"We are trying to use the opportunities provided by MGTS transition to digital equipment. As far as payphones are concerned, this transition, first of all, allowed using them for long-distance and international calls. The service is in high demand, therefore the quantity of such payphones in Moscow will continue to grow ", - said the head of payphone network department Arcady Semenov.

He also said that 31 more payphones would soon be equipped to be utilized for international calls in Zelenograd.

All long-distance-enabled payphones bear bright stickers saying "Local, long-distance and international calls". Calls can be made with any MGTS card with the nominal value of 10 to 300 units. Long-distance and international calls are charged Rostelecom rates.

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PJSC Moscow City Telephone Network is one of the biggest not only in Russia, but among the local wire telecommunications companies in Europe too. The Company's continual priority task is to provide quality telephone communication accessible to the millions of the Russia's capital-city inhabitants. The MGTS personnel of 20 000 persons supply services to about 4.2 million subscribers. The telephone density in Moscow conforms to the European standards - over 50 MGTS telephones per 100 metropolitan residents. There are about 600 MGTS telephone exchanges in operation, and their number increases year by. There are presently 18 000 pay stations available at the Company's public payphone network. To date, the MGTS share amounts to 80% in the Moscow fixed telecommunications market. The dynamic development of the Company is noted for its stable economic situation, prescheduled on-going income growth rate, and for the amount of provided services on the upgrade. The Central Office of PJSC MGTS is located in Moscow at 12, bdg. 3, Petrovskiy Boulevard, Moscow, Russia. The Company's Internet address is www.mgts.ru.

For further details, please approach the Department of Information and Public Relations - PJSC MGTS.
Tel: +7 (095) 950 0623, fax: +7 (095) 950 0622,
E-mail: pressa@mgts.ru