Armenian VivaCell-MTS mobile subscribers to reach their account from abroad

YEREVAN, July 20.　/ ARKA /.　Bills of Armenian mobile cellular operator VivaCell-MTS can already be paid with the terminals of Ezetop system, located in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Spain and many other countries, as well as using the site www.ezetop.com, the press-service of VivaCell-　MTS reported.　

"With this new service all those, living and working abroad will be able to recharge prepaid accounts of VivaCell-MTS for their relatives living in Armenia.　VivaCell-MTS offers the new service in conjunction with Irish company Ezetop," said the report.　

According to the senior coordinator for operations at Ezetop David Shackleton, thanks to this new service, Armenians who are abroad get a new opportunity to support their families at home and with 160 thousand locations of the company, located in 12 countries, they will be able to recharge their prepaid accounts.　

"The concept of “international operator with a local flavour” is not just a slogan, but a certainty. Caring for parents and children is the highest value for thousands of our compatriots who have left to work abroad, and being in touch with family and friends is a priority issue. Our cooperation with Ezetop provides Armenians with the opportunity available to communicate with families and help families," said the director general of VivaCell-MTS Ralph Yirikian.　

VivaCell-MTS (CJSC K-Telecom) is the leading Armenian mobile operator, providing a wide range of Voice and Data services.

Since its launch on July 1 2005, VivaCell-MTS has managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base in a short period of time.

VivaCell-MTS drives the development and offering of innovative mobile communications products, services and features in the Armenian mobile communications market.

OJSC Mobile TeleSystems (“MTS”) is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS.

Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services over 95.65 million subscribers.

The regions of Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million.

Since June 2000, MTS stocks have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). –0-