April 20, 2012, Yerevan, Armenia VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of “Mobile TeleSystems” OJSC, gladly announces its support to the theatrical art and the cooperation with the “Bohem” non-governmental cultural organization. Education means teaching to think. It gets twice as effective, when it uses the language of art. Armenia’s leading telecommunications operator finds important the spreading the beautiful and bold thinking using the language of theater. “Operation Nemesis” by director and actor Narek Duryan is a way to reveal human problems and offer new solutions to them. It is also an attempt to attract attention to those problems and to call humanity to moral brevity. The performance is based on the writings of French scientists Gerard Chalian, Yves Ternon, Jacques DeRogy, transcripts of the Soghomon Tehleryan court trial as well as Pertch Zeytuntsyan’s drama “Stand Up, Court is Coming!”. The performance commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide was presented to the judgment of spectators for the first time on April 20. VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is Armenia’s leading mobile operator, having the widest 2G/3.75G/4G network reach and spreading a wide range of Voice and Data services all across Armenia. Having the best of the Armenian people interest at heart since its launch on 1st July 2005 and in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base. VivaCell-MTS drives innovation and aims at always being at the forefront of any development serving the Armenian mobile communications market. For more information, visit www.vivacell.am * * * Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group services over 100 million mobile subscribers. The Group has been awarded GSM licenses in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about the MTS Group can be found at www.mtsgsm.com.

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