10 March 2010, Moscow. COMSTAR – United TeleSystems (COMSTAR-UTS OJSC, LSE: CMST), the major operator of integrated telecommunication services in Russia and the CIS, launches telecommunication services on the basis of their own next generation backbone network NGN (Next Generation Network) for OAO Rosneft HQ in Moscow.

In 2009, OAO NK Rosneft held to arrange provision of fixed interurban and international telephony services. The contract for provision of public access to telephone network with interurban and international telephony services was awarded to OJSC COMSTAR-UTS.

Under this Contract, COMSTAR-UTS now provides a starting capacity of fixed telephone numbers with area codes 499 and 495 in Rosneft HQ located at 26/1, Sofiyskaya embankment, which laid the foundation for strong business partnership in telecom sphere. To connect to the network the specialists used the existing equipment operated in the customer office. Besides, new equipment was installed in Rosneft telecom center to provide telephone numbers with area code 499. In perspective, the customer will be offered a VAS package, including those available with MTS integration process underway, Internet access and dedicated link channels data exchange.

“Rosneft is the major Russian company operating in oil industry. Being totally aware of how important telecom services for Rosneft HQ are, COMSTAR offers a package of services to totally comply with the requirements requested by our customer,” Roman Akatov, OJSC COMSTAR-UTS Corporate Market Sales Director, pointed out.