Mr. Sergey Kuzyaev, Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Lidia Onuchina, Chief Accountant, Uralsvyazinform will host a conference call to present and discuss the 2002 Financial (IAS) and Operational Results. You and/or your colleagues are welcome to join the call.

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2003
Time: 18:00 RST (Moscow), 15:00 BST (London), 10:00 EST (New York)

Participants should dial one of the following numbers and quote ‘URAL’:

Russian participants 810 8002 165 1012
UK participants please dial 0800 953 1444
US participants please dial(866) 220-1452
International participants +44 1452 542 300

The conference will include a presentation of the results, followed by a Question and Answer session, and will last approximately one hour. Please call 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time to ensure your participation.

Alternate Back-Up numbers for the conference call:
In case of any problem with the above numbers, participants should dial one of the following numbers and quote ‘URAL’:
Russian participants 810 8002 067 2044
UK participants please dial 0800 953 0810
US participants please dial(866) 789-2220

Replay after the conference call:
If you are unable to participate, there will be a replay following the completion of the conference call. This service will be available until Thursday, September 25th, 2003. The telephone numbers for the replay service are:
UK callers please dial 0800 953 1533 (Access code: 437119#)
Russian and other international caller +44 1452 550 000 (Access code: 437119#)
US callers please dial (866) 276-1167 (Access code: 437119#)