Comstar UTS: Transaction in Own Shares.

MOSCOW -- JSC "COMSTAR - United TeleSystems" ("Comstar UTS") (LSE:CMST), the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in Russia and the CIS, today announced that it has completed the purchase of 197,394 GDRs representing 0.0472% of its stock at an average price of $6.9823 per GDR for the total amount of approximately US$ 1.4 million.

This purchase was made as part of the Company's share buyback program, approved by the Board of Directors earlier this year. The GDRs will be held as treasury stock and will be used to meet the company's obligations under its employee stock option plan.

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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. Comstar UTS had 3.6 million subscribers in its traditional segment of the business, 479.2 thousand subscribers in its alternative segment in Moscow and 91.1 thousand subscriber in its alternative segment in the regions at June 30, 2006. Comstar UTS offers voice, data and Internet, pay-TV and various value-added services to corporate, operator and residential subscribers, using its alternative and traditional fixed-line networks. Comstar UTS had consolidated operating revenues of US$ 286.6 million for the second quarter of 2006 and Comstar UTS' consolidated assets totalled US$ 2.7 billion at June 30, 2006. Comstar UTS ordinary shares are listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "CMST".

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