VolgaTelecom was a Russian telecommunications company operating in the Volga region. In the Nizhny Novgorod context it is known as an internet provider and telephone service operator, as well as an employer of several prominent Nizhny Novgorod figures.
Operations in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
The company offered Nizhny Novgorod subscribers a wide range of content services under the brand "J" (Jay): rate plans were published on the site jdsl.ru, and customers could use the gaming server nn.j-zone.ru, the file storage and transfer service nn.j-drive.ru, the online radio nn.j-radio.ru, the information portal nn.j-info.ru, and the photo and video sharing service with a dating feature j-net.ru.
Connection to notable Nizhny Novgorod residents
Ivan Petrovich Sklyarov (1948–2007), who held the post of Head of Local Self-Government of Nizhny Novgorod from 1994 to 1997 and Nizhny Novgorod Region from 1997 to 2001, worked after his political career as deputy general director for marketing (commercial director) of OJSC VolgaTelecom.