POWER TRANSMISSION LINE-BREAK DISCONNECTED 34 BEELINE BASE STATION

ArmInfo
2010-03-16 12:13:00

ArmInfo. CJSC ArmenTel (Beeline brand) announces that the problems
with calls in the Beeline mobile network were the result of the power
transmission line-break by high wind that disconnected 34 base stations
of Beeline. ArmenTel recalls that unsuccessful calls are not charged
in the Beeline network.

ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline brand) is the subsidiary of VimpelCom Group.

The VimpelCom Group consists of telecommunications operators
providing voice and data services through a range of wireless, fixed
and broadband technologies. The Group includes companies operating
in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and
Armeniaas well as Vietnam and Cambodia, in territories with a total
population of about 340 million. The Group companies provide services
under the "Beeline" brand. VimpelCom was the first Russian company
to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").

VimpelCom’s ADSs are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "VIP".