| Revenue, RUB bn | 297.4 | 305.3 | 320.2 | 5 |
| Share of revenue from content and digital services, % | 44 | 48 | 55 | 7 pp |
| OIBDARostelecom calculates OIBDA as operating income before depreciation, amortisation, and one-off items. In 2018, Rostelecom changed OIBDA calculation methodology by excluding expenses related to Rostelecom’s private pension fund programme. For historical OIBDA numbers for 2016–2018 see OIBDA breakdown table in the Financial Overview section of this Annual Report., RUB bn | 96.8OIBDA for 2016 is provided as reported in 2016. | 96.7 | 100.9 | 4 |
| Free cash flow Starting from 2018, free cash flow is calculated based on the statement of cash flows as the net cash from operating activities, net of CAPEX, plus proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, plus interest received. Free cash flow for 2017 and 2016 is presented as reported in the corresponding period. , RUB bn | 13.3 | 20.4 | 14.8 | (28) |
| Net profit, RUB bn | 12.2 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 7 |
| CAPEX, RUB bn | 61.9 | 60.8 | 73.2 | 20 |
| Broadband base, million subscribers | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 1 |
| Pay TV base, million subscribers | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 4 |
| Backbone network capacity, Tbps | 13.7 | 15.5 | 20.3 | 31 |
| Data centre racks, thousand | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 11 |
| Headcount, thousand people | 142.5 | 133.7 | 128.6 | (4) |
| Salary expenses, RUB m | 66,018 | 67,238 | 69,812 | 4 |
| Investment in training, RUB m | 452.6 | 463.6 | 496.0 | 7 |
| Contributions to Telecom-Soyuz and Alliance private pension funds, RUB m | 703.6 | 163.5 | 756.7 | 363 |
| Health and safety expenses, RUB m | 550.6 | 640.8 | 697.8 | 9 |
| Income tax, RUB m | 4,692 | 4,856 | 4,427 | (9) |
| Other taxes, RUB m | 5,079 | 4,661 | 5,747 | 23 |
| Member fees, charity contribution, payments to labour units, RUB m | 660 | 697 | 767 | 10 |
| Environmental expenditure, RUB m | 128.8 | 104.6 | 111.9 | 7 |
