SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                     FORM 6-K

                          REPORT of Foreign Private Issuer

                    Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              Date: October 09, 2003

                          Commission file number 1-14748

                           OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY OF
                         LONG DISTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL
                          TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROSTELECOM
                           Doing Business as Rostelecom
                  (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                             THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                         (Jurisdiction of organization)

                         14 1ST TVERSKAYA-YAMSKAYA STR.
                              125047 MOSCOW, RUSSIA
                     (Address of principal executive offices)

         Registrant's telephone number, international: +7 095 973 9940

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                          Form 20-F   X             Form 40-F   __
                                     ---

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

                          Yes   __                  No   X
                                                         -

         If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-________





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         On October 07, 2003, Open Joint Stock Company of Long Distance and
International Telecommunications Rostelecom (the "Company") announced an
introduction of discounts for subscribers of its Moscow branch (MMT) on domestic
(DLD) and international long-distance (ILD) calls. A copy of the press release
announcing tariff change is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.


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                                 SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.





Date:    October 09, 2003                By:     [signed]  Petr Debrianski
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                                         Name:  Petr Debrianski
                                         Title: Deputy Finance Director


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                             EXHIBIT INDEX



The following exhibit has been disclosed as part of this Form 6-K:


Exhibit Number            Description

      99.                    English translation of the press release
                             announced an introduction of discounts for
                             subscribers of its Moscow branch (MMT) on
                             domestic (DLD) and international long-distance
                             (ILD) calls.