**Exhibit 4.28**

 

**Ministry of Communications and Informatization**

**of the Russian Federation**

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**LICENSE**

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A 030157 No. **30255**

 

 

In accordance with the current laws of the Russian Federation

 

 

**Mobile TeleSystems**

**Open Joint Stock Company**

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Legal address:

109147, Moscow,Marksistskaya St., 4

 

Is granted thepermit to:

 

**Render 900/1800 MHz mobile radiophone communication services**

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The terms andconditions of rendering such services and the territory are given in theAddendum being an integral part of this License.

 
| License  expiration date                                                           |   | December 30,  2013 |
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| Start of  services’ rendering (not later than)                                |   | June 30,  2005     |
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| Date of  License registration with The Uniform License Register for Communications |   | December 30,  2003 |

 

 

**FirstDeputy Minister of the Russian Federation,**
| **Ministry of Communications and Informatization** | **B.D. Antonyuk** |
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**The conditions for the performance ofactivities**

**in accordance with License No. 30255**

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1.  Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (the Licensee) ishereby authorized to render cellular radiophone communication public-switchednetwork services using GSM  equipment,with installation of necessary equipment operating in frequency nominalallocated in accordance with the established procedure, in 900 MHz and 1800 MHzband, in the territory of the Evenki Autonomous Area.

 

The cellularcommunication services shall be rendered using the Licensee’s communicationnetwork which must be a part of the uniform GSM cellular communication networkof the Russian Federation.

 

The Licenseeshall participate in the work of the agency authorized by the Administration ofCommunications of the Russian Federation to coordinate the work on establishinga uniform GSM mobile radiophone public-switched communication network of theRussian Federation.

 

2.  The aggregate installed capacity of theLicensee’s network and the coverage index upon allocation of a sufficient frequency resource shall be, by years,respectively, as of December 31, at least:

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2006  - 50000 numbers (10%)

2013  - 100000 numbers (45%)

 

The rate ofterritory coverage may be specified in implementing the conditions of thisLicense.

 

3.  The network of the Licensee shall beestablished in accordance with the General Scheme of establishment andstage-by-stage development of Russian GSM public-switched mobile radiophonecommunication network which provides for the organization of necessaryinteraction with networks of other operators.

 

TheGSM-900/1800 network established by the Licensee shall be connected to thepublic-switched communication network of the Russian Federation, at thelong-distance level, in accordance with the General Scheme of establishment andstage-by-stage development of GSM public-switched mobile radiophonecommunication network of the Russian Federation.

 

Additionalinteraction of the Licensee’s network with PSTN at the local level is allowedto ensure a technical possibility to transfer local traffic and render anadditional service relating to call forwarding from the local telephonenetwork  to subscribers of the Licensee’snetwork.

 

At that, theadditional interaction of the Licensee’s network with PSTN at the local levelis allowed only subject to implementation of the long-distance level of theLicensee’s network connection to PSTN in accordance with the General Scheme.

 

4.  Any Licensee’s activity aimed at interactionof its established network with any foreign mobile communication networks shallbe approved by the Administration of Communications of the Russian Federationor other body authorized by the Administration.

 

5.  The Licensee shall adhere to the rules andregulations adopted in the Russian Federation, ETSI standards as established bythe Administration of Communications for GSM telecommunications.

 

6.  The activity of the Licensee relating to theuse of GSM communication network infrastructure shall be performed as agreed bythe parties and in accordance with non-discrimination principles.

 

7.  Numbering in the Licensee’s network shall bein conformity with the PSTN numbering and the numbering requirements of theterrestrial mobile service.

 

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8.  The Licensee’s network shall be designed andconstructed to ensure that telecommunications failure level at peak load doesnot exceed 5%.

 

9.  The network shall be only established, ifproject documentation based on the General Scheme of establishment anddevelopment of GSM federal public-switched mobile radiophone communicationnetwork of the Russian Federation, Building Specifications and Regulations, andIndustry Standards of Production Engineering adopted in the Russian Federation,as duly coordinated and approved, is available.

 

10.  The Licensee shall render the services on itslicensed territory to any requesting entity if technically feasible.

 

The Licenseeshall have the right to refuse providing the services if:

 

•        theservice rendering may cause threat to the state security and  defense, and threat to population health andsafety;

 

•        theservice rendering is not possible due to any physical, topographic or any othernatural hindrances;

 

•        theuser, under no solid arguments, rejects the terms and conditions of servicerendering, or fails to pay for the services rendered;

 

•        theuser uses or intends to use the communications equipment for any illegalpurposes, uses the services illegally, uses improperly the equipment provided,or uses uncertified equipment.

 

Any rejectionshall be well-grounded.

 

11.  The Licensee shall provide thetelecommunications services through the network established to all users of theGSM federal public-switched mobile radiophone communication network of the RussianFederation irrespective of their place of registration or purchase ofsubscriber equipment.

 

Roamingservices in the same constituent entity of the Russian Federation shall not beorganized between different operators’ same-standard networks.

 

12.  The Licensee shall provide its mobilesubscribers with the opportunity to call local special services (fireprevention service, militia, ambulance, gas service, etc) free, irrespective oftheir location in the license territory.

 

13.  Long-distance – interurban and international-communications services to the Licensee’s network subscribers shall be providedthrough the PSTN in conformity with the General Scheme of establishment anddevelopment of GSM federal public-switched mobile radiophone communicationnetwork of the Russian Federation.

 

14.  The Licensee shall be obliged to provide itsusers with the services that meet quality standards, specifications, and termsand conditions of the agreement on rendering telecommunication services.

 

15.  The Licensee shall account to the users shouldit fail to or improperly fulfill its obligations according to the procedure andthe extent as prescribed by the laws of the Russian Federation.

 

16.  The Licensee shall provide the services on the24/7 basis, except for the repair and maintenance periods which should bescheduled for the time most convenient to the users.

 

17.  The Licensee shall arrange for adirectory-inquiry service and issue a directory of subscribers connected to thenetwork established.

 

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18.  Subscriber SIM-cards that ensure subscribers’identification and ability to pay for the services provided by the GSM federalpublic-switched mobile radiophone communication network of the RussianFederation shall conform to the unified numbering as specified for such cardsby the Administration of Communications of the Russian Federation.

 

19.  The Licensee shall have the right to usetelecommunications channels and physical circuits of the PSTN of the RussianFederation according to the tariff plans in force for the specific user group.

 

20.  The Licensee shall adhere to the requirementsof Administration of Communications of the Russian Federation on traffic andservice rendering.

 

If sostipulated by the laws of the Russian Federation, the Administration of Communicationsof the Russian Federation or other body authorized by the Administration shallexecute centralized management of Licensee’s networks.

 

21.  The Licensee shall bear all expenses relatedto development of general scheme of GSM federal public-switched mobileradiophone communication network, design and construction of Licensee’snetwork, network connection to PSTN of the Russian Federation, allocation offrequencies necessary to establish the network, elaboration of EMC principlesbetween the radio equipment used and the existing radio systems, mutualsettlements with the operators’ of the Russian PSTN and other GSM operators,development and issue of regulatory documentation.

 

22.  The Licensee shall settle traffic paymentswith public-switched networks operators according to the procedure prescribedfor the public-switched networks of the Russian Federation.

 

23.  The service tariff plans shall be as agreed bythe parties.

 

If sostipulated by the laws of the Russian Federation, the tariff plans for specificservices rendered by the communications provider shall be set by thegovernment.

 

Theinterconnection rates shall be set forth by the agreements, terms andconditions as agreed by the relative communications companies. Any argumentsarising in connection to these issues shall be considered by the court orarbitrage.

 

Thesubscribers shall not be charged for unsuccessful calls.

 

24.  Certain groups of governmental officials,diplomats or consular representatives of other states, representatives ofinternational organizations, and other customer groups using electricalcommunications, shall get priority as for queuing, priority of use and paymentconditions.

 

The lists ofbenefits and officials entitled to the benefits shall be determined accordingto the laws of the Russian Federation, legal standard acts of the constituententities of the Russian Federation, and international contracts and agreementssigned by the Russian Federation.

 

25.  The Licensee shall provide free electricalcommunications for business purposes, as prescribed by the procedures adoptedby the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the RussianFederation.

 

26.  In case of natural calamities, quarantines orother natural or man-caused states of emergency, the duly authorized statebodies shall have the priority to use or suspend operations of Licensee’snetwork or equipment.

 

27.  The Licensee shall grant absolute priority toany messages related to human safety on sea, land, air or space, urgent actionsrelated to defense, security or law and order in the Russian Federation, aswell as to major accidents, catastrophes, epidemics, epizootics or acts of God.

 

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28.  The Licensee shall, if requested by theMinistry of Communications and Informatization of the Russian Federation,submit information on technical condition and perspectives of networkdevelopment, on rendering communications services and existing tariff plans.

 

29.  The Licensee shall be obliged to ensure theobservance of communication secrecy.

 

Any informationrelating to messages transferred through the Licensee’s network, and thesemessages themselves, may be delivered only to senders and addressee hereof, ortheir legitimate representatives.

 

Wire tapping,inspection of electrical communication messages, receiving related data, andother restrictions of communication secrecy are allowed only according to thecurrent legislation of the Russian Federation.

 

30.  When developing, establishing and operatingthe communication network, the Licensee shall be obliged, in accordance withthe legislation of the Russian Federation, to render assistance and afford toagencies performing operational-investigative activities an opportunity toeffect operational-investigative  actionsin the communication network, take measures to ban the disclosure oforganizational and tactical methods of such actions.

 

Shouldcommunication facilities be abused infringing the interests of  any person, society or state, the authorizedgovernmental bodies, in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation,shall be entitled to suspend the operation of the Licensee’s networks andcommunication facilities.

 

The connectionof subscribers shall be performed upon the implementation of requirements underthe Law “On Operational-Investigative Activities in the Russian Federation “

 

31.  The Licensee shall be obliged to take measuresto prevent unauthorized intrusion into the management of the establishednetwork and unauthorized control over its operation.

 

32.  As advised by the Ministry of Communicationsand Informatization, the Licensee shall afford an opportunity for testingfacilities in its network, if it does not affect the operator activities of theLicensee.

 

33.  The commencement of rendering communicationservices under this License shall be allowed, given that the operation ofnetwork elements is authorized by state communication and informatizationsupervision bodies of the Russian Federation.

 

34.  The use of technical facilities is allowed,given that there is a certificate of conformity of “Sviaz” CompulsoryCertification System.

 

35. TheLicensee may not prevent the state communication and informatizationsupervision bodies of the Russian Federation from verifying technicalparameters of the communication network and shall ensure, if necessary, anaccess of said bodies to its measuring equipment to be used in this work.

 

36.  The License shall be governed by, construedand executed in accordance with current legislation of the Russian Federation.

 

37.  The Licensee shall be obliged to perform itsactivities in accordance with current enactments and laws of the RussianFederation.

 

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38.  The Ministry of Communications andInformatization of the Russian Federation shall reserve the right to makealterations and additions to this License subject to changes in currentlegislation of the Russian Federation.

 

39.  The Licensee shall be obliged to provideperiodical and annual state statistical reporting to local statistical officesand the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the RussianFederation in accordance with the procedure established by the State Committeeof the Russian Federation for Statistics.

 

The violationof the procedure for providing statistical reporting shall entailadministrative responsibility in accordance the current law.

 

40.  The License can not be passes to any otherperson.

 

41.  The Licensee shall be obliged to makedeductions from revenue obtained from the provided communication andinformatization services to the account of the Ministry of Communications andInformatization of the Russian Federation under the standard established on thebasis of Government Decree No.380 dated April 28, 2000.

 

The transferof funds shall be made on a monthly basis, proceeding from actual revenueobtained from the provision of communication and informatization services forthe last calendar month, no later than on the 20-th day of the next month. Theamount of funds subject to transfer shall be specified quarterly after theprovision of financial statements to tax authorities.

 

To control thecompleteness of funds received on account of the Ministry of Communications andInformatization of the Russian Federation, the Licensee, upon a written requestof  the management of the communication andinformatization supervision department of the constituent entity of the RussianFederation, shall provide the respective form of financial statementsreflecting the information on revenue obtained for the provision ofcommunication and informatization services.

 

42.  The License shall be registered upon itsissuance by respective communication and informatization supervision body inthe Russian Federation.

 

In the eventof change of its postal address, bank details and phone number, orreorganization or liquidation of the legal entity, the Licensee shall beobliged to inform the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of theRussian Federation and the communication and informatization supervisiondepartment in the Russian Federation where the License was registered.

 

 

**FirstDeputy Minister of the Russian Federation,**
| **Ministry of Communications and Informatization** | ** ** | **B.D. Antonyuk** |
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| ** **                                         | ** ** | ** **        |
| **Head of License Management**                     | ** ** | **N.M. Popov**    |

 

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