March 5, 2008, Moscow. COMSTAR – United TeleSystems JSC (COMSTAR-UTS, LSE: CMST) the leading supplier of integrated telecommunication solutions in Russia and the CIS announced about cooperation with Administration of Podolsky region (Moscow area) in the field of telecommunication infrastructure development.

COMSTAR-UTS cooperate with the local administration of Podolsky region to ensure reduced-price telephone services for limited income residents.

Besides, in the near future COMSTAR-UTS Moscow Area Branch will start construction of telecom network in Podolsky region to provide the region residents with a set of advanced telecom services, including telephony, broadband Internet, cable and IP TV. Within two years the branch will introduce more than 10,000 phone numbers and roll out more than 50 km of backbone network lines in the region.

Dmitry Dronov, Director of COMSTAR-UTS Moscow Area Branch, says, "The cooperation is a prerequisite for large-scale business development and promotion of the services in one of strategically important areas for us, Moscow region".