In the first half of 2004, the Volyn branch of OJSC "Ukrtelecom" installed 1,080 telephones in the homes of those citizens who have privileges in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine, including 765 for war veterans, 282 for labor invalids, and 33 for participants in the liquidation of the Chornobyl accident. According to the company's press service, the number of Volyn residents who use the services of the Volyn branch of "Ukrtelecom" on preferential terms currently stands at 33,600 people.