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Budapest, September 19, 2002

Attila Szendrei will replace John Munnery as CEO of the Macedonian Telephone Company (MakTel). At MakTel’s Board Meeting held today, his appointment was approved as of September 19, 2002.

After his studies at the University of Heavy Industry at Miskolc, Budapest Technical University and Central European University at Prague, Attila Szendrei (49) worked as Director of Videoton Alkatrész Rt. and, subsequently, of Videoton Holding Rt. He was Operations Director at Zwack Unicum Rt. and, at the same time, Managing Director of Budapesti Likőripari Vállalat. Prior to this appointment he was Chief Executive Officer of MatávkábelTV Kft.

As of October 14, 2002, András Piller is appointed CEO of MatávkábelTV Kft. András Piller (33) studied at the financial and foreign trade departments of the Budapest University of Economics. He worked as Financial Director at Westel 450 Rádiótelefon Kft. and as Financial Director, then as CEO of Magyar RTL Televízió Rt. Prior to being appointed to his present position, he was General Deputy Director of MatávkábelTV Kft.

Matáv is a majority shareholder in Stonebridge Communications AD, the company controlling MakTel, the only wireline and dominant mobile telephone company in Macedonia.