An access channel is a service for provision a communication channel for use between the equipment of a Subscriber located outside the access node of RUE Beltelecom and the nearest access node of RUE Beltelecom.

The «Access Channel» service is provided only in addition to telecommunication services, for which it is necessary to bring communication channels to the Subscriber. Such services include: Provision of channels and paths for use, VPN (combining corporate networks via IP protocol) and broadband Internet access (when organized via fiber optic links).
The service “Access Channel” can be organized by RUE Beltelecom on linear facilities using both its own terminal equipment and the equipment of the Subscriber.

The access channel (last mile) is organized in one of the following ways:
- using a symmetrical copper core cable;
- using fiber optic cable.
An access channel based on radio communication equipment can be implemented as a separately allocated service uniting two remote subscriber points (without reference to the Beltelecom infrastructure).