Document:

Exhibit 4.28

 

Ministry of Communications and Informatization

of the Russian Federation

 

LICENSE

 

A 030157 No. 30255

 

 

In accordance with the current laws of the Russian Federation

 

 

Mobile TeleSystems

Open Joint Stock Company

 

Legal address:

109147, Moscow,
Marksistskaya St., 4

 

Is granted the
permit to:

 

Render 900/1800 MHz mobile radiophone communication services

 

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

 

	
  License
  expiration date

  	
   

  	
  December 30,
  2013

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Start of
  services’ rendering (not later than)

  	
   

  	
  June 30,
  2005

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date of
  License registration with The Uniform License Register for Communications

  	
   

  	
  December 30,
  2003

  

 

 

First
Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation,

	
  Ministry of Communications and Informatization

  	
  B.D. Antonyuk

  

 

 

The conditions for the performance of
activities

in accordance with License No. 30255

 

1.  Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (the Licensee) is
hereby authorized to render cellular radiophone communication public-switched
network services using GSM  equipment,
with installation of necessary equipment operating in frequency nominal
allocated in accordance with the established procedure, in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz
band, in the territory of the Evenki Autonomous Area.

 

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

 

The Licensee
shall participate in the work of the agency authorized by the Administration of
Communications of the Russian Federation to coordinate the work on establishing
a uniform GSM mobile radiophone public-switched communication network of the
Russian Federation.

 

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

 

2006  - 50000 numbers (10%)

2013  - 100000 numbers (45%)

 

The rate of
territory coverage may be specified in implementing the conditions of this
License.

 

3.  The network of the Licensee shall be
established in accordance with the General Scheme of establishment and
stage-by-stage development of Russian GSM public-switched mobile radiophone
communication network which provides for the organization of necessary
interaction with networks of other operators.

 

The
GSM-900/1800 network established by the Licensee shall be connected to the
public-switched communication network of the Russian Federation, at the
long-distance level, in accordance with the General Scheme of establishment and
stage-by-stage development of GSM public-switched mobile radiophone
communication network of the Russian Federation.

 

Additional
interaction of the Licensee’s network with PSTN at the local level is allowed
to ensure a technical possibility to transfer local traffic and render an
additional service relating to call forwarding from the local telephone
network  to subscribers of the Licensee’s
network.

 

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

 

4.  Any Licensee’s activity aimed at interaction
of its established network with any foreign mobile communication networks shall
be approved by the Administration of Communications of the Russian Federation
or other body authorized by the Administration.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

8.  The Licensee’s network shall be designed and
constructed to ensure that telecommunications failure level at peak load does
not exceed 5%.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Any rejection
shall be well-grounded.

 

11.  The Licensee shall provide the
telecommunications services through the network established to all users of the
GSM federal public-switched mobile radiophone communication network of the Russian
Federation irrespective of their place of registration or purchase of
subscriber equipment.

 

Roaming
services in the same constituent entity of the Russian Federation shall not be
organized between different operators’ same-standard networks.

 

12.  The Licensee shall provide its mobile
subscribers with the opportunity to call local special services (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 network subscribers shall be provided
through the PSTN in conformity with the General Scheme of establishment and
development of GSM federal public-switched mobile radiophone communication
network of the Russian Federation.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

20.  The Licensee shall adhere to the requirements
of Administration of Communications of the Russian Federation on traffic and
service rendering.

 

If so
stipulated by the laws of the Russian Federation, the Administration of Communications
of the Russian Federation or other body authorized by the Administration shall
execute centralized management of Licensee’s networks.

 

21.  The Licensee shall bear all expenses related
to development of general scheme of GSM federal public-switched mobile
radiophone communication network, design and construction of Licensee’s
network, network connection to PSTN of the Russian Federation, allocation of
frequencies necessary to establish the network, elaboration of EMC principles
between the radio equipment used and the existing radio systems, mutual
settlements with the operators’ of the Russian PSTN and other GSM operators,
development and issue of regulatory documentation.

 

22.  The Licensee shall settle traffic payments
with public-switched networks operators according to the procedure prescribed
for the public-switched networks of the Russian Federation.

 

23.  The service tariff plans shall be as agreed by
the parties.

 

If so
stipulated by the laws of the Russian Federation, the tariff plans for specific
services rendered by the communications provider shall be set by the
government.

 

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

 

The
subscribers shall not be charged for unsuccessful calls.

 

24.  Certain groups of governmental officials,
diplomats or consular representatives of other states, representatives of
international organizations, and other customer groups using electrical
communications, shall get priority as for queuing, priority of use and payment
conditions.

 

The lists of
benefits and officials entitled to the benefits shall be determined according
to the laws of the Russian Federation, legal standard acts of the constituent
entities of the Russian Federation, and international contracts and agreements
signed by the Russian Federation.

 

25.  The Licensee shall provide free electrical
communications for business purposes, as prescribed by the procedures adopted
by the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Russian
Federation.

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

Any information
relating to messages transferred through the Licensee’s network, and these
messages themselves, may be delivered only to senders and addressee hereof, or
their legitimate representatives.

 

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

 

30.  When developing, establishing and operating
the communication network, the Licensee shall be obliged, in accordance with
the legislation of the Russian Federation, to render assistance and afford to
agencies performing operational-investigative activities an opportunity to
effect operational-investigative  actions
in the communication network, take measures to ban the disclosure of
organizational and tactical methods of such actions.

 

Should
communication facilities be abused infringing the interests of  any person, society or state, the authorized
governmental bodies, in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation,
shall be entitled to suspend the operation of the Licensee’s networks and
communication facilities.

 

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

 

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

 

32.  As advised by the Ministry of Communications
and Informatization, the Licensee shall afford an opportunity for testing
facilities in its network, if it does not affect the operator activities of the
Licensee.

 

33.  The commencement of rendering communication
services under this License shall be allowed, given that the operation of
network elements is authorized by state communication and informatization
supervision bodies of the Russian Federation.

 

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

 

35. The
Licensee may not prevent the state communication and informatization
supervision bodies of the Russian Federation from verifying technical
parameters of the communication network and shall ensure, if necessary, an
access of said bodies to its measuring equipment to be used in this work.

 

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

 

37.  The Licensee shall be obliged to perform its
activities in accordance with current enactments and laws of the Russian
Federation.

 

 

38.  The Ministry of Communications and
Informatization of the Russian Federation shall reserve the right to make
alterations and additions to this License subject to changes in current
legislation of the Russian Federation.

 

39.  The Licensee shall be obliged to provide
periodical and annual state statistical reporting to local statistical offices
and the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Russian
Federation in accordance with the procedure established by the State Committee
of the Russian Federation for Statistics.

 

The violation
of the procedure for providing statistical reporting shall entail
administrative responsibility in accordance the current law.

 

40.  The License can not be passes to any other
person.

 

41.  The Licensee shall be obliged to make
deductions from revenue obtained from the provided communication and
informatization services to the account of the Ministry of Communications and
Informatization of the Russian Federation under the standard established on the
basis of Government Decree No.380 dated April 28, 2000.

 

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

 

To control the
completeness of funds received on account of the Ministry of Communications and
Informatization of the Russian Federation, the Licensee, upon a written request
of  the management of the communication and
informatization supervision department of the constituent entity of the Russian
Federation, shall provide the respective form of financial statements
reflecting the information on revenue obtained for the provision of
communication and informatization services.

 

42.  The License shall be registered upon its
issuance by respective communication and informatization supervision body in
the Russian Federation.

 

In the event
of change of its postal address, bank details and phone number, or
reorganization or liquidation of the legal entity, the Licensee shall be
obliged to inform the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the
Russian Federation and the communication and informatization supervision
department 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. PopovExhibit 4.29

 

Federal
Supervisory Service for Communications

 

Addendum
No. 2

 

to
License No. 30255 (Account Series A 030157)
 dated
December 30, 2003

 

The line “Start of services’ rendering (not later than)” of the
Licensee title-page shall be revised to read as follows:

 

“June 30, 2006”

 

 

	
  Deputy Manager,

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Federal Supervisory Service
  for Communications

  	
   

  	
  S. A. Malyanov

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  April 26, 2005

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