OREANDA-NEWS. January 15, 2008. COMSTAR-Direct CJSC, a leading Russian Internet broadband access service provider (the STREAM brand), part of the COMSTAR-UTS Group, announced the launch of a special marketing action ‘Try STREAM 2’. This action is designed as a driver for the demand on part of potential users and for signing on new customers. The terms of the action allow all those who would wish so to connect during 11 January to 31 March 2008 to a broadband access service under STREAM 2 Tariff Plan and enjoy using unlimited Internet high-speed access for 30 days free of charge.

When signing a contract for the provision of communication services with the provider, each new user is supposed to credit his/her personal account with a prepayment of the monthly rental at the rate of STREAM 2 Tariff (397 rubles). Once the 30 day period allocated for the ‘trial’ use of the services expires, a STREAM 2 Action subscriber has the right to continue using the service for a fee (in which case the prepayment counts towards the rental for the next month) or abandon the service by giving the operator a prior notice. In such a case the prepayment will be refunded.

The participants of the action also can change from the special STREAM 2 Action Tariff to any other tariff plan free of charge before the trial period is over. In that case, an amount equal to the rental corresponding to the chosen tariff, is written off the personal account.

This offer applies both to the new COMSTAR-Direct subscribers and those who had already used the STREAM INTERNET and STREAM INTERNET + STREAM TV services before, but were disconnected for some reason or other.

“This initiative is yet another step toward meeting the growing needs of our customers who are anxious to get access to the Internet at the right speed and at the optimum price. The action, currently underway, makes it possible for those who are not our subscribers yet, to make sure themselves of the quality of services and to make an informed choice in favor of STREAM by choosing the tariff plan and bundle of services that suit him/her most,” Sergei Terpugov, Commercial Director, COMSTAR-Direct, commented on the launch of the action.