In Sochi appeared public phones for interpretation of dialogues with foreigners

The first phones were installed at the airport, Sea port and railway station. In order to use the interpreter one should contact the call center. The phone center finished the testing stage and has been working on a permanent basis since April 1. It is expected that the "bilingual" phones will be useful for communication with the emergency services – police and doctors – in case of misunderstanding in a dialogue with foreigners.

Except interpreting, the call center will offer reference information in two languages – English and Russian. However, during the Olympic and Paralympic winter games the service will be offered in seven languages: Russian, English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.