OREANDA-NEWS. April 4, 2011. Rostelecom (RTS and MICEX: RTKM, RTKMP; OTCQX: ROSYY) hereby announces that CenterTelecom, Sibirtelecom, Far East Telecom, Uralsvyazinform, VolgaTelecom, NWT, UTK and Dagsvyazinform filed applications to the registering authority on an entry made in the in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on the termination of its activity in conjunction with the Rostelecom merger.

In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Financial Markets Service (hereafter, FFMS) such information should be published in the newswire as information which could exert material impact on the value of the joint stock company’s securities, which could have a material impact on the value of a joint stock company’s value.

According to stock exchange rules, the securities of the merging companies should be suspended as of March 28, 2011 until the date of the reorganization.

The date of the completion of the merger and the conversion of shares will be the date on which an entry is made in the USRLE on the termination of the activity of the respective merging company, which is expected to be on April 1, 2011.