Central Telegraph announced a special action at Svyaznoy mobile communication centers timed to the celebration of the Fatherland Defender's Day (February 23) and th International Women's Day (March 8). From the 10^th of February to the 10^th of March those customers who buy Centel telephone and Internet cards issued by the company will receive gifts at these mobile centers. Each person who buys a telephone card will get a promotional telephone card with nominal value of 10 units. Anyone who buys an Internet card will receive a compact disk with a computer game or a mouse pad.

"For this action we have issued leaflets and posters that will be placed at Svyaznoy mobile communication centers," said Ekaterina Skladchikova, Head of PR and Advertising Department of JSC Central Telegraph.  " We also plan to invite promoters who will inform our target groups about the action and hand out the leaflets. We hope that this action will allow us to make a nice surprise to the Muscovites and to attract more attention to the advantages of telephone and Internet cards issued by Central Telegraph".

Addresses of Svyaznoy mobile communication centers taking part in the action can be found at Websites www.cards.cnt.ruor  www.svyaznoy.ru.

Centel telephone cards allow making domestic and international long-distance telephone calls from any telephone: home, office, hotel, mobile, from telephone with frozen long-distance code ("8") and even from a street payphone. Centel telephone cards combine traditional telephone and VoIP services. Any customer who wishes to use lower rates for international or domestic communication can make a call via VoIP channels. The cards are simple and convenient in use, you just need to dial a number indicated on the card and follow instructions given by of the automated system or by an operator. Centel telephone cards have nominal value of 30, 50, 100 and 200 tariff units. One tariff unit equals to 3 rubles (VAT inclusive).

The company also issues Internet cards to facilitate dial-up connection services and payments. There are cards with nominal value of $5, $10 and $20. Internet access with Centel cards costs $0.2/hour from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., $0.5/hour from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and $0.7/hour from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Centel telephone and Internet cards are available at Moscow post offices, at Perekrestok and Seventh Continent supermarkets, Mospechat stands, Avialassy-Metro desks, at Euroset, Svyaznoy, Techmarket and Anarion mobile centers. Residents of the Moscow region can get Centel cards at telecommunication centers, branches of Sberbank and at post offices. Additional information about cards issued by Central Telegraph can be found at the Web site www.cards.cnt.ru.

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JSC Central Telegraphis one of the largest telecommunication companies offering the full range of communication services to individual and corporate customers in the Moscow region. At present the company provides all types of modern telecommunication services: access to the Internet via dedicated and switched channels (Central Telegraph is "The Best Internet Provider 2002"), data transfer, local, national and international telephone services, connection of ATMs and POS terminals to X.25 network, installation of telephone numbers in Moscow and in the Moscow region on the basis of its own fiber-optic network Centel. Quality management system of the company corresponds to the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 standard applied to telecommunication services. Information about the company you can find at its Internet site: www.cnt.ru.

Maxus (Svyaznoy mobile communication centers) is one of the leading Russian companies selling services of cellular operators and personal communication facilities and audio equipment. Telephones, fax machines, radiotelephones with analogue and digital standards; all kinds of audio players and radio receivers, headphones, microphones; and, first of all, cellular phones (with possibility to connect). Maxus is one of the largest distributors in Russia in terms of all these groups of goods.

The company directly cooperates with the best international manufacturers, such as Nokia, Philips, Aiwa, Panasonic, Sony, Siemens, Motorola, SonyEricsson, Samsung, LG, it is official dealer of leading Russian cellular operators: MTC, BeeLine, Megafon, Tele 2, NCC, SkyLink. Maxus offers a wide range of goods and maintains the lowest prices on the market. Today the network of Svyaznoy mobile communication centers includes more than 250 points of sale in Moscow, St.Petersburg and Nizhni Novgorod.