| North-West Telecom JSC the leading telecommunication provider in North-West region of Russia, today announces its unaudited consolidated IFRS financial results for the year 2010 [1] .
 Key Financial Highlights  
| RUB, mln  | 2010  | 2009  | Y-o-Y  |  
| Revenue  | 28,368  | 26,566  | 7%  |  
| OIBDA[2]  | 12,701  | 11,577  | 10%  |  
| OIBDA margin  | 44,8%  | 43,6%  | 1.2 p.p .  |  
| Operating income  | 5,909  | 4,718  | 25%  |  
| Operating income margin  | 20,8%  | 17,8%  | 3.0 p.p .  |  
| Net income  | 3,763  | 2,592  | 45%  |  
| Net income margin  | 13,3%  | 9,8%  | 3.5 p.p .  |  Revenue Breakdown  
| RUB, mln  | 2010  | 2009 ãîä  | Y-o-Y  |  
| Local access  | 14,196  | 13,407  | 6%  |  
| Intra-zonal access  | 2,663  | 2,581  | 3%  |  
| Data transmission & telematic services (Internet)  | 6,303  | 5,526  | 14%  |  
| Interconnection services  | 2,495  | 2,596  | (4%)  |  
| Agency fees  | 591  | 661  | (11%)  |  
| Mobile radio services, wire & radio broadcasting, television  | 329  | 391  | (16%)  |  
| Other services (core business)  | 2  | -  |   |  
| Revenue from other services (non-core business)  | 1,789  | 1,404  | 27%  |  
| Total  | 28,368  | 26,566  | 7%  |  North-West Telecom increased its base of broadband users on 25% to 1,047 thousand subscribers for the year 2010.    Operating Expenses before Depreciation and Amortization  
|  RUR, mln  | 2010  | 2009  | Y-o-Y  |  
| Personnel costs  | 8,661  | 8,403  | 3%  |  
| Material, repairs and maintenance, utilities  | 4,377  | 4,762  | (8%)  |  
| Interconnection charges  | 1,992  | 1,924  | 4%  |  
| Other operating costs  | 5,253  | 4,340  | 21%  |  
| Total  | 20,283  | 19,429  | 4%  |    North-West Telecom’s financial statements by Russian Accounting Standards will be placed on Company’s web-site as soon as auditor’s report would be signed.        |