MTS to provide cell and internet connection for Moscow-St. Petersburg line

RZD has signed a memorandum with mobile operator MTS to provide the Moscow-St. Petersburg line with voice and internet connection, Prime reports.
MTS will install base stations along the line in 2016–2017 on the territory of the Moscow, Tver, Novgorod and Leningrad regions. The new agreement with the carrier will allow the operator to develop connections where there are needed by subscribers.
“Today the passenger wants to have a stable connection and Internet during the whole journey. We are working on it and have reliable partners to reach these goals. We are making a pilot project with MTS,” RZD’s Senior Vice President Valentin Gapanovich said.