Moscow, October 2 2004. CenterTelecom General Director took part in the solemn ceremony of opening the exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Moscow region.

The Governor of Moscow region Boris Gromov, the Chairman of Moscow regional Duma Valery Aksakov, members of the Moscow region Government, deputies of the State Duma and Moscow region Duma as well as the representatives of the business community participated in the event.

During his tour of the exposition Boris Gromov visited CenterTelecom corporate stand where he met the company’s General Director Ruben Amaryan. During the meeting some results of information technologies and communication development in Moscow region were analyzed, ways of improving the quality of communication services in the region and several other issues were discussed. During his visit to the company’s stand the Governor of Moscow region held a videoconference with the foster children at the boarding school in the settlement of Toporkovo of Sergiev Posad district in the custody of CenterTelecom.

CenterTelecom is a leading fixed communications company providing the entire range of telecommunication services in the Central Federal District where over 20 % of the population of Russia resides. CenterTelecom offers the full range of telecommunication services, including telephony service, the Internet, IP telephony, data communications, CATV, wired and VHF broadcasting. The company actively develops modern multiservice and SDH networks as well as new radio access systems. The Company trades on RTS (ESMO, ESMOP), Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (CTEL, CTELP) and has ADR Level 1 common stock program (CRMUY).