OREANDA-NEWS.  On 17 March 2008 was announced, that in compliance with the requirements of Federal Law №126-FZ “On Communications” dated 7 July, 2003, “Rules for Connection and Interaction of Telecommunication Networks” approved by Resolution No. 161 of the Russian Federation Government on March 28, 2005 and amended and restated  on June 30, 2005, December 29, 2005, October 12, 2007), Resolution No. 627 of the Russian Federation Government “On Governmental Regulation of Prices for Connection Services and Traffic Passage Services Provided by Operators Having a Material Position in the Public Access Communication Network” dated October 19, 2005 and amended and restated on January 26, 2006, June 13, 2006, November 14, 2007), starting from 1 March 2008 new  “Rules for Connection of Telecommunication Networks of other operators to telecommunication network of "Southern Telecommunications Company" PJSC” (hereinafter – “Connection Rules” have been introduced on the territories of Adygeia Republic, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Kalmykia Republic, Karachaevo-Cherkessian Republic, Severnaya Osetia - Alania Republic Stavropol and Krasnodar krays, Astrakhan, Volgograd and Rostov regions.

These Connection Rules were published in weekly information bulletin "Operator. Telecommunications news" № (8)/2008 in the sections: "Fixed-line operators" and "Appendix". Full text of the Connection Rules can be viewed on the corporate website www.stcompany.ru in the section "Clients and Customers".