OREANDA-NEWS. On 20 August 2008 Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, announced that its consolidated subscriber base reached 87.26 million users on July 31, 2008.

During July 2008, MTS’ consolidated subscriber base increased by 0.32 million subscribers with 0.48 million added in Russia.