Beeline in Uzbekistan

About "Unitel":

"Unitel" was founded in 1996. Commercial activity of the company started on 25 September 1997. Currently the company is one of the leaders among GSM operators in Uzbekistan. The number of the company's subscribers exceeded 6.0 million at the end of 2010. On 9 February 2006, "Unitel" LLC entered the structure of "VimpelCom" Group, one of the largest mobile operators in Rus­sia and CIS. "Unitel" has been providing services under "Beeline" brand since 12 September 2006. On 2 December 2008, "Unitel" was the first in Uzbeki­stan to announce the commercial launch of 3G network.

About "Buzton":

"Buzton" joint venture was created in 1995. The main directions of the com­pany's activity at the first stage were services of international, intercity and local digital telephone communication. Since 2000 the company has ex­panded significantly the sphere of its activity in the telecom market, starting to provide data transfer and Internet access services. Today, "Buzton" JV is provider of integrated communication services, i.e. renders its clients the whole complex of modern telecommunication services: telephony, data trans­fer and Internet access. "Buzton" JV LLC entered the structure of "Vimpel-Com" Group in 2008.

About "VimpelCom" ( http://www.vimpelcom.coml/)

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

Andrey V.Safronyuk

General Director

LLC«Unitel»