Within the framework of the development program of integrated intelligent network of "UTK" PJSC, the Company plans to start stage-by-stage putting of Uniform Service Card (USC) into commercial operation in January-March of 2005.

USC will provide access to the following services:

• automatic international and domestic long-distance telephony  with tariff allowances;
• switched access to Internet (dial-up);
• payment of telecommunications services;
• access to the universal service including: exact time, exchange rate,  audio-conferencing, etc.

This program is being implemented in all regional branches of the Company, thus ensuring the cards’ roaming, that is,  a card bought in one region can be used in any other  one.

Introduction of USC will provide customers of "UTK" PJSC with universal and convenient instrument of payment for telecom services allowing them to be open for communication at any time and place and to use a wide range of modern telecommunications services.

USCs will be distributed through accounting service centers and dealer networks in all regional branches of "Southern Telecommunications Company" PJSC. In future the Company plans to introduce roaming of USCs in service areas of others mega-regional entities.