Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2002

Famous Moscow Internet provider, Central Telegraph, reduced the tariffs for the service of mass switched unlimited access for individual customers.

Now the price of this service for individuals is 1900 RUR a month, VAT and sales tax included. For the subscribers of the Centel network the tariff is 1600 RUR a month, all taxes included. Earlier the price of "Unlimited" service was 119 USD a month. The price of this tariff plan for corporate customers still remains without changes.

Individual customers using this tariff plan can switch to the new tariff if they call the Sales De-partment by phone: (095) 504-4545.

Subscribers are registered in the office of the Central Telegraph at the address: Counter 14, En-trance 1, 7, Tverskaya street, Moscow. Those subscribers of the Centel network who want to get access at preferential tariffs should apply to regional service centers at their residential districts.

Quality of the service is ensured by the strict control over the number of subscribers connected over one line of the modem pool. In accordance with the stated parameters it should not be more than 4,5 sub-scribers per line. For the provision of the unlimited access service the company allocated a special modem telephone number 504-11-15 with the capacity of 480 lines. At present it is the largest resource in Russia providing this service.

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JSC Central Telegraph is one of the largest telecommunication companies providing the full range of tele-communication services to individual and corporate customers in Moscow region. At present the company provides all types of telecommunication services, including access to the Internet over switched and leased channels. Central Telegraph's modem pool capacity is more than one thousand lines, it ensures easy calling and reliable connection. Internet access node owned by the company is one of the largest in Moscow, it is famous for its high quality of ser-vice. Total capacity of its channels is 210 Mbit/sec and it is constantly growing. This node is one of the most power-ful transport telecommunication resources allowing to extend company capabilities to provide services of dedicated and switched Internet access in Moscow region and to maintain high quality of access required by customer needs.

For additional information, please, contact:
Ekaterina Skladchikova
Tel.: +7 (095) 504-38-62.
Fax: +7 (095) 500-46-19.
E-mail: pr@cnt.ru.