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Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2010, the Group serviced over 108.1 million mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 230 million. The Group’s fixed business, as of December 31, 2010, had a total of 9.9 million households passed, 1.8 million broadband Internet and 2.6 million pay-TV subscribers. MTS has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since July 2000 and trades under the ticker MBT. The Company’s shares have been listed locally on Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) since November 2003 under the symbol MTSI. The free float of the Company’s shares is approximately 49.2%. MTS is 50.8% majority-owned by Sistema, the largest public diversified financial corporation in Russia and the CIS. In 2010, MTS' revenues reached $11.3 billion. According to GSM Association Wireless Intelligence Information Service, MTS ranks as the 2nd largest operator in Europe by proportionate subscriptions at the end of 2010..

ПАО «Ростелеком» (www.rostelecom.ru) – одна из крупнейших в России и Европе телекоммуникационных компаний национального масштаба, присутствующая во всех сегментах рынка услуг связи и охватывающая миллионы домохозяйств в России. Компания занимает лидирующее положение на российском рынке услуг ШПД и платного телевидения: количество абонентов услуг ШПД превышает 11,2 млн, а платного ТВ «Ростелекома» - более 8,1 млн пользователей, из которых свыше 2,9 миллиона смотрит уникальный федеральный продукт «Интерактивное ТВ». Выручка Группы компаний в 1 квартале 2015 г. составила 71,7 млрд руб., OIBDA достигла 24,5 млрд руб. (34,2% от выручки), чистая прибыль - 2,1 млрд руб. «Ростелеком» является безусловным лидером рынка телекоммуникационных услуг для российских органов государственной власти и корпоративных пользователей всех уровней. Компания - признанный технологический лидер в инновационных решениях в области электронного правительства, облачных вычислений, здравоохранения, образования, безопасности, жилищно-коммунальных услуг. Стабильное финансовое положение Компании подтверждается кредитными рейтингами: агентства Fitch Ratings на уровне “BBB-”, а также агентства Standard&Poor’s на уровне “BB+”.

MegaFon PJSC is a leading Russian universal telecommunication service provider, operating in all segments of the telecommunications markets in Russia. The Company and its subsidiaries have licenses to operate in all of the Russian regions and in the Republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Tajikistan. The Company was the first in Russia to launch 3G for commercial operations. In July 2012 MegaFon was awarded one of four ten-year licenses for the provision of 4G/LTE services throughout the entire Russian Federation and has already started providing these services in 50 different regions. In October 2013 MegaFon completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Scartel/Yota, which hold significant 4G/LTE licenses, from Garsdale Services Investment Limited, its shareholder and a member of the AF Telecom group (see below).The Company is a leader in the provision of mobile Internet, and in the number two position as to the number of active subscribers in Russia. As a result of its acquisition of the Synterra Group, one of the leading Russian backbone operators, in September 2010, MegaFon substantially increased its fixed-line B2B and B2G businesses, as well as its provision of fixed broadband services In September 2012 the Company acquired the VAS Media group of companies, which was integrated with MegaLabs, its R&D subsidiary. In December 2012 the Company acquired a 25% interest in the Euroset retail chain, the largest chain in Russia providing telecommunications goods and services, and is committed to acquire a further 25% by December 2015. In November 2012, MegaFon successfully completed an initial public offering on the Moscow Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.