Tele2 Russia emerged as the main winner in four regional tenders for GSM 1800 licenses in the Russian Far East. It has received from telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor the right to operate in the Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Koryak, and Chukotka regions and will now operate in 41 Russian regions out of 83.
The Russian Duma has adopted a new law on electronic signatures, which will replace the previous one of January 2002. The new law will come into force after signing by the Russian President and official publication.
The consortium appointed several months ago by Russian authorities to investigate the conditions of LTE deployment was finally formed this past Monday, reports Russian business daily Vedomosti.
Federal Security Service (FSB) senior official Alexander Andreyechkin complained last Friday during a government meeting that “the uncontrollable use of Gmail, Hotmail, and Skype [in particular] could lead to a major threat to Russia’s security.” FSB is “more and more concerned about these services using foreign-made cryptographic means” that Russia’s security services cannot access, he added.
Tele2 board member Mia Brunell Livfors met with Russian Communications and Mass Media Minister Igor Shchegolev during a Russo-Swedish meeting on bilateral commercial relations held in Stockholm in late March, reported Vedomosti, a Russian business daily.
Pirate Pay, a startup from Perm, and Ajatix, another one from Volgograd, have both received grant funding from the Microsoft Seed Finance Fund. The fund aims to provide direct financial support to startups in the areas of software and SaaS services. The fund was created in November 2010 in partnership with Skolkovo, the state sponsored …
The Russian anti-monopoly authority (FAS) demanded earlier this week that telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor cancel its recent decision to change tender conditions for the allocation of GSM frequencies in 16 regions.
Neocorp Inc., a holder of telecom assets in CIS countries, filed suit against Swedish Tele2 last week in the arbitration court of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. Neocorp is demanding Tele2 to satisfy contract obligations for the acquisition of Orvell, a company valued at $38 million, which owns 100% of Construction and Installation Mobile Administration …
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Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has been reported as lamenting the fact that while Google and Yandex are vast archives for storing everyday user-generated “art,” the organization of this information is a “complete mess” and needs to be channeled to a more civilized place.” “We have devoted a lot of time to debate about whether Russia …
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FAS, the Russian anti-monopoly authority, rejected the bids of MTS and MegaFon, two leading Russian mobile operators, to acquire New Telephone Company (NTC), a major mobile, fixed and IP telephony and internet operator based in Vladivostok. As a consequence, VimpelCom, another leading Russian operator, is the only bidder left in the running.
The Ministry of Justice denied registration to the Pirate Party of Russia because the word “piracy,” in accordance with applicable law, is defined as an attack against ships at sea or on rivers and represents a criminal offense.
Russian telecommunication regulator Roskomnadzor has announced an open tender for the development and delivery of a software and hardware system that monitors electronic publications of online media.
