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As the Ministry explained to D-Russia.ru, the list was slightly

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:18 am
by tanjimajuha20
The Ministry of Digital Development, by its order, reduced from 24,756 to 24,352 the number of settlements with a population of 100 to 500 people in which high-speed Internet must be provided.
reduced following the results of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census - some of the settlements were no longer included in the "100-500 residents" category, or data from telecom operators, confirmed by regional governments, came in that some settlements already had Internet.

"In total, by the end of 2024, it is planned to connect 6,553 settlements to high-speed Internet (cumulatively). By 2030, all villages with a population of 100 to 500 people will be provided with high-speed Internet," the Ministry of Digital Development reported.

The selection of settlements iceland whatsapp resource for providing digital communications, including Internet access, is carried out taking into account the voting results. "In 2021, 1,201 settlements were provided with high-speed mobile Internet. Starting in 2022, a decision was made to form a schedule for connecting settlements (from 100 to 500 people) as part of the all-Russian vote on the government services portal. You can vote online, through the portal, or send a letter to the address of the Ministry of Digital Development. In total, high-speed mobile Internet services are currently provided in 2,929 settlements," the Ministry of Digital Development reported.

Let us recall that the law on improving universal communication services (UCS) in Russia, signed by the president in April 2020, added to the federal law "On Communications" the obligation of the universal service operator to provide an access point in settlements with a population of 100 to 500 people by 2030, where data transmission and Internet access services are not provided, in accordance with the list. The right to determine the list is vested in the Ministry of Digital Development.

Providing these settlements with the Internet is the second stage of the project to eliminate digital inequality (the UCN 2.0 project). The UCN program began in 2014 and was extended to settlements with a population of 250-500 people. At that time, the program included about 14 thousand settlements, villages, hamlets, stanitsas and auls across the country.



Online voting takes place on the Unified State Services Portal. Those who do not have access to the Internet can vote by mail by sending a letter to the address of the Ministry of Digital Development: 123112, Moscow, Presnenskaya Nab., ​​10, building 2. The letter should indicate the name, registration address and locality where the Internet needs to be installed. Several people can sign the letter at once - each vote will be counted. You can only vote for a locality in your region.