OREANDA-NEWS. May 14, 2010. COMSTAR – United TeleSystems (OAO COMSTAR-UTS, LSE: CMST), a major operator of integrated telecommunication services in Russia and CIS, a member of MTS Group of Companies, and OAO Mobile TeleSystems (NYSE: MBT), a leading telecommunications operator in Russia and CIS countries have presented their convergent solutions for individual and corporate users based on synergy of MTS and COMSTAR technologies at the 22nd international ”Svyaz-Expocomm 2010” exhibition: a joint MTS STREAM Residential and Mobile Internet solution and a universal router for an Internet access based on wire and wireless technologies.

 “We are starting a new phase of MTS Group integration that is primarily aimed at provision of additional benefits to our customers, i.e. best user practices and costs optimization by way of an access to integrated mobile and fixed communication products. As a part of this integration, we are expanding the line of MTS products with universal offers enabling our subscribers to get a fixed and mobile access to the Internet as one package and on favourable terms”, noted Mikhail Gerchuk, the Vice President of MTS for commercial matters.

 “Even at present, as a result of integration of the major communications operators in Russia, our subscribers get certain benefits, i.e. new convergent products and favourable terms of a fixed and mobile access to the Internet. Besides, our users may participate in the MTS Bonus programme and “earn” bonus points for their usage of STREAM services. As part of rebranding announced, we have renewed our STREAM price plan line which is now called the Home Internet, and introduced new attractive price plans for broadband Internet access services. We hope that our subscribers will appreciate the new opportunities, and plan to launch other convergent offers in the nearest future, not only in Moscow, but also in the regions,” said Maxim Chernov, the Marketing Director of COMSTAR-UTS.