The largest telecommunication and tower infrastructure operators complained to Maksut Shadayev, the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, about the significant increase in their own costs for connecting their communication facilities to the electricity grids. The cost of connecting a household has increased 100 times, reaching 50-60 thousand rubles, informs RBC with reference to the relevant letter from market participants.
The significant increase in the costs of operators is primarily due to the abolition of the preferential rate in the amount of 550 rubles. For the connection of objects with a power of up to 15 kW. The changes made by the government took effect on July 1, 2022. Since then the discounted rate has been calculated per kW. If earlier operators paid 550 rubles. For all 15 kW, the consumption since the summer of last year has increased to 3 thousand rubles. For each kilowatt, and from July 1, 2023, the costs will increase to 4 thousand rubles. At the same time, the article states that from July 2024 this figure will increase to at least 5 thousand rubles.
“As a result, the cost of connection of communication facilities with a capacity of 15 kW, mainly base stations at 30-50 thousand rubles, has increased significantly and will continue to increase in 2023-2024. When connecting households to the Internet, network organizations began to apply standard regional rates, so the cost of connecting a household increased 100 times, up to 50-60 thousand rubles, ”the material says.
On March 30, Iya Malkina, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), during a briefing statedRequests are sent to telecom operators of member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to analyze the cost of international roaming services. Formerly Vedomosti newspaper WroteRussia will cancel international cellular roaming with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia by 2025.