Ekaterinburg – August 11, 2006 – Uralsvyazinform (RTS: URSI/URSIP) the leading carrier of fixed-line and mobile services in the Urals region, Russia reports about the new composition of the Management Board.

At its session as of August 10, 2006 the Board of Directors of OJSC Uralsvyazinform re-appointed the Management Board of the Company comprised of 12 persons. The term of office of the newly formed Management Board members expires on July 31, 2007.

The chairman of the Management Board
Anatoly Ufimkin General Director of OJSC Uralsvyazinform

Members of the Management Board
Sergey Akimenko Deputy General Director – Personnel Director of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Svetlana Balueva Chief Accountant of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Andrey Belobokov Deputy General Director – Commercial Director of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Sergey Bershev Deputy General Director – Director for Strategic Development of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Igor Bychkov Deputy General Director – Technical Director of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Ekaterina Yerofteeva Deputy Director of Economic and Pricing Policy Department of OJSC Svyazinvest
Sergey Kosarev Deputy Director of Electric Communications Department of OJSC Svyazinvest
Valery Menshenin Deputy General Director – Security Director of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Dmitry Samoilov Deputy General Director – Director for Corporate Development of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Vitaly Stoyanov Deputy General Director – Director for Capital Construction of OJSC Uralsvyazinform
Valery Chernyshev Deputy General Director – Economics and Finance Director of OJSC Uralsvyazinform