Mobile Telecommunications Licenses
    Fixed-line, Data and Long Distance Licenses

Mobile Telecommunications Licenses

Russia

GSM Licenses. We hold GSM licenses for seven out of the eight Russian super-regions. In total, our super-regional GSM licenses cover approximately 96.0% of Russia’s population and permit us to operate a unified dual band GSM-900/1800 network.

We do not currently hold a GSM super-regional license for the Far East super-region of Russia. We currently hold GSM-1800 and D-AMPS licenses in the following seven regions of the 14 regions within the Far East super-region: Amur region, Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Sakhalin region, Evreyskaya Autonomous Region, Magadan region and Irkutsk region (GSM-900/1800 and D-AMPS).

In addition to the seven super-regional GSM licenses, we hold GSM licenses for the following four territories, all of which are located within the seven super-regions: Kaliningrad region, within the Northwest region; Orenburg region, within the Ural region; and the Kabardino Balkarskaya Republic and the Karachaevo Cherkesskaya Republic, both within the North Caucasus region.

3G Licenses. On April 20, 2007, the Federal Communications Agency announced that our company was awarded one of three UMTS licenses in Russia. The license was issued on May 21, 2007 and has start of service requirements of not later than May 21, 2009 for some Russian regions and November 21, 2009 for the remaining regions. We are also required to install a total of 6,096 3G base stations throughout Russia. The license expires on May 21, 2017.

CIS

Kazakhstan. KaR-Tel holds a national GSM-900 license for the entire territory of Kazakhstan.

Uzbekistan. Unitel holds national GSM-900/1800 and UMTS licenses covering the entire territory of Uzbekistan.

Ukraine. URS holds a GSM-900 license that covers the entire territory of Ukraine and a GSM-1800 license that covers 23 of Ukraine’s 27 administrative regions (including the Kyiv Region, but excluding the City of Kyiv, the Dnipropetrovsk Region and the Odessa Region). Golden Telecom (Ukraine) holds a GSM-1800 license covering the entire territory of Ukraine. We are still considering whether and how to combine the URS and Golden Telecom mobile operations in Ukraine.

Armenia. ArmenTel, which provides both fixed-line and mobile services, holds GSM-900/1800 and UMTS licenses for the entire territory of Armenia.

Tajikistan. Tacom holds national GSM-900/1800, UMTS and AMPS licenses for the entire territory of Tajikistan.

Georgia. Mobitel holds GSM-1800 and E-GSM licenses for the entire territory of Georgia.

The following tables summarize the principal terms of our GSM licenses, including the license areas, initial issue dates and expiration dates.

Principal Terms of our Super Regional GSM Licenses in Russia⁽¹⁾

	Issue date	Expiration date
Moscow	April 28, 2008	April 28, 2013
Central and central Black Earth	April 28, 2008	April 28, 2013
North Caucasus	April 28, 2008	April 28, 2013
Northwest	September 12, 2002	September 12, 2012
Siberian	April 07, 2008	April 07, 2013
Ural(1)	November 14, 2002	November 14, 2012
Volga	April 07, 2008	April 07, 2013

⁽¹⁾ We hold a GSM license covering all 12 territories of the Ural super-region, which contains certain requirements related to the licensed territories: (i) GSM-900/1800 standard for the following territories within the Ural super-region: Komi Republic, Udmurtskaya Republic, Kirov region, Kurgan region, Sverdlovsk region, Yamal Nenets autonomous district, the city of Kudymkar, Kudymkar metropolitan region, Yus’vinsky metropolitan region, Yurlinsky metropolitan region, Kochevsky metropolitan region, Kossinsky metropolitan region, Gaynsky metropolitan region of Permskiy Krai; and (ii) GSM-1800 standard for the following territories within the Ural super-region: Orenburg region, Tyumen region, Chelyabinsk region, Hanty- Mansiysky autonomous district—Yugra and Permsky krai (not including the city of Kudymkar, Kudymkar metropolitan region, Yus’vinsky metropolitan region, Yurlinsky metropolitan region, Kochevsky metropolitan region, Kossinsky metropolitan region and Gaynsky metropolitan region).

Principal Terms of our Territorial GSM Licenses in Russia

License Area	Issue       date	Expiration date	Type of License
Amur Region	Jan. 10, 2002	Jan. 10, 2012	GSM-1800
Kabardino Balkarskaya Republic(1)	Mar. 17, 2000	Mar. 17, 2010	GSM-900
Kamchatka Region	Jan. 10, 2002	Jan. 10, 2012	GSM-1800
Karachaevo-Cherkesskaya Republic(2)	May 19, 2000	May 19, 2010	GSM-900/1800
Khabarovsk Krai	Jan. 10, 2002	Jan. 10, 2012	GSM-1800
Orenburg region	Jun. 13, 2000	Jun. 13, 2010	GSM-900/1800
Sakhalin(3)	Oct. 18, 2001	Oct. 18, 2011	GSM-1800
Evreyskaya autonomous region(4)	Aug. 27, 2007	Aug. 27, 2012	GSM-1800
Magadan region(5)	Aug. 27, 2007	Aug. 27, 2012	GSM-1800
Koryakskiy district of Kamchatskiy Krai(6)	Aug. 27, 2007	Aug. 27, 2012	GSM-1800
Kaliningrad region	Aug. 1, 2006	Aug. 1, 2011	GSM-900
Irkutsk region(7)	Sept. 13, 2001	Sept. 13, 2011	GSM-900/1800

⁽¹⁾ The license for the Kabardino Balkarskaya Republic, which is part of the North Caucasus super-region, is held by Kabardino Balkarsky GSM. Certain requirements for this license have not been met because VimpelCom provides mobile services in this license area.
⁽²⁾ The license for the Karachaevo Cherkesskaya Republic, which is part of the North Caucasus super-region, is held by Karachaevo Cherkessk TeleSot. Certain requirements for this license have not been met because VimpelCom provides mobile services in this license area. On April 16, 2008, our board of directors recommended that our shareholders approve the merger of Karachaevo Cherkessk TeleSot into VimpelCom at our next annual general shareholders meeting, scheduled for June 9, 2008.
⁽³⁾ The license for the Sakhalin region, which is part of the Far East super-region, is held by STM. On April 16, 2008, our board of directors recommended that our shareholders approve the merger of STM into VimpelCom at our next annual general shareholders meeting, scheduled for June 9, 2008.
⁽⁴⁾ The license for the Everskaya autonomous region has conditions relating to population coverage and base station buildout.
⁽⁵⁾ The license for the Madagan region has conditions relating to population coverage and base station buildout.
⁽⁶⁾ The license for the Koryakskiy district of Kamchatskiy Krai has conditions relating to population coverage and base station buildout.
⁽⁷⁾ The license for the Irkutsk region, which is part of the Far East region, is held by CSK. On April 16, 2008, our board of directors recommended that our shareholders approve the merger of CSK into VimpelCom at our next annual general shareholders meeting, scheduled for June 9, 2008.

Principal Terms of our Mobile Licenses in the CIS

License Area	Issue Date	Expiration Date	Type of License	Territorial Coverage
Kazakhstan	Aug. 24, 1998	Aug. 24, 2013	GSM-900	Entire territory of Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan	Jan. 06, 2005	Aug. 06, 2016	GSM-900/1800 and UMTS	Entire territory of Uzbekistan
Ukraine       URS       URS       URS       GTU       GTU       GTU       GTU       GTU       GTU       GTU	May 16, 2006 Oct. 20, 2005 Dec. 15, 2005 May 20, 2003 May 20, 2003 May 18, 2006 May 20, 2003 Dec. 6, 2002 Oct. 19, 2007 Oct. 19, 2007	Apr. 28, 2010 Oct. 20, 2020 Dec. 15, 2020 July 31, 2013 July 7, 2014 May 18, 2021 January 19, 2010 January 28, 2009 May 18, 2021 July 7, 2014	GSM-900 GSM-1800 GSM-1800 GSM-1800 GSM-1800 GSM-1800 GSM-1800 GSM-1800 GSM-1800 GSM-1800	Entire territory of Ukraine 23 out of 27 administrative regions of Ukraine Kyiv region Kyiv, Kyiv region Kyiv Entire territory of Ukraine, excluding Kyiv, Kyiv region and Dnipropetrovsk region Odessa, Odessa Region Entire territory of Ukraine, excluding Kyiv and Kyiv region Kyiv region Kyiv
Armenia	Feb. 23, 1995 Jun. 18, 2004	Mar. 3, 2013 Jun. 18, 2009	GSM-900/1800 and UMTS GSM-900/1800	Entire territory of Armenia
Tajikistan	Mar. 24, 2005 Aug. 29, 2005	Mar. 24, 2010 Aug. 29, 2010	AMPS UMTS	Entire territory of Tajikistan
Georgia	Dec. 16, 2005	Jul. 23, 2013	GSM-1800 and E-GSM	Entire territory of Georgia

Fixed-line, Data and Long Distance Licenses

The tables below set forth the principal terms of the fixed-line, data and long distance licenses that are important to our operations (other than mobile operations) in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Tajikistan. Renewal applications will be submitted where necessary for any licenses expiring in 2008.

Principal Terms of Our Fixed-Line, Data and Long Distance Licenses in Russia

License Type	Region	Expiration Date
Local Communications Services	Nizhny Novgorod Region(1) St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region(2) Moscow(2) Moscow, St. Petersburg(3) Republic of Komi Sverdlovsk Region, Novgorod Region(3) Krasnodar(3) Krasnodar Region(3) Leningrad Region, Moscow Region(3) Samara Region, Krasnoyarsk Region(3) Moscow, Moscow Region(4) Leningrad Region, Nizhny Novgorod Region,   Samara Region(4)	October 5, 2010  December 12, 2010  July 23, 2011  September 21, 2011  February 16, 2011  June 5, 2012  February 15, 2011  January 23, 2012  March 9, 2012  May 21, 2012  November 9, 2012
Leased Communications Circuits	Moscow, Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Krasnodarskiy region, Krasnoyarskiy region,  Sverdlovskiy region, Nizhny Novgorod Region,  Samara Region(3) Moscow, Moscow Region(2) Moscow, Moscow Region(4) Nizhny Novgorod Region(1)	July 5, 2011  July 5, 2011  May 18, 2011  April 22, 2010
Voice Communications Services in Data Transmission Networks	Russian Federation(3) Nizhny Novgorod Region(1) St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region(2) Moscow, Moscow Region(2)	March 15, 2011  January 27, 2011  November 21, 2010  May 25, 2011
International and National Communications Services	Russian Federation(3)	May 31, 2012
Telematic Services	Russian Federation excluding Republic of Karelia, Krasnodar Krai, Kaliningrad Region, Kaluga Region,  Murmansk Region, Novgorod Region, Pskov Region,  Saratov Region, Sverdlov Region, Volgograd Region  and Chelyabinsk Region(3) Moscow, Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region(1) Nizhny Novgorod Region(1) Moscow, Moscow Region(2)	October 4, 2012         August 18, 2008  December 23, 2010  July 5, 2011
Intra-zonal Communications Services	Nizhny Novgorod Region(1) Moscow, St. Petersburg(3)	October 5, 2010  October 24, 2011
Data Transmission Services	Russian Federation(3)	August 18, 2008-  October 4, 2012
Communications Services for the Purposes of Cable Broadcasting	Russian Federation(3) Moscow, Moscow Region(4)	December 6, 2012  September 21, 2011
Communications Services for the Purposes of TV Broadcasting	Russian Federation(5) St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region(5)	June 19, 2011  July 28, 2011

⁽¹⁾ These licenses are held by ADS.
⁽²⁾ These licenses are held by Dicom.
⁽³⁾ These licenses are held by Sovintel.
⁽⁴⁾ These licenses are held by Investelectrosvyaz.
⁽⁵⁾ These licenses are held by Kolangon-Optim.

Principal Terms of Our Fixed-Line, Data and Long Distance Licenses in the CIS

License Type	Region	Expiration Date
Local Communications Services	Ukraine (excluding Kyiv, Kyiv Region, Odessa, Odessa Region)(1) Uzbekistan(2) Alma-ata and Alma-ata region, Atirau and Atirau region,  Astana and Akmolinskaya region(3) Kyiv, Kyiv Region, Odessa Region(1) Armenia(6)	January 28, 2009  July 4, 2011     Unlimited  October 12, 2012  March 3, 2013
International and National  Communications Services	Russia(4) Armenia(6) Uzbekistan(5) Kyiv, Odessa, Odessa Region, Donetsk, Donetsk Region,  Kharkov, Kharkov Region, Lviv, Lviv Region,  Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Region(1) Ukraine (excluding Kyiv, Odessa, Odessa Region,  Donetsk, Donetsk Region, Kharkov, Kharkov Region,  Lviv, Lviv Region, Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Region)(1) Tajikistan(7)	December 12, 2005  March 3, 2013  January 14, 2010  December 31, 2013      January 28, 2014      August 2011
Telematic Services	Kazakhstan(3) Tajikistan(7)	Unlimited  July 23, 2009
Data Transmission Services	Uzbekistan(2) Kazakhstan(3) Tajikistan(7)	August 29, 2011  Unlimited  December 12, 2010
Radio Frequencies	Kyiv, Sevastopol, Dnipropetrovsk Region, Donetsk Region,  Kharkov Region, Odessa Region, Zaporozhye Region,  Kyiv Region, Lugansk Region, Lviv Region, Poltava Region,  Vinnitsa Region, Zhitomir Region, Suma Region,  Kherson Region, Khmelnitsk Region, Ivano-Frankovsk  Region, Volyn Region, Zakarpatye Region, Kirovograd  Region, Rovno Region, Ternopol Region, Cherskassk Region,  Chernigov Region, Chernigov Region, Chernovets Region,  Crimea(8)	April 20, 2016
Communications Services  for the Purposes of  Cable Broadcasting	Kyiv(1)	May 18, 2017

⁽¹⁾ These licenses are held by GTU.
⁽²⁾ These licenses are held by Buzton.
⁽³⁾ These licenses are held by SA-Telcom.
⁽⁴⁾ This license is held by VimpelCom and contains the customary conditions for licenses of this kind,
  including a start-of-service requirement of September 12, 2008. VimpelCom has entered into interconnect
  agreements with all zonal operators and applied for long distance and international communications codes from
  the regulator Mininformsvyazi. This license will be used to transfer traffic in its GSM network, and VimpelCom
  intend to implement it during 2008 by deploying a multi-service federal transit network.

⁽⁵⁾ Buzton holds two licenses in this region, both of which expire on the same date.
⁽⁶⁾ These licenses are held by ArmenTel.
⁽⁷⁾ These licenses are held by Tacom.
⁽⁸⁾ This license is held by S-Line.