The Russian cable operator ER Telecom now has 400,000 subscribers for its Dom.ru service in Perm.
The city is of particular significance to ER Telecom as it was there back in 2003 that it began constructing a FTTB network to offer cable TV and broadband internet access.
By the end of 2004, it had secured 20,000 subscribers, 3,000 of who were using its internet service.
Today, Dom.ru has over 5.5 million subscribers in 56 cities throughout Russia.