License no. 19634 for the lease of telecommunications channels



 EXHIBIT 4.24 
  
 MINISTRY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
 FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 
  
 LICENSE 
  

			
	A 018983	 	No. 19634

  
 In accordance with
the applicable laws of the Russian Federation 
 this permission is given to 
  
 Open Joint Stock Company 
 “Dal Telecom International” 
  

  
 Legal Address: 
  
 133, Volochaevskaya street, Khabarovsk 680000 
  
 Type of Operations: 
  
 Lease of Telecommunications Channels 
  
 Conditions for carrying out this type of activity and the territory 
 are set forth in the attachment which is an integral part hereof 
  

			
	 Term of validity of the License:
	  	until October 13, 2006
		
	 Services to be rendered as of (no later than):
	  	April 13, 2002
		
	 Date of registration of the License
 in the Unified Register of
 Telecommunications Licenses:
	  	October 10, 2001

  

					
	 First Deputy
 Minister of the
Russian
 Federation for
 Telecommunications
and
 Information Technologies
	  	 [Signature]
 [Seal]
	  	 Yu.A. Pavlenko


  

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 CONDITIONS FOR CARRYING
OUT ACTIVITIES 
 UNDER LICENSE NO. 19634 
  

1. OJSC “Dal Telecom International” (the Licensee) is hereby authorized to provide local, intra-zone, inter-city communications channels and
paths, physical links for transmission of telecommunications signals to the users in the territory designated in clause 32. 
  
 The total number of tone frequency channels (main digital channels) organized by the Licensee, including as part of digital paths, shall be at least 110.

  
 Clause 32 enumerates the regions of the Russian Federation
between which inter-city telecommunications channels and paths are organized. 
  
 2. The number of telecommunications channels for organization of which the Licensee shall arrange by the end of the third year of operations shall be at least 70% of the number of channels specified in clause 1
hereof. 
  
 3. Communications channels and paths and physical
links may be provided for the purposes of organization of telecommunications network provided that their owners hold the relevant licenses of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies (Ministry of the
Russian Federation for Telecommunications, State Committee of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies, State Committee of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications) for internal production networks which do not
provide telecommunications services for a fee, including those which have a connection to the public telecommunications network, and for organization of subscriber lines with a view to gain access to various telecommunications networks pursuant to
the construction rules of same. 
  
 Communications channels and
paths and physical links may be provided for the purposes of organization of subscriber and connection lines of local telephone networks only within the territory of the relevant geographic numbering zones. 
  
 4. Telecommunications services with the use of radio electronic devices may
be provided only after a permission of the State Radio Frequencies Service of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies to use operating frequencies is obtained. 
  
 5. The use of communications channels and physical links of the public
telephone network for transmission of telecommunications signals shall be effected under agreements with operators of the relevant public networks and subject to tariffs applicable to the given category of users. 
  
 6. The Licensee shall provide telecommunications services provided for in
this License 24 hours a day on a daily basis, except for interruptions for necessary maintenance and repairs to be scheduled so as to minimize damage caused to the users. 
  

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 7. The Licensee is required to provide users with telecommunications services which comply with the
quality standards, technical parameters, certificates, and terms of the agreement for provision of telecommunications services. 
  
 8. The Licensee shall be liable to the users for failure to perform or improper performance of its obligations pursuant to the procedure and to the extent
specified by the applicable laws of the Russian Federation. 
  
 9.
The Licensee shall comply with the requirements of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies concerning the procedure of use of telecommunications equipment in the Integrated Telecommunications
Network of the Russian Federation. 
  
 10. The Licensee shall
comply with the requirements of the Agency of Telecommunications of the Russian Federation with respect to the traffic priority and provision of services. 
  
 In situations set forth by the laws of the Russian Federation the centralized management of Licensee’s telecommunications networks shall be effected
directly by the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies. 
  
 11. At the request of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies, the Licensee shall provide information
on the technical condition and development prospects of the network, conditions for the provision of telecommunications services and existing tariffs. 
  
 12. In case of Acts of God, quarantine or any other natural or industrial force majeure events, the governmental authorities authorized thereto shall have
the right of priority utilization and suspension of the operation of the Licensee’s network and telecommunications means. 
  
 13. The Licensee shall provide an absolute priority for all emergency messages related to personal safety at sea, or land, in the air or space, carrying
out of emergency measures in the area of defense, security and law and order enforcement in the Russian Federation, as well as for messages on significant accidents, catastrophes, epidemics, epizootics and Acts of God. 
  
 14. The Licensee shall give priority to the use of telecommunications means
manufactured in the Russian Federation pursuant to the Federal Law “On Communications”. 
  
 15. Licensee’s technical facilities can be constructed only upon availability of design documents prepared in compliance with Construction Norms and
Rules and Industrial Technological Design Norms (SniP, VNTP) effective in the Russian Federation, and properly approved. 
  
 16. The Licensee’s technical devices shall be operated pursuant to the applicable operating norms and rules. 
  
 17. The tariffs for telecommunications services shall be established on a
contractual basis. 
  

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 In cases stipulated by the laws of the Russian Federation with regard to specific types of
telecommunications services provided by telecommunications enterprises, the tariffs may be regulated by the state. 
  
 18. Expenses associated with design and construction of Licensee’s technical devices shall be at the Licensee’s cost. 
  
 19. Specific categories of state officers, diplomatic and consulate
representatives of foreign states, representatives of international organizations, as well as specific groups of individuals may have certain privileges and priorities while using telecommunications in terms of the order of priority, procedure of
use and the amount of payment for communications services. 
  
 The
list of privileges as well as categories of officers and individuals who are entitled to such privileges and priorities shall be determined by the laws of the Russian Federation and regulatory acts of the political subdivisions of the Russian
Federation, as well as by international treaties and agreements of the Russian Federation. 
  
 20. Use of technical communications devices owned by the Licensee or users shall be allowed subject to availability of compliance certificate of “Electrosvyaz” Compulsory Certification System. 
  
 Provision of services using the communications facilities hereunder may be
commenced only subject to availability of telecommunications network operating permission issued by the Russian state communications and information technologies control authority. 
  
 21. The Licensee shall provide for strict confidentiality of communications. 
  
 Any information on messages being transmitted through the communications
network of the Licensee, as well as the messages themselves may be disclosed only to the senders and addressees or their legal representatives. 
  
 Any tapping of telecommunications messages or any other limitation of communications confidentiality shall be permitted only on the basis of the
applicable laws of the Russian Federation. 
  
 22. The Licensee
shall not prevent any reviews of the technical parameters of the network by the state telecommunications and information technologies control agencies of the Russian Federation, and, if necessary, must provide such agencies with access to its
measuring devices to be used for such work. 
  
 23. During
development, creation and operation of the communications network, the Licensee shall, pursuant to the laws of the Russian Federation, render assistance and provide the search and detection agencies with the possibility of carrying out such search
and detection actions using the communications network, and shall take measures to keep confidential all organizational and tactic methods of carrying out the mentioned activities. 
  
 Should communications means be used for criminal purposes harmful to the interests of individuals, society and the state,
operation of the networks and communications 

  

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equipment of the Licensee may be suspended by the state bodies authorized thereto in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation. 
  
 Provision of communications channels to the users shall be effected after
requirements of the Law of the Russian Federation On Search and Detection Activities in the Russian Federation are met. 
  
 24. The Licensee shall be obliged to take measures to prevent any unauthorized access to management of the network and any unauthorized control over its
operations. 
  
 25. This License shall be governed, construed and
performed in accordance with the applicable laws of the Russian Federation. 
  
 26. The Licensee shall operate in accordance with the regulatory acts and applicable laws of the Russian Federation. 
  
 27. The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies reserves the right to introduce any amendments or
supplements to this License to reflect any changes in the applicable laws of the Russian Federation. 
  
 28. The Licensee shall submit to local statistical agencies and to the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information
Technologies periodic and annual state statistical reports on communications in accordance with the procedure established by the State Committee for Statistics of the Russian Federation. 
  
 Violation of the procedure for submitting statistical reports shall result in administrative liability in accordance with
the applicable laws. 
  
 29. This License is not assignable to any
other entity. 
  
 30. The Licensee shall effect payments out of
revenues received for the rendered telecommunications and information technologies services to the account of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies, pursuant to the standards established under
Decree No. 380 of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 28, 2000. 
  
 Such transfers shall be effected on a monthly basis subject to the actual revenues received for the telecommunications and information technologies services rendered in the preceding calendar month, no later than the
20th day of the subsequent month. The amount to be transferred shall be adjusted on a quarterly basis upon filing of
accounting statements with the tax agencies. 
  
 With a view to
effecting control over complete transfers to the account of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications and Information Technologies, the Licensee shall, upon written request of the management of the department for control over
telecommunications and information technologies in the relevant political subdivision of the Russian Federation, provide the corresponding accounting form which reflects the revenues from the provided telecommunications and information technologies
services. 
  

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 31. The License shall be registered upon its issuance with the relevant state telecommunications and
information technologies control agency of the Russian Federation. 
  
 In case of any changes in the mailing or banking details or the telephone numbers, or in case of reorganization or liquidation of the legal entity, the Licensee shall inform thereof the Ministry of the Russian Federation for
Telecommunications and Information Technologies and the territorial department of the state telecommunications and information technologies control which registered the License. 
  
 32. The licensed area includes: 
  

	Krais:            	Khabarovsky 

  

	Oblasts:        	Kamchatskaya 

  

					
	 First Deputy Minister
 of the Russian
Federation for
 Telecommunications and Information Technologies
	 	 [Signature]
	 	 Yu.A. Pavlenko

			
	 Head of the Department
 of the
Organization
 of Licensing Activity
	 	 [Signature]
	 	 N.M. Popov

	 	 	 [Seal]
	 	 

  

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