Moscow, November 17, 2005. OJSC CenterTelecom top managers made a working visit to the Republic of Slovenia. During the meetings they and representatives of Telecom Slovenije and SiOL discussed issues of further bilateral cooperation.

During the visit co-organized by Iskratel, Deputy General Director - Marketing Director of OJSC CenterTelecom Sergei Pridantsev, Marketing Director of the Moscow Branch of the Company Nikita Brodsky and Marketing Director of the Tula Branch Nikolai Kizilov learned about the innovative approaches used by the Slovenian companies to promote new telecommunication services, form prices, organize sales and other elements of the marketing policies.

At the end of the visit Sergei Pridantsev noted that CenterTelecom is very interested in the experience accumulated by the major telecommunication operators of Slovenia. “Given the similar conditions, in which the info-communication spheres of our countries are developing, we attach a lot of importance to the mutual exchange of experience with the Slovenian colleagues", said Sergei Pridantsev. “In the short term CenterTelecom plans to provide broadband Internet access and IP TV services in the Moscow and Tula Regions. Therefore, the meeting with the representatives of SiOL – the largest IP TV service provider in Slovenia – was very important for us. I am sure that the return visit by our colleagues to CenterTelecom will be just as beneficial".