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The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia considered the petition of Russian telecom operators and preliminarily approved a cooperation agreement for the construction and launch of fifth-generation 5G cellular networks.
According to local media reports, the Russian federal competition watchdog okayed the petition filed by Rostelecom, Bashinformsvyaz, VimpelCom (Beeline trademark), and MegaFon. The key condition of the approval is equal access to bands by all mobile market players.
In the era of a new Cold War, the internet is facing fragmentation, which means that bans, censorship and limitations seem to be inevitable. Russia has already started throttling Twitter’s activities in the country and President Vladimir Putin gave the media watchdog the power to block social media platforms. Will Moscow eventually completely ban all Western social networking sites?
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in February that Russia was prepared to break off relations with the European Union if it continued with its planned sanctions against the Russian Federation. Such a statement could be interpreted as another empty threat from the Kremlin, given that Moscow is still heavily dependent on the West. However, in light of Russia’s attempts to limit the activities of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Telegram and TikTok in the country, Lavrov’s announcement could mean that the Kremlin intends to wage a “digital war” to undermine the influence the global social med
Newly Activated Apple Devices Will Offer Domestic Apps In Russia
As the Russian media reports, an unnamed Russian Ministry of Digital Development official said that Apple agreed to comply with the provisions of the law on the mandatory pre-installation of Russian software on its gadgets. From April 1, the Apple devices, when activated in the Russian Federation, will offer domestic applications. Apple has confirmed this news.
Also Read: The UK Will Launch Anti-Russian Investigation Into Apple App Store
A representative of Apple said that installing an application is not mandatory. So users can select an application from the list and click to agree or refuse to install it.
Law on tax relief for Russian IT companies comes into force on January 1
The tax maneuver envisions a reduction of the rate of insurance premiums for the industry from 14% to 7.6%, and of the income tax rate - from 20% to 3%
MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. The law enabling Russian IT companies - software developers to enjoy tax relief comes into force on Friday, January 1. Particularly, it lowers the rates of insurance premiums for the industry and income tax rates.
A respective bill was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin into law in late July. The tax maneuver envisions a reduction starting January 1, 2021 of the rate of insurance premiums for the industry from 14% to 7.6%, and of the income tax rate - from 20% to 3%.