Rostelecom, one of the largest national telecommunications operators in Russia, was announced today as Regional Supporter of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ for Europe.

Rostelecom will receive a range of rights, including LED board exposure during the event, the opportunity to run tickets raffles and brand association rights for its region.

“We are very happy to add a market leader of the broadband and pay-TV markets in Russia to FIFA’s line-up of Regional Supporters”, comments FIFA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Philippe Le Floc’h. “Rostelecom and FIFA are both bringing people together -telecom companies connect people to their friends and to information, FIFA harnesses football as a common thread to connect the world.”

“I am absolutely confident that with FIFA we will be able to make the competition really exciting, and accessible to everyone who is looking forward to viewing bright and breath-taking games” says Rostelecom First VP Vladimir Kirienko.

Rostelecom is also preparing a full package of advantages related to the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ for its clients.