"COMSTAR - United TeleSystems" OJSC ("Comstar UTS") today announced the appointment of Stanislav Fedulov as Head of the newly established Public Relations department of Comstar UTS. Mr. Fedulov previously held the position of Head of Public Relations at Mobile TeleSystems (MTS, NYSE:MBT). He will be responsible for the development and implementation of a Group communications strategy, the coordination of external and internal communications, media relations, as well as establishing better cooperation between the various PR departments of Sistema Group of companies.

Commenting on the new appointment Eric Franke, Chief Executive Officer of Comstar UTS, said: "The creation of the Group Public Relations department represents a further step towards the restructuring of Comstar UTS management system. At this stage of the Company's development, we intend to focus more closely on media relations and the coordination of activities between the Public Relations departments of our subsidiaries. I believe that Mr.
Fedulov's invaluable experience in Public Relations, as well as the telecommunications industry, will help us to strengthen our relations with the media and communicate in a more efficient way."

Stanislav Fedulov was born on April, 20, 1979 in Moscow. From 2005 to 2006 he served as Head of Public Relations at TRUST Investment bank. From 2003 to 2005 he held the position of Director for External Relations at Baring Vostok Capital Partners, the leading private equity firm in Russia and the CIS. He also provided Public Relations support for a number of portfolio companies managed by Baring Vostok.
In 2001, Stanislav Fedulov joined the Moscow office of Motorola as Head of Public Relations. Prior to this appointment he worked as editorial production assistant at the Moscow bureau of BBC. Mr.
Fedulov is a graduate of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, majoring in Sociology.