Russia: Issued FAS order requiring telecommunication providers MTS, Megafon, Beeline and Tele2 to suspend fees for distributing Internet traffic from mobile devices

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Issued FAS order requiring telecommunication providers MTS, Megafon, Beeline and Tele2 to suspend fees for distributing Internet traffic from mobile devices

On 18 September 2023, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) issued an order to telecommunication providers MTS, Megafon, Beeline and Tele2, the "Big Four" mobile operators, to suspend fees for distributing Internet traffic from mobile devic…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2023-09-18
under investigation

On 18 September 2023, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) issued an order to telecommuni…

2023-10-30
concluded

On 30 October 2023, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) closed the investigation into te…