The Recent Situation and the Perspective of Transportation and Telecommunication in the Russian Far East

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to make clear the current situation and the perspective of transportation and telecommunications in the Russian Far East. Section 1 reviews the situation of transportation in this region after the collapse of the USSR, and points out the possibilities of developing the International Transportation Corridor across the Russian Far East. Section 2 surveys the economic performance of the regions telecommunication sector, and points out positive and negative factors concerning its further development. Section 3 briefly reviews the policy priorities of the Russian Federal Government on transportation and telecommunication, in particular, it focuses on the development of infrastructure and the anti-monopoly reform in these sectors.