OREANDA-NEWS. February 10, 2010. COMSTAR – United TeleSystems (COMSTAR-UTS, LSE: CMST), the leading supplier of integrated telecommunication solutions in Russia and the CIS, announces a new appointment in Regional Technical Center (RTC), the leading alternative telecom operator in Siberian region, a member of COMSTAR-UTS Group.

Alexander Yudichev was appointed director of RTC-Orenburg, a branch of Regional Technical Center. He will be in charge of company business development in Orenburg region.

Vladimir Alaev, Director General of RTC, Director of COMSTAR-Regions Siberia, comments upon this appointment: “Today, RTC-Orenburg is facing two major strategic tasks: expansion of the company regional presence and enhanced scope of the services provided. In the nearest future, we plan to enter markets of Orsk and Novotroitsk, Orenburg neighbouring towns. Our core business shall be provision of broadband services both for corporate and private customers. I am sure that Alexander Yudichev will easily handle these tasks.”

“I am happy to become a member of the professional team of the company,” Alexander Yudichev, Director of RTC-Orenburg, says. “The company has reliable technical facilities and a good potential for development as a federal operator. We are ready to provide our customers with a wide range of high-quality telecom services at affordable prices. I am well convinced that the company will strengthen its position in Orenburg region.”

Alexander Yudichev was born in Orenburg in 1975. He graduated from the historical department of the Orenburg Teachers’ Training University. He worked in Region telecom company, CB Incombank and was a co-founder of a chain of mobile communication stores and Merkuriy advertising agency. He is an active participant of information projects in Orenburg region, including incorporation of Venta content provider.