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Golden Telecom Selected Alcatel Enterprise Solutions for a New Hospitality Project in MoscowPARIS, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel (NYSE: ALA; Paris: CGEP.PA) and Golden Telecom, Inc. , a leading facilities-based provider of integrated telecommunications and Internet services in major population centers throughout Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States ("CIS"), today announced the signing of a contract for the delivery of Alcatel communications solutions for hospitality in a newly built Swissotel Krasnye Holmy in Moscow. Under the terms of this contract, Alcatel will provide its industry- leading Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise communications platform, the Alcatel 4760 network management platform, and Alcatel Mobile Reflexes(TM) DECT phones. The equipment will be delivered by the end of April and installed by Golden Telecom at the end of second quarter 2005. The Alcatel solution will provide the hotel's guests with efficient, check-in and check-out services, as well as enhanced voicemail and Internet services. The solution will also provide the hotel and its staff with a full range of administrative services, including room management and advanced call management. Michal Cupa, Chief Operating Officer of Golden Telecom, Inc. commented: "Communications and networks have become mission-critical for the hospitality industry. One of Golden Telecom's latest projects in the hospitality field is providing the full range of services to the new Moscow hotel, Swissotel Krasnye Holmy, which is to be opened this summer. We expect that all communication services to be provided by Golden Telecom to the hotel with the aid of the Alcatel equipment will conform to the highest world standards and will meet the requirements of the most exacting guests of the hotel." Johan Vanderplaetse, Vice-president CIS Alcatel has added: "This contract marks a new phase in our co-operation with Golden Telecom. It proves Alcatel commitment to the Russian private networks market and allows us to make a significant footprint in this segment with next generation solutions for hospitality area." About Golden Telecom (http://www.goldentelecom.com/ ) Golden Telecom, Inc. is a leading facilities-based provider of integrated telecommunications and Internet services in major population centers throughout Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States ("CIS"). The Company offers voice, data and Internet services to corporations, operators and consumers using its metropolitan overlay network in major cities including Moscow, Kiev, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Almaty, and Tashkent, and via intercity fiber optic and satellite-based networks, including approximately 220 combined access points in Russia and other countries of the CIS. The Company offers mobile services in Kiev and Odessa. About Alcatel Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks; applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 12.3 billion in 2004, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com/ Photo: Newscom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031111/ALALOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, [email protected] Alcatel; Golden Telecom, Inc. CONTACT: press, Aurelie Boutin, HQ, +33-0-1-40-76-11-79, [email protected] , or Florence Pontieux, HQ, +33-0-1-40-76-12-02, [email protected] , or Tracy Dupree, +1-818-878-4408, or investorrelations, Pascal Bantegnie, +33-0-1-40-76-52-20, [email protected] , or Nicolas Leyssieux, +33-0-1-40-76-37-32, [email protected] , or Maria Alcon, +33-0-1-40-76-15-17, [email protected] , or Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, +1-703-668-3571, [email protected] , all of Alcatel; or press, Anna ChinGo Pin, [email protected] , or investor relations, Ranjit Singh, [email protected] ,both of Golden Telecom, Inc., +7-501-797-9300 Web site: http://www.alcatel.com/http://www.goldentelecom.com/ |