According to Mikhail Telegin, Deputy General Director
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:39 am
According to the Federal Law of September 28, 2023 No. 497-FZ "On Amendments to Articles 333-33 and 333-40, Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation", new duties on the provision of communication services have been in effect in Russia since January 1, 2024. If earlier the communication operator paid 7.5 thousand rubles for each license, now they cost him 1 million rubles. The number of licenses remained unchanged, there were 16 of them, and it remains so. They include both constantly used ones, such as local and international communication services, and outdated ones, such as telegraph.
for Strategic Projects at Obit armenia whatsapp number databa se LLC, the sharp increase in the cost of obtaining a license was aimed at combating one-day operators who did not comply with state requirements for operators (installation of TSPU and SORM) and saved on equipment installation and security.
According to Alexey Sturov, for some time after the decision was made to increase the cost of the license, there were discussions in the industry about possible consolidation of licenses. But things did not go beyond talk.
Potential consolidation of licenses, according to Anvar Ismailov, will raise the issue of handing over communication networks within the framework of the consolidated license. He noted that for small communication operators the issue of separating mobile and fixed communication services is very important.
"The consolidation of licenses will raise the question of how to lease communication networks within the framework of a consolidated license. Also, for operators like us, the issue of separating mobile and fixed communication services is important. These huge layers of services should be separated. But within the framework of fixed services, we can think about consolidation and, in the future, about creating a single license for the provision of communication services. Within the framework of providing broadband and Internet access services, all other licenses can be combined, right up to the voice telephony service - many clients are already switching to IP telephony," concluded Anvar Ismailov.
for Strategic Projects at Obit armenia whatsapp number databa se LLC, the sharp increase in the cost of obtaining a license was aimed at combating one-day operators who did not comply with state requirements for operators (installation of TSPU and SORM) and saved on equipment installation and security.
According to Alexey Sturov, for some time after the decision was made to increase the cost of the license, there were discussions in the industry about possible consolidation of licenses. But things did not go beyond talk.
Potential consolidation of licenses, according to Anvar Ismailov, will raise the issue of handing over communication networks within the framework of the consolidated license. He noted that for small communication operators the issue of separating mobile and fixed communication services is very important.
"The consolidation of licenses will raise the question of how to lease communication networks within the framework of a consolidated license. Also, for operators like us, the issue of separating mobile and fixed communication services is important. These huge layers of services should be separated. But within the framework of fixed services, we can think about consolidation and, in the future, about creating a single license for the provision of communication services. Within the framework of providing broadband and Internet access services, all other licenses can be combined, right up to the voice telephony service - many clients are already switching to IP telephony," concluded Anvar Ismailov.