**Exhibit4.35**

 

**Ministryof Communications and Informatization**

**of theRussian Federation**

 

**LICENSE**

 

A 030162 No. **30260**

In accordance with the current laws of the Russian Federation

 

**MobileTeleSystems**

**OpenJoint Stock Company**

 

Legal address:

 

109147,Moscow, Marksistskaya St., 4

 

Is granted the permit to:

 

**Render 900/1800 MHz mobileradiophone communication services**

 

The terms and conditions ofrendering such services and the territory are given in the Addendum being anintegral part of this License.

 
| License expiration date                               |       | December 30,  2013 |
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| Start of  services’ rendering                    |       | June 30,  2005     |
| (not later  than)                                     |       |               |
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| Date of  License registration with                    |       |               |
| The Uniform  License Register for Communications      |       | December 30,  2003 |
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| **First  Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation,** | ** ** | ** **         |
| **Ministry  of Communications and Informatization**   | ** ** | **B.D. Antonyuk**  |

 

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**The conditions for the performance of activities**

**in accordance with License No. 30260**

 

1.               Mobile TeleSystemsOJSC (the Licensee) is hereby authorized to render cellular radiophonecommunication public-switched network services using GSM equipment, withinstallation of necessary equipment operating in frequency nominal allocated inaccordance with the established procedure, in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz band, in theterritory of the Republic of Dagestan.

 

The cellular communication services shall be rendered using theLicensee’s communication network which must be a part of the uniform GSMcellular communication network of the Russian Federation.

 

The Licensee shallparticipate 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 ***installedcapacity of the Licensee’s network and the coverage index upon allocation of asufficient frequency resource shall be, by years, respectively, as of December31, at least:***

 

2006 - 60000 numbers (15%)

2013 - 400000 numbers (60%)

 

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

 

3.               The network of theLicensee shall be established in accordance with the General Scheme ofestablishment and stage-by-stage development of Russian GSM public-switchedmobile radiophone communication network which provides for the organization ofnecessary interaction 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 telephone networkto subscribers of the Licensee’s network.

 

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’sactivity aimed at interaction of its established network with any foreignmobile communication networks shall be approved by the Administration ofCommunications of the Russian Federation or other body authorized by theAdministration.

 

5.               The Licensee shalladhere to the rules and regulations adopted in the Russian Federation, ETSIstandards as established by the Administration of Communications for GSMtelecommunications.

 

6.               The activity of theLicensee relating to the use of GSM communication network infrastructure shallbe performed as agreed by the parties and in accordance with non-discriminationprinciples.

 

7.               Numbering in theLicensee’s network shall be in conformity with the PSTN numbering and thenumbering requirements of the terrestrial mobile service.

 

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8.               The Licensee’snetwork shall be designed and constructed to ensure that telecommunicationsfailure level at peak load does not exceed 5%.

 

9.               The network shallbe only established, if project documentation based on the General Scheme ofestablishment and development of GSM federal public-switched mobile radiophonecommunication network of the Russian Federation, Building Specifications andRegulations, and Industry Standards of Production Engineering adopted in theRussian Federation, as duly coordinated and approved, is available.

 

10.         The Licensee shall renderthe services on its licensed territory to any requesting entity if technicallyfeasible.

 

The Licensee shall have theright to refuse providing the services if:

• the service rendering may cause threat to the statesecurity and defense, and threat to population health and safety;

• the service rendering is not possible due to anyphysical, topographic or any other natural hindrances;

• the user, under no solid arguments, rejects the termsand conditions of service rendering, or fails to pay for the services rendered;

• the user uses or intends to use the communicationsequipment for any illegal purposes, uses the services illegally, usesimproperly the equipment provided, or uses uncertified equipment.

 

Any rejection shall bewell-grounded.

 

11.         The Licensee shallprovide the telecommunications services through the network established to allusers of the GSM federal public-switched mobile radiophone communication networkof the Russian Federation irrespective of their place of registration orpurchase of subscriber equipment.

 

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

 

12.         The Licensee shallprovide its mobile subscribers with the opportunity to call local specialservices (fire prevention service, militia, ambulance, gas service, etc) free,irrespective of their location in the license territory.

 

13.         Long-distance –interurban and international- communications services to the Licensee’s networksubscribers shall be provided through the PSTN in conformity with the GeneralScheme of establishment and development of GSM federal public-switched mobileradiophone communication network of the Russian Federation.

 

14.         The Licensee shall beobliged to provide its users with the services that meet quality standards,specifications, and terms and conditions of the agreement on renderingtelecommunication services.

 

15.         The Licensee shallaccount to the users should it fail to or improperly fulfill its obligationsaccording to the procedure and the extent as prescribed by the laws of theRussian Federation.

 

16.         The Licensee shallprovide the services on the 24/7 basis, except for the repair and maintenanceperiods which should be scheduled for the time most convenient to the users.

 

17.         The Licensee shallarrange for a directory-inquiry service and issue a directory of subscribersconnected to the network established.

 

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18.         Subscriber SIM-cards thatensure subscribers’ identification and ability to pay for the services providedby the GSM federal public-switched mobile radiophone communication network ofthe Russian Federation shall conform to the unified numbering as specified forsuch cards by the Administration of Communications of the Russian Federation.

 

19.         The Licensee shall havethe right to use telecommunications channels and physical circuits of the PSTNof the Russian Federation according to the tariff plans in force for thespecific user group.

 

20.         The Licensee shall adhereto the requirements of Administration of Communications of the RussianFederation on traffic and service rendering.

 

If sostipulated by the laws of the Russian Federation, the Administration ofCommunications of the Russian Federation or other body authorized by theAdministration shall execute centralized management of Licensee’s networks.

 

21.         The Licensee shall bearall expenses related to development of general scheme of GSM federal public-switchedmobile radiophone 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 settletraffic payments with public-switched networks operators according to theprocedure prescribed for the public-switched networks of the RussianFederation.

 

23.         The service tariff plansshall be as agreed by the 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.

 

The interconnection rates shallbe set forth by the agreements, terms and conditions as agreed by the relativecommunications companies. Any arguments arising in connection to these issuesshall be considered by the court or arbitrage.

 

The subscribers shall not be charged for unsuccessful calls.

24.         Certain groups ofgovernmental officials, diplomats or consular representatives of other states,representatives of international organizations, and other customer groups usingelectrical communications, shall get priority as for queuing, priority of useand payment conditions.

 

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 shallprovide free electrical communications for business purposes, as prescribed bythe procedures adopted by the Ministry of Communications and Informatization ofthe Russian Federation.

 

26.         In case of naturalcalamities, quarantines or other natural or man-caused states of emergency, theduly authorized state bodies shall have the priority to use or suspendoperations of Licensee’s network or equipment.

 

27.         The Licensee shall grantabsolute priority to any messages related to human safety on sea, land, air orspace, urgent actions related to defense, security or law and order in theRussian Federation, as well as to major accidents, catastrophes, epidemics,epizootics or acts of God.

 

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28.         The Licensee shall, ifrequested by the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the RussianFederation, submit information on technical condition and perspectives ofnetwork development, on rendering communications services and existing tariffplans.

 

29.         The Licensee shall beobliged to ensure the observance of communication secrecy.

 

Anyinformation relating to messages transferred through the Licensee’s network,and these messages themselves, may be delivered only to senders and addresseehereof, or their 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 operating the communication network, the Licensee shall beobliged, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, torender assistance and afford to agencies performing operational-investigativeactivities an opportunity to effect operational-investigative actions in thecommunication network, take measures to ban the disclosure of organizationaland tactical methods of such actions.

 

Shouldcommunication facilities be abused infringing the interests of any person,society or state, the authorized governmental bodies, in accordance with thelaw of the Russian Federation, shall be entitled to suspend the operation ofthe Licensee’s networks and communication 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 beobliged to take measures to prevent unauthorized intrusion into the managementof the established network and unauthorized control over its operation.

 

32.         As advised by theMinistry of Communications and Informatization, the Licensee shall afford anopportunity for testing facilities in its network, if it does not affect theoperator activities of the Licensee.

 

33.         The commencement ofrendering communication services under this License shall be allowed, giventhat the operation of network elements is authorized by state communication andinformatization supervision bodies of the Russian Federation.

 

34.         The use of technicalfacilities is allowed, given that there is a certificate of conformity of “Sviaz”Compulsory Certification System.

 

35.         The Licensee may notprevent the state communication and informatization supervision bodies of theRussian Federation from verifying technical parameters of the communicationnetwork and shall ensure, if necessary, an access of said bodies to itsmeasuring equipment to be used in this work.

 

36.         The License shall begoverned by, construed and executed in accordance with current legislation ofthe Russian Federation.

 

37.         The Licensee shall beobliged to perform its activities in accordance with current enactments andlaws of the Russian Federation.

 

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38.         The Ministry ofCommunications and Informatization of the Russian Federation shall reserve theright to make alterations and additions to this License subject to changes incurrent legislation of the Russian Federation.

 

39.         The Licensee shall beobliged to provide periodical and annual state statistical reporting to localstatistical offices and the Ministry of Communications and Informatization ofthe Russian Federation in accordance with the procedure established by theState Committee of 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 bepasses to any other person.

 

41.         The Licensee shall beobliged to make deductions from revenue obtained from the providedcommunication and informatization services to the account of the Ministry ofCommunications and Informatization of the Russian Federation under the standardestablished on the basis 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 and informatization supervisiondepartment of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, shall providethe respective form of financial statements reflecting the information onrevenue obtained for the provision of communication and informatizationservices.

 

42.         The License shall beregistered upon its issuance by respective communication and informatizationsupervision body in the 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.

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

 

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