Exhibit 4.223

FEDERAL SERVICE FOR SUPERVISION IN THE SPHERE OF COMMUNICATIONS,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MASS MEDIA

LICENSE

No. 131212 dated June 04, 2015

For Rendering

Data Communication Services for
Voice Transmission

This license is granted to

Joint Stock Company

SMARTS Yoshkar-Ola

Primary State Registration Number
of a Legal Entity (Individual Entrepreneur)
(OGRN, OGRNIP)

1156315000467

Taxpayer Identification
Number (INN)

1215186607

Location (place of residence):

8V Mashinostroiteley Str., Yoshkar Ola,
Mari El Republic, 424020

The territory covered by telecommunications services is specified in the Appendix.

This license is granted for a term:

until June 04, 2020

This license is granted by decision of
the licensing body — Order dated June 04, 2015 No. 332-рчс

Appendix being an integral part of this license is executed on
2 sheets

Deputy Head	Signature O. A. Ivanov
Stamp
L.S.

CN 067968

Appendix to the license No. 131212

License Requirements

1.                Joint Stock Company SMARTS Yoshkar-Ola (licensee) shall observe the term of this license.

Abbreviated name:

SMARTS Yoshkar-Ola JSC

OGRN [PRIMARY STATE REGISTRATION NUMBER] 1156315000467

INN (TIN) 1215186607

Location:

8V Mashinostroiteley Str., Yoshkar Ola, Mari El Republic, 424020

2.                The licensee shall commence provision of telecommunications services under this license on or before June 04, 2017.

3.                The licensee shall provide telecommunications services under this license only within the territory of the Republic of Mari El.

4.                Under this license the licensee shall provide a subscriber and/or user* with:

a)               access to the licensee’s telecommunications network;

b)               connections using the data communication network for voice transmission;

c)                access to telecommunications services for voice transmission provided by other operators, whose data communication networks interoperate with the licensee’s telecommunications network.

5.                The licensee shall provide telecommunications services in accordance with the rules of telecommunications services, as approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

6.                When providing telecommunications services, the licensee shall observe the telecommunications network connection and interoperability rules, as approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, in case of connection of the licensee’s data communication network to the public telecommunications network, connection to the licensee’s data communication network of other telecommunications networks, recording and transmission of traffic in the licensee’s data communication network, recording and transmission of traffic from (to)

telecommunications networks of other operators.

7.                This license has been granted based on the results of consideration of the application for issue of the license, other than by a bidding process (auction, competitive tender). No license requirements are established with respect to fulfillment by the licensee of its obligations assumed as a result of participation in a bidding process (auction, competitive tender) for the relevant license.

8.                When providing services under this license, the licensee shall fulfill the conditions established in the allocation of radio-frequency bandwidths and assignment of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel.

9.                The licensee shall have an appropriate telecommunications network management system meeting the regulatory requirements to telecommunications network management systems established by the federal executive authority responsible for telecommunications.

10.             The licensee shall fulfill the requirements to telecommunications networks and facilities for performance of investigative activities, as established by the federal executive authority responsible for telecommunications upon agreement with the authorized state bodies engaged in investigative activities, and take measures to prevent disclosure of organizational and tactical methods of performance of these activities.

11.             The licensee is not a universal service operator. No license requirements are established with respect to provision of universal services in accordance with agreements on provision of universal telecommunications services concluded with the authorized executive authority.

12.             The licensee shall provide information on the basis for accrual of the mandatory deductions (non-tax payments) to the universal service fund in the manner and in the form established by the federal executive authority responsible for telecommunications.*

* In addition to the services provided for by this license, other services technologically closely related to data communication services for voice transmission, and intended for increase in their customer value may be provided, unless a separate license is required for this purpose.

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