Penza, 23 December 2014. PenzaNews. Valery Rovnov, a citizen of Ukhtinka village of the Bessonovo area, has won the lottery of the rewards program “Grand voyage” in the Penza region. He won a 120,000 ruble certificate for a tourist trip from “Rostelecom.”

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The man has been the company customer for many years. In early 2014, he subscribed for services “Home Internet” and “Interactive TV,” and exchanged the most reward program points for discounts from January 1 to November 30.

The award ceremony for the program was held in “Vyschaya liga” trade and entertainment center.

The director of the Penza “Rostelecom” branch Lev Dyatlov congratulated the man with his victory and said he deserved the prise.

“Valey Rovnov is an active user of our services and rewards program participant. The company gives the winner a unique chance to make his dream come true and go with his family to any country of the world or embark on a grand voyage through Russia,” he said.

Lev Dyatlov added that “Rostelecom” will continue expanding its fiber optic network coverage in the region to provide its customers high-quality digital services, from Internet access to interactive TV and modern multimedia platforms.

According to Valery Rovnov, he did not plan for gaining points to win the prize.

“We only had a phone in our family, then we got Internet and interactive TV. I didn’t even keep an eye for the points first: all I did was paid bills on time, moved from ADSL to FTTB, used bonus features and services. And when the time came to exchange the points, here I did my best, exchanged them like there was no tomorrow for service discounts, like my favorite Video Lending feature,” he explained.

The winner of the rewards program plans to use the certificate next spring.

“My wife and I think of going to the Russian South, to Sochi or Crimea,” he said.

The audience also enjoyed a large entertainment show that included vocal and dance performances, competitions and quiz shows, as well as a photo area where anyone could make a photo of herself in a national costume of one of Russia’s peoples and take part in a photo competition “The Country of Winners.”

All photos made during the event will be published in an official VK group of the Penza “Rostelecom” branch, and the best work according to vote results will receive an interactive calendar and a retro phone-shaped clock set.

The “Rostelecom” rewards program began in June 2012 in all Volga Federal District branches. It became the largest in the Volga Federal District in terms of participants and coverage.

Over 50,000 customers have used the rewards program “The Grand Voyage” to their benefit.