MOCC Moscow Cablecom (MM)

Receives Notice of Potential Delisting From Nasdaq Due to Delay in Filing Quarterly Report With SEC NEW YORK, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Moscow CableCom Corp. (NASDAQ:MOCC) today announced results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. The Company is still in the process of reviewing certain aspects of its accounting for deferred income taxes and expects to complete this evaluation process within a few days. The Company has released certain unaudited financial data for the three month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006, as presented in the accompanying financial data schedule: For the three months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded total revenues of $5,216,000 from which it recognized gross margin of $1,186,000, or 22.7% of revenues. In the second quarter of 2005, the Company recorded total revenues of $2,401,000, from which it recognized gross margin of $777,000, or 32.4% of revenues. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded total revenues of $9,325,000 from which it recognized gross margin of $2,437,000, or 26.1% of revenues. For the first six months of 2005, the Company had recorded total revenues of $4,632,000, from which it recognized gross margin of $1,520,000, or 32.8% of revenues. This progress is the direct result of accelerated expansion of the Company's hybrid fiber coaxial network in Moscow, Russia, and of aggressive sales and marketing efforts, which have resulted in increased subscriber levels, particularly for pay television and Internet access services. The following table presents network and subscriber base growth through June 30, 2006: June 30, December 31, June 30, Year-to-date One-year 2006 2005 2005 Change Change Homes Passed 531,274 325,954 225,631 63.0% 135.5% Active Subscribers Terrestrial television 112,840 85,994 72,495 31.2% 55.7% Cable television 30,450 15,618 6,405 95.0% 375.4% Internet 56,264 34,600 21,104 62.6% 166.6% Penetration levels Terrestrial television 21.2% 26.4% 32.1% Cable television 5.7% 4.8% 2.8% Internet 10.6% 10.6% 9.4% Moscow CableCom Corp Financial Data Schedule (Amount in thousands) (Unaudited) Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2006 2005 2006 2005 Sales and revenues Subscription fees, connection fees and equipment sales $5,162 $2,349 $9,215 $4,538 Other 54 52 110 94 Total revenue 5,216 2,401 9,325 4,632 Cost of sales Services from related party 1,093 432 2,031 803 Salaries and benefits 982 298 1,734 573 Depreciation and amortization 1,275 428 2,060 842 Other 680 466 1,063 894 Total cost of sales 4,030 1,624 6,888 3,112 Gross margin 1,186 777 2,437 1,520 Operating expenses Salaries and benefits 3,134 1,421 5,575 2,724 Depreciation 185 109 416 209 General and administrative 2,377 1,459 4,090 2,488 Total operating expenses 5,696 2,989 10,081 5,421 Loss from operations (4,510) (2,212) (7,644) (3,901) Equity in losses of Institute for Automated Systems (73) (86) (204) (143) Investment income and other income 191 342 316 591 Interest expense (948) (654) (1,557) (1,233) Foreign currency gain (loss) 989 (72) 2,346 (75) Loss before income taxes (4,351) (2,682) (6,743) (4,761) The increases in revenue were realized through increased subscriber numbers for the Company's Internet and pay TV services; a direct result of growth experienced by AKADO, Moscow CableCom's wholly-owned operating company in Moscow, Russia. As of June 30, 2006, AKADO had 56,264 active subscribers for its Internet access services; a 62.6% increase year-to-date, and a 166.6% increase year-over-year. The number of active subscribers for AKADO's pay television services increased to 30,450, which is a year-to-date increase of 95.0%, and year-over-year growth of 375.4%. The increases in subscribers spanned throughout AKADO's growing hybrid fiber-coaxial network in Moscow, which has been expanded by 63.0% year-to-date and reaches 135.5% more homes than a year earlier, to reach 531,274 homes and businesses as of June 30, 2006. Mikhail Smirnov, the Company's Chief Executive Officer stated, "During our second quarter, we successfully demonstrated our ability to grow our homes passed network at an accelerated rate. During the quarter, we increased our reach within Moscow by 33.2% from March 2006 levels by growing at a rate of over 50,000 new homes a month in the last two months of the quarter- a rate we have managed to continue into July. Our active Internet subscriber base grew by 21.1% during the quarter, compared to 10.35% growth from a smaller base in the second quarter of 2005. We have been able to successfully deploy the resources provided by the $10 million of additional proceeds from the Renova Media term loan and we began to use the proceeds from our $20 million private equity placement in May to finance this expansion. These proceeds, combined with our aggressive marketing efforts, continue to produce strong subscriber growth." The Company also announced that on August 23, 2006, it had received a Nasdaq Staff Determination letter indicating that, as a result of the delay in filing the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006, the Company was no longer in compliance with the continued listing requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14), and that its common stock is, therefore, subject to potential delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market. If the Company is unable to cure this noncompliance through the filing of its Form 10-Q by the end of the day August 30, 2006, it expects to request a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to review the Staff Determination. About Moscow CableCom Moscow CableCom Corp (NASDAQ:MOCC) is the US-based parent of a Moscow, Russia-based company that provides access to pay-TV and Internet services under the brand name "AKADO". AKADO is in the process of expanding its hybrid fiber-coaxial network in Moscow to provide residential and business customers with comprehensive broadband services in digital cable TV and radio, and high-speed data transmission and Internet access. The Company has licenses to provide its services to 1.5 million homes and businesses in Moscow, through its proprietary agreements for use of the Moscow Fiber Optic Network (MFON), the largest high-speed data network in Moscow. At present, no other company in Moscow is providing a full range of residential broadband services. For more information on Moscow CableCom Corp. and AKADO, visit: http://www.moscowcablecom.com/ and http://www.akado.com/ Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This press release may contain "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "plans," believes," "projects" and words of similar meaning. These statements relate to our future business and financial performance, including AKADO's development, its ability to attract new subscribers, to continue to expand its network, to achieve positive cash flow and its ability to raise funds for AKADO's development. These statements are based on management's best assessment of Moscow CableCom's and AKADO's strategic and financial position and of future market conditions and trends and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The actual outcome may differ materially from these statements. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements, including lack of operating history of AKADO, liquidity difficulties, developments in the marketplace for cable services in Moscow, Russia, technological changes, operating in the Russian Federation, including general economic, political, social and tax conditions and legislative and regulatory matters affecting the cable industry, and changes in generally accepted accounting principles are described in the our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and other public filings made by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. There may be other risks that we have not described that may adversely affect our business and financial condition. We disclaim any obligation to update developments of these risks or to announce publicly any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release, or to make corrections to reflect future events or developments. DATASOURCE: Moscow CableCom Corp. CONTACT: Tate Fite, Chief Financial Officer, +7-495-737-5177, ; or Barbara Cano, Breakstone Group International, +1-646-452-2334, Web site: http://www.moscowcablecom.com/ http://www.akado.com/

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