[regional-russia] CENTERTELECOM

[Крылов А.В. krylov@localhost]

And here is the official letter sent by our Accounting Department to
RIPE NCC:

Dear Sirs!

OJSC "CenterTelecom" sent You the fax № 08-15/219 dated August 24, 2005
with the request to provide the document, which confirms the permanent residence
of RIPE NCC on the territory of the Netherlands, besides that You were informed
about the procedure of issuing and certification of the corresponding document
authenticity by the competent bodies.
However, in response to our fax You have submitted the documents
in the form of uncertified copies, so the documents drawn up this
way don't comply with the Russian Federation tax authorities requirements,
and can't give occasion to the application of the Agreement on Double Taxation Avoidance.
We kindly request You to inform us as soon as possible if this document will be filed
to us certified by the competent body of the Netherlands and if it will be sealed
with appostille.
We would like to inform You once again that if You don't send us in the near future
the document, confirming the residence of RIPE NCC, drawn up in the proper way,
than in order to avoid the tax risks, OJSC "CenterTelecom" as a Fiscal Agent will
have to deduct income tax equal to the rate set in item 2 Article 284 of
the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (in this case the rate is 20%),
so You will receive the income less income tax.
 Attachment: letter №08-15/219 dated August 24, 2005.

Yours sincerely,

First Deputy General Director-
Financial Director                            А.А. Lokotkov


Chief Accountant                              R.P. Konstantinova