"Uralsvyazinform"

Joint-Stock Company "Uralsvyazinform" is the leading regional operator of telecommunications services in the Urals Federal District and Perm region. The capital stock of Uralsvyazinform amounts to RUR  4.816.166.797 and is shared by approximately 22 thousand stockholders.  
As of January 1, 2005 41,4% of the stock is owned by Svyazinvest. Institutional investors held 28,0%; 8,2% of shares were distributed among individuals, 5,2% belonged to management. Federal Property Fund owned 4,7% and American Depository Receipts holders - 12,5%.  
The company's shares are traded at the Russian Trading System and Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange. 10,11% of Uralsvyazinform's common and preference stock is registered under Level 1 ADR program, deposited with JPMorgan Chase Bank. ADR are traded at Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges, as well as on the USA over-the-counter stock market.
Uralsvyazinform's share of local telephony market is 90%, while this of long-distance telephony accounts for 79%. The company holds 45% share within a buoyant mobile communication market in Urals Federal District. The market share of Internet and data transmission services is 41%.  
Uralsvyazinform and its subsidiaries offer mobile communication services of GSM-900/1800, NMT-450i, DAMPS-800 and CDMA standards.

Auditor - Ernst and Young Vneshaudit

Contacts

Managing Board
Entr. 4, 11, Moskovskaya Street, Ekaterinburg
620014 Russia
Tel.: +7 (343) 376 2000
Fax: +7 (343) 376 8171
E-mail: usi@uralsviazinform.com  

Investor Relations:
11 Moskovskaya st., Ekaterinburg, Russia, 620014
Tel.: +7 (343) 379 1219
Fax: +7 (343) 379 1290
E-mail: investor@usi.ru