public institutions so digital education and services are broadly accessible.

Activities and approach: Institutional fixed/mobile broadband

Targets high-speed Internet availability for 97% of households.

Activities and approach: Fixed/mobile broadband

Builds Internet-capable IT infrastructure in schools.

Activities and approach: School IT networks/broadband

Includes uninterrupted Internet access as a national objective.

Activities and approach: Resilient infrastructure

Builds IT infrastructure in public schools for safe Internet and government-system access, extending meaningful digital connectivity to education.

Activities and approach: School IT networks; Internet access; secure infrastructure; domestic 4G/5G/OpenRAN development

Provides a domestic high-capacity transmission platform supporting national connectivity and resilience.

Activities and approach: Up to 800 Gbps data transmission

Continues investment in reliable high-speed fixed Internet.

Activities and approach: Fixed broadband network

Uses highly elliptical orbit satellites to provide broadband coverage across the full territory including high latitudes.

Activities and approach: Four communications satellites

Connects Chukotka to the national telecom network with weather-independent high-speed fiber.

Activities and approach: 2,000+ km submarine fiber

Creates a large domestic satellite system for affordable high-speed Internet across the country.

Activities and approach: ~300 LEO satellites planned

Expands national backbone capacity for future broadband demand and network resilience.

Activities and approach: Backbone capacity up to 64 Tbps

Expands or enables connectivity for people and communities affected by digital exclusion, addressing availability and service-quality barriers.

Activities and approach: Network deployment or expansion; connectivity delivery

Builds digital capability and adoption support for people and communities affected by digital exclusion, addressing skills and participation barriers.

Activities and approach: Targeted digital inclusion activities described in the cited source

Enables major operators to share radio equipment/base stations to improve mobile communications and Internet availability where standalone deployment is uneconomic.

Activities and approach: Shared base stations; mobile broadband; road coverage

Allows universal-service reserve funding to finance fiber-optic lines directly to settlements, addressing high-cost rural backhaul gaps.

Activities and approach: Fiber-optic lines; universal-service reserve financing

Extends mobile Internet and cellular service to smaller settlements beyond the original 250–500 resident broadband programme.

Activities and approach: 4G/mobile base stations; universal-service funding

Continues investment in high-speed wireless Internet.

Activities and approach: Mobile/wireless network

Brings high-speed Internet to communities currently dependent on expensive, unreliable satellite links.

Activities and approach: Fiber-fed broadband access

Replaces fragile satellite dependence with resilient terrestrial fiber in hard-to-reach Arctic districts.

Activities and approach: ~7,000 km optical fiber

Connects residential buildings and social facilities at at least 100 Mbps, improving access to digital services.

Activities and approach: Fiber-based institutional broadband