FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fujitsu To Supply Digital Microwave Radio Equipment to Rostelecom in Russia

- 5GHz system to span 400km link between capitals of Samara and Orenburg -

Moscow, March 11, 1998- Fujitsu Limited today announced that Fujitsu will supply its digital microwave equipment for Rostelecom, the largest long-distance and international telecommunication carrier in Russia. Rostelecom plans to use the Fujitsu equipment to build a digital radio relay link between Samara region and Orenburg region in Russia. Rostelecom and Fujitsu signed the contract for this project at a signing ceremony held today in Moscow.

According to the plan of this project, Samara city and Orenburg city- the capitals of each region- will be connected by 5GHz digital microwave radio relay link. The cities are located west of Ural mountains, 1,000km east from Moscow. The total length of this link will be about 400km. On the link there will be 9 radio stations. Fujitsu will supply its digital microwave radio equipment called the "FRX" series and its Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) digital optical transmission equipment, the "FLX" series. Rostelecom will start its operation from December, 1998.

Overview of this project

Project Name:	Digital Radio Relay Link Samara - Orenburg
Customer :	Open Joint Stock Company "Rostelecom"
Equipment :	5GHz SDH digital microwave radio equipment "FRX-5G" for 8 hops, 42 transmitter-receivers SDH digital optical transmission equipment "FLX-150/600" 15 systems
Service in :	from December, 1998

In June, 1997 Fujitsu supplied its digital exchange FETEX-150 for the switching stations in Orenburg region. Rostelecom appreciated the high reliability and technical support of Fujitsu's equipment. Fujitsu plans to continue to expand its telecommunications business in Russia.

Fujitsu Limited

Founded in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is an international leader in information technology, telecommunications, semiconductors and other electronics devices. The Fujitsu Group of over 400 technology, software and service companies posted global revenues of more than $36 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997.

For more information:

Press Contact: Makoto Saito, Scott Ikeda Fujitsu Limited, Public Relations Tel: +81-3-3215-5236 (Tokyo) Fax: +81-3-3216-9365 URL: http://www.fujitsu.com/

Customer Contact: International Telecommunications Business Group Tel:+81-44-540-4095(Kawasaki) Fax:+81-44-540-4146 e-mail: mizouchi@tel.fujitsu.co.jp

Rostelecom

Rostelecom is a Russian international and domestic long-distance national carrier that was established in 1993. In 1997 Rostelecom income amounted to RUR 7,100 billion - a growth of RUR 1,400 billion as compared to 1996.

By 1997 implementation of telecommunications projects strategically important for Russia had significantly improved Rostelecom's rating as a global telecommunications market player, Rostelecom has almost completed the construction of digital international links in the Russian territory and embarked on an accelerated deployment of a high-capacity domestic trunk network in Russia.

No state budget funds are attracted for the construction of state-of-the-art digital highways: in addition to its own internal resources Rostelecom extensively employs outside investments, foreign credits in the first place. It is a characteristic feature of the credit facilities that almost all of them are granted under Rostelecom's own guarantees and collaterals.

On February 17, 1998 Rostelecom's American Depository Receipts Level-2 (ADR-2) were listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

For further information:
Rostelecom
5 Delegatskaya Street
103091 Moscow, Russia

Phone: +7-095-292-7127
Fax: +7-095-924-7062
e-mal: rostelecom@nmc.rospac.ru