Press-releases

October 6 2008, Moscow: COMSTAR – United TeleSystems (COMSTAR-UTS JSC, LSE: CMST), the leading supplier of integrated telecommunication solutions in Russia and the CIS, announces that COMSTAR Direct CJSC, the premier broadband Internet provider (STREAM brand) and member of COMSTAR-UTS, now offers packages for connection under one of three rate plans of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (RED NEW, Gostevoy, Odin.Ru) in all of its sales offices.

October 2, 2008, Moscow, Saint Petersburg. COMSTAR – United TeleSystems (COMSTAR-UTS JSC, LSE: CMST), the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in Russia and the CIS, announced that Saint Petersburg branch of JSC COMSTAR-UTS has started building of data transmission network (Virtual Private Network, VPN) for CJSC Petroelectrosbyt, largest network of payment centers for utility services in Saint Petersburg.

1 October, 2008, Moscow. COMSTAR – United TeleSystems (COMSTAR-UTS JSC, LSE: CMST), the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in Russia and the CIS, announced that it has brought into services new node of local telephone communications, based on NGN solutions (Next Generation Networks), in Samara.

Moscow, Russia – September 29, 2008 – “COMSTAR – United TeleSystems” JSC (“Comstar” or “the Group”) (LSE: CMST), the largest integrated telecommunications provider in Moscow and 67 Russian cities, has introduced new speed tariff plans, allowing for the data transmission speed of up to 20 Megabits per second, and fully launched ‘STREAM’ branded High-Definition Television (“HDTV”) services in Moscow in the modernized parts of the MGTS network.

September 23, 2008, Moscow COMSTAR – United TeleSystems JSC (COMSTAR-UTS, LSE: CMST), the leading supplier of integrated telecommunication solutions in Russia and the CIS, announced that Igor Basharin was appointed Director General of ZAO “Intersvyaz-Service” and OOO “Inter-TV media”, two affiliate companies of OAO "COMSTAR-UTC” providing fixed communication, Internet broadband access, and Pay-TV service in Ryazan and Ryazan Region under “Interlink” brand name.