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Auditor

The following company acts as Rostelecom’s auditor: ZAO KPMG both for Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

The auditor currently does not provide any consulting services related to preparation and audit of financial statements.

ZAO KPMG — License Information:

• License № Е003330;
• Date of issue — January 17, 2003;
• Date of prolongation — January 17, 2008;
• Valid until — January 17, 2013;
• Issued by — Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

The auditors' remuneration:

• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements - RUB 60 million;
• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements and overview of Form 20-F - RUB 78 million;

In 2002-2007 Ernst & Young LLC acted as Rostelecom’s auditor and received the following renumeration for its’s services:

• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements and overview of Form 20-F - U.S.$ 3,085,000;
• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements and overview of Form 20-F - U.S.$ 2,300,000;
• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements and overview of Form 20-F - U.S.$ 1,312,000;
• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements and overview of Form 20-F — U.S.$ 925,000;
• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements and overview of Form 20-F — U.S.$ 1,458,900;
• for the audit of consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, including audit of financial statements according to RAS and IFRS, audit of subsidiaries' financial statements and overview of Form 20-F — U.S.$ 1,163,200.