Moscow, December 27, 2004. CenterTelecom Service has completed the scope of works under Electronic Russia Federal Target Program for Y 2004, having finalized the second stage of the program in the Central Federal District of Russia.

43 sites, including the regional departments of the State Office of Public Prosecutor, the regional regulators, the Cadastre and Real Estate Federal Agency, the branches of the Post of Russia Federal State Unitary Enterprise as well as the regional departments of the Federal Rates Service and Gosatomnadzor were connected during the second phase of the program.

During the previous stage of the Federal Target Program carried out by CenterTelecom Service in 2003, 60 state entities, such as the regional regulatory authorities, auditing entities, the Post of Russia Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Rossiya Russian National State TV broadcasting company and other entities were connected to the network.

CenterTelecom Service report emphasizes fast and professional operation of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kursk, Tambov, Tula, Tver, Smolensk, Orel, Lipetsk, Ryazan and Yaroslavl branches of CenterTelecom that participated in the realization of the Federal Target Program.

CenterTelecom Service is a CenterTelecom affiliated company created with the objective to provide services to VIP clients and develop market-priced telecommunication services. CenterTelecom Service is currently the authorized operator of CenterTelecom for Electronic Russia Federal Target Program and an RTComm.RU partner for the provision of Internet backbone access services.