Sergeyenko: The comfort of life depends on the efficiency of communications services
11.11.2026
MINSK (
BelTA) – Today the majority of the population uses mobile communications, and the quality of telecommunications services determines the level of comfort of each resident of the country, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko told the media as he visited the Minsk Telephone Network branch of the Beltelecom unitary enterprise on 11 November, BelTA has learned.
“No state, no person can do without high-quality communications. In a dynamically changing environment, this function is acquiring particular significance,” Igor Sergeyenko said.
Touching on parliamentary activity and the House of Representatives’ attitude to this topic, the speaker noted that MPs, working in their constituencies (during this week all MPs are in the regions), meet with work collectives, study particular problematic issues and, together with executive authorities, find ways to resolve them.
While in Minsk there are virtually no citizens’ appeals about the quality of mobile communications, in certain districts there are, of course, isolated issues, the speaker noted. Today the majority of the population uses mobile communications, and everyone wants the internet in every corner of the country to be of high quality – and that is what they are striving for.
“There is a legislative base, and other decisions have been taken in the country. Nevertheless, issues of parliamentary control remain within our field of activity,” Igor Sergeyenko noted. Last year the House of Representatives held a seminar-meeting at which both the directions of development for each oblast and the construction of new stations were outlined. The work being carried out is aimed at improving the quality of communications. It is obvious that “the comfort of life in the country for each individual person today depends on the efficiency of communications services,” the speaker stressed.
Separately, the chairman of the House of Representatives pointed to the role of communications in the life of state bodies: decision-making and the rapid passage of information. In general, “communications workers have been and remain at the top of their game,” Igor Sergeyenko said.
Speaking about the national telecommunications operator, the Beltelecom unitary enterprise, the chairman of the House of Representatives noted that 12,500 employees work in all its divisions at the level of districts, oblasts and Minsk. In addition to providing telecommunications-related services, the enterprise is successfully developing in other areas as well. In particular, it has a television channel, YASNAe TV. Beltelecom has been designated as the operator of the national public security monitoring system and as one of the operators for the construction and maintenance of charging infrastructure for electric transport. “This shows that the enterprise is developing,” the speaker stressed.
The Minsk Telephone Network, one of the oldest divisions of the enterprise, marks its 130th anniversary this year. According to Eduard Belokursky, director of the Minsk Telephone Network branch of the Beltelecom unitary enterprise, the team is approaching the 130th anniversary (mid-November) with good economic indicators. Despite high competition, development continues. The branch is determined to continue to hold a leading position.
He noted that the three main services – television, telephony and the internet - have been developing for a long time. Video surveillance with video analytics is developed on the basis of cloud platforms. A new data processing center (DPC), the largest at Beltelecom to date, has been commissioned. Its total power supply capacity exceeds 2 MW, with the possibility of expansion to 4 MW.
Many other significant projects are being implemented. In particular, Beltelecom plans to become a full-fledged mobile operator. “We are very much looking forward to the implementation of this project,” Eduard Belokursky said. “With the arrival of mobile communications, we will fulfil all the ambitions that Beltelecom currently has.”
At a meeting with the staff of the Minsk Telephone Network, the chairman of the House of Representatives informed them about the activities of MPs, the forms of joint work with local authorities and legislative activity, and drew attention to important bills in national security and economy, the social sector and others. In conclusion, the speaker congratulated the branch’s staff on the 130th anniversary.
“No state, no person can do without high-quality communications. In a dynamically changing environment, this function is acquiring particular significance,” Igor Sergeyenko said.
Touching on parliamentary activity and the House of Representatives’ attitude to this topic, the speaker noted that MPs, working in their constituencies (during this week all MPs are in the regions), meet with work collectives, study particular problematic issues and, together with executive authorities, find ways to resolve them.
While in Minsk there are virtually no citizens’ appeals about the quality of mobile communications, in certain districts there are, of course, isolated issues, the speaker noted. Today the majority of the population uses mobile communications, and everyone wants the internet in every corner of the country to be of high quality – and that is what they are striving for.
“There is a legislative base, and other decisions have been taken in the country. Nevertheless, issues of parliamentary control remain within our field of activity,” Igor Sergeyenko noted. Last year the House of Representatives held a seminar-meeting at which both the directions of development for each oblast and the construction of new stations were outlined. The work being carried out is aimed at improving the quality of communications. It is obvious that “the comfort of life in the country for each individual person today depends on the efficiency of communications services,” the speaker stressed.
Separately, the chairman of the House of Representatives pointed to the role of communications in the life of state bodies: decision-making and the rapid passage of information. In general, “communications workers have been and remain at the top of their game,” Igor Sergeyenko said.
Speaking about the national telecommunications operator, the Beltelecom unitary enterprise, the chairman of the House of Representatives noted that 12,500 employees work in all its divisions at the level of districts, oblasts and Minsk. In addition to providing telecommunications-related services, the enterprise is successfully developing in other areas as well. In particular, it has a television channel, YASNAe TV. Beltelecom has been designated as the operator of the national public security monitoring system and as one of the operators for the construction and maintenance of charging infrastructure for electric transport. “This shows that the enterprise is developing,” the speaker stressed.
The Minsk Telephone Network, one of the oldest divisions of the enterprise, marks its 130th anniversary this year. According to Eduard Belokursky, director of the Minsk Telephone Network branch of the Beltelecom unitary enterprise, the team is approaching the 130th anniversary (mid-November) with good economic indicators. Despite high competition, development continues. The branch is determined to continue to hold a leading position.
He noted that the three main services – television, telephony and the internet - have been developing for a long time. Video surveillance with video analytics is developed on the basis of cloud platforms. A new data processing center (DPC), the largest at Beltelecom to date, has been commissioned. Its total power supply capacity exceeds 2 MW, with the possibility of expansion to 4 MW.
Many other significant projects are being implemented. In particular, Beltelecom plans to become a full-fledged mobile operator. “We are very much looking forward to the implementation of this project,” Eduard Belokursky said. “With the arrival of mobile communications, we will fulfil all the ambitions that Beltelecom currently has.”
At a meeting with the staff of the Minsk Telephone Network, the chairman of the House of Representatives informed them about the activities of MPs, the forms of joint work with local authorities and legislative activity, and drew attention to important bills in national security and economy, the social sector and others. In conclusion, the speaker congratulated the branch’s staff on the 130th anniversary.