Comstar UTS: First Quarter 2006 Key Operating Data.MOSCOW -- COMSTAR COMSTAR COMmon System for Technical Analysis and Reporting - United TeleSystems (Comstar UTS (Universal Timesharing System) Amdahl's version of Unix System V. Release 4.0 is POSIX compliant. ) (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :CMST CMST Capacitated Minimum Spanning Tree (problem) CMST Characterization, Monitoring, and Sensor Technology CMST Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology ) today announced the key operating data for its alternative and traditional fixed line telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. business segments for the first quarter of 2006. HIGHLIGHTS (31 March 2006 compared to 31 December December: see month. 2005) --3.62 million traditional fixed line subscribers and 4.7 million installed lines by end of the quarter --5% increase in total number of active subscribers in Moscow to 500,657 --14% increase in broadband Internet See broadband. subscribers in Moscow to 283,307 --Doubling of 'Stream TV' Moscow broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). pay-TV pay-TV n. A system for receiving television broadcasts by making subscription payments, as by renting a device that unscrambles the broadcaster's scrambled signal. Also called pay television. subscriber base to 14,300 Semyon Rabovsky, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We continued to grow our overall subscriber base during the quarter, which is a seasonally slower period of the year, with a particularly strong performance in the Moscow market. Our broadband internet and pay-TV offerings have benefited from the integrated 'Stream' triple play branding, and both grew rapidly in the quarter as a result of both up-selling existing dial-up customers, as well as new sales. Our outlook for the year remains positive and we expect to see strong demand for our services in Moscow and further growth in our total subscriber base, with a particular emphasis on rolling out our broad range of services outside Moscow." Traditional Fixed Line Telecommunications
31 March 2006 31 December 2005
Subscribers
Residential 3 543 711 3 536 479
Corporate 76 087 76 042
Operators 213 213
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Total 3 620 011 3 612 734
Active telephone lines
Residential 3 543 711 3 536 479
Corporate 727 070 728 329
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Total 4 270 781 4 264 808
Installed capacity (telephone lines) 4 677 083 4 637 383
Access nodes (lines rented)
Corporate 30 793 30 846
Operators 184 572 182 049
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Total 215 365 212 895
Alternative Fixed Line Telecommunications (Moscow)
Moscow
31 March 2006 31 December 2005
Total subscribers 500 657 475 959
Residential Subscribers
Broadband 283 307 249 542
Dial-up 164 948 182 350
Voice 6 045 5 764
Pay-TV 14 271 6 691
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Total 468 571 444 347
Corporate subscribers 31 709 31 170
Operators 377 442
Active telephone lines
Corporate 136 366 134 985
Fixed line Operators 115 534 112 038
Mobile Operators 325 572 325 572
Residential 8 312 8 260
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Total 585 783 580 855
Installed capacity (telephone lines) 628 600 628 600
ADSL and data transmission channels 27 495 26 814
Alternative Fixed Line Telecommunications (Regional)
Regional
31 March 2006 31 December 2005
Total Subscribers 57 264 55 767
Residential subscribers
Broadband 96 43
Dieal-up 8 058 7 745
Voice 41 912 41 096
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Total 50 066 48 884
Corporate subscribers 7 145 6 847
Operators 53 36
*** For further information, please visit www.comstar-uts.com or contact: Comstar UTS Shared Value Limited Veniamin Kofman Matthew Hooper Tel: +7 495 956 2170 Tel. +44 (0) 20 7321 5023 kofman_vl@comstar-uts.ru comstar@sharedvalue.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Comstar UTS is a leading provider of integrated communications services in Moscow and the Moscow region in terms of revenues and subscribers and also offers communications services in other regions of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), community of independent nations established by a treaty signed at Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 8, 1991, by the heads of state of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Between Dec. 8 and Dec. . Comstar UTS had 4.2 million subscribers at December 31, 2005. Comstar UTS offers voice, data and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , pay-TV and various value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to corporate, operator and residential subscribers, using its alternative and traditional fixed-line networks. Comstar UTS had combined operating revenues operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. of US$ 907.6 million for the full year 2005 and Comstar UTS' assets totalled US$ 1.64 billion at December 31, 2005. Comstar UTS ordinary shares are listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. under the symbol "CMST". Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding future events or the future financial performance of Comstar UTS. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might" the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Comstar UTS wishes to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. Comstar UTS does not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or occurring after the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in projections or forward-looking statements of Comstar UTS, including, among others, general economic conditions, the competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia, rapid technological and market change in the industries Comstar UTS operates in, as well as many other risks specifically related to Comstar UTS and its operations. |
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