Communications
The main goal in the communications sector is to maximally satisfy consumers' needs for communication services and improve the quality of service provision.There are 20 postal communication offices operating in the city, covering all districts of the city.
The number of people employed in the communications system is 1,358.
In 2003, communications enterprises provided services worth UAH 38.9 million, of which UAH 20.2 million were to the population. Compared with 2002, the total value of services provided at actual prices increased by 12.3 percent.
Further development of telecommunications and postal communication networks is ensured, the latest technologies and new communication services are being introduced, and telecommunications are being expanded.
The capacity of the local telephone network increases annually through the introduction of new and modernization of existing telephone exchanges.
The digital mobile communication network and data transmission network are developing, and consumer access to the Internet is expanding.
Investment resources for the development of communication networks are increasing.
All communications enterprises are profitable.
In 2003, the Volyn Directorate of OJSC "Ukrtelecom" installed telephones in 105 homes of war veterans, including 15 war invalids.
Funds spent during the year:
- for telephone installation, UAH 15.2 thousand;
- of which for disabled persons, UAH 2.32 thousand;
- for use of communication services, UAH 520 thousand.
The Center for Technical Operation of Local Telephone Communications of the Volyn Directorate of OJSC "Ukrtelecom" has studied the technical feasibility of installing telephones for benefit recipients for 2004, and it is planned to install 508 telephones for citizens entitled to benefits by the 60th anniversary of Victory, including 51 for disabled war veterans, 224 for participants in combat operations of the Great Patriotic War, and 233 telephones for war participants.
During 2003, the Lutsk branch of CJSC "Utel" installed 306 telephones at its own expense, of which 144 were for the population, including 14 for privileged categories, 8 for legal entities, and 154 business lines.
LLC "Fotakom" installed 99 telephones during 2003, of which 19 were for privileged categories.
Report on the state of telephone installation in the city of Lutsk
| Operator name | Queue | Including beneficiaries | Disabled persons of the Great Patriotic War | Combatants of the Great Patriotic War | War participants | Installed in 2003 | Including for the population (including preferential) | Construction plan |
| Ukrtelecom | 9760 | 2136 | 51 | 224 | 233 | 1800 | 1573(168) | 5200 |
| Utel | 427 | 43 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 306 | 144(14) | 10000 |
| Fotakom | - | - | 3 | 16 | 4 | 795 | 99(19) | 1000 |
| Total | 10178 | 2179 | - | - | - | 2901 | 1816(201) | 16200 |
Main problems in the communications sector:
- failure to ensure a proper market for the provision of communication services.
Main goals and priority tasks for 2004:
- Development and modernization of public telephone networks using modern equipment, incl. domestically produced;
- expansion of ATS-7 with reconstruction of the line network with a capacity of 4,592 numbers, in the first quarter by 2,848 numbers;
- introduction of new network technologies and development of the most profitable segments of the communication services market;
- expansion and improvement of the provision on the Internet of objective socio-political, economic, educational, legal, scientific, technical and other information;
- filling the local segment of the Internet with information resources;
- develop and modernize telecommunications networks using modern domestic equipment;
- formation of the communications market with the aim of expanding services and improving their quality;
- to carry out the reconstruction of ATS-5 and ATS-6, with an increase in capacity by 10,000 telephone numbers each, taking into account the requests of residents of the city of Lutsk.
In fulfillment of the Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Communications and Telecommunications of the Region for 2003-2004, a new backbone transit telephone exchange has been built and is being tested, which will make it possible to put into operation 5,120 new subscriber capacity numbers.
The main tasks for the construction and development of communications for 2004 are the construction of digital automatic telephone exchanges (ATS), including the replacement of existing analogue ATS: with the introduction of total subscriber capacity. In particular. It is planned to introduce 7,830 city ATS numbers.
Financing of measures in the field of housing and communal services is envisaged from local budget funds. The implementation of works in the field is presented as follows
| Indicator | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| In millions of UAH | 13,6 | 17,2 | 22,8 | 32,8 |