I. Metshin: "IT-technology should develop not with the expense of the external appearance of the city"

(Kazan City KZN.RU, November 30). Implementation of an unprecedented scale project of the transfer of lines to underground continues in Kazan. Today 1023 kilometers of cable became invisible to the eyes of Kazan residents. Also from June 2013 to November 2015 in the houses, buildings and lighting piers more than 115 km of ownerless lines were liquidated. This was announced today at the Business Monday by the head of the Department of Information Technology and Communications of the Executive Committee of Kazan Rifat Khannanov.

According to him, implementation of information technology continues to enter actively in the daily life of Kazan residents - the basic indicators of the communications industry are seen to have a steady growth. "390,000 Internet subscribers and 345,000 cable TV subscribers are registered in the city. Mobile penetration rate is 173%, that is, every citizen has 1.73 SIM card. Residents of 2212 houses have the opportunity to view 24 digital television channels. At the same time over the past five years the coverage of fixed telephone communication decreased by 26%, the number of users is about 308 thousand", - Rifat Khannanov said.

Implementation of an unprecedented scale project of the transfer of lines to underground continues in Kazan - 1023 km of cable were just removed under the earth, 1069 km still remain to be removed. Carriers have attracted investments worth 1.6 billion rubles, which will provide additional jobs and tax revenue. Together with the Committee of housing and communal services, district administrations and enterprises inspections to determine the presence of ownerless lines are continuing.

Another new project which will be implemented in the urban communication industry will be the appearance of information module that allows storing information about the number and status of deployed networks in houses, equipment and power supply circuits on the portal "Open Kazan". Mayor Ilsur Metshin supported the idea of ​​creating a new module, noting that feedback from citizens will improve the work of operators.

In general, according to the head of the city, a lot of work to streamline the suspension lines was made in Kazan. This matter is under special control of the President of Tatarstan. "I remember in 2007 when we flew to Bangkok to declare Kazan for the Universiade, we were shocked to see how black, covered with dust cable “noodle” hanging above beautiful central avenues, clean and well-kept streets, colorful skyscrapers. For them it was the biggest problem of the city. In Kazan and Tatarstan, thanks to the support of our President, systematic work to streamline the suspension lines is conducted, "- said the Mayor.

As Ilsur Metshin noted, a lot of work still has to be done in houses and settlements. "We see the mess with the suspension of lines in houses. Also attention should be paid to our settlements; modern technology should come to them. We have adopted strict rules of improvement, which are supported by major players in the market. I thank them for that. We understand that the development of IT- technologies should not be to the detriment of the external appearance of the city. We will require strict compliance with all the requirements, "- said the Mayor and instructed to monitor the situation with lines in the city.