OREANDA-NEWS. November 20, 2009. Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications” (“VimpelCom” or the "Company") (NYSE: VIP),a leading international provider of telecommunications services operating in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and South-East Asia today announced that it will webcast its conference call on its third quarter 2009 financial and operating results on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. Moscow time (10:30 a.m. U.S. ET).
 
The conference call will be hosted by Boris Nemsic, Chief Executive Officer, and Alexander Torbakhov, General Director. They will be joined by Elena Shmatova, Chief Financial Officer, Kent McNeley, Chief Marketing Officer of Russia , Andrey Patoka, Vice President, Head of B2B of Russia and Dmitry Pleskonos, Executive Vice President, Head of B2C of Russia.
 
The press release announcing the Company’s third quarter 2009 financial and operating results will be available on the Company's web site, located at http://www.vimpelcom.com, prior to the conference call.
 
The call and slide presentation may be accessed via webcast at http://www.vimpelcom.com.
 
US call-in number:   + 1 888-726-2460
International call-in number:  + 1 913-312-1456
 
The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available through December 01, 2009 and December 24, 2009, respectively. The slide presentation will also be available for download on the Company's website.
 
US Replay Number:    1 888 203 1112  Confirmation Code:   4539192
International Replay Number:  1 719 457 0820  Confirmation Code:   4539192

The VimpelCom Group consists of telecommunications operators providing voice and data services through a range of mobile, fixed and broadband technologies. The Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia, as well as in Vietnam and Cambodia. The VimpelCom Group has licenses to operate in territories with a total population of about 340 million. The Group companies provide services under the "Beeline" brand. VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). VimpelCom's ADRs are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "VIP".