Beeline announced that it would review documents from the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) about whether paid distribution of Internet traffic by smartphones should be canceled. This was reported by TASS, citing a statement from the company’s press service.
We have not yet received any relevant documents from the FAS. We will study their actions as they unfold, the company said.
A Beeline representative added that there is no opportunity to provide a more detailed comment at this moment.
MTS and MegaFon told the agency that they had not yet received a documentary warning from the FAS.
The responses from Beeline, MTS, and MegaFon came after the FAS indicated that mandatory measures might be taken to stop fees for distributing Internet traffic by mobile operators. The authority contended that MTS, Megafon, Beeline, and Tele2 were applying negative terms in contracts related to delivering mobile Internet to subscribers by charging for data distribution from mobile devices.
The FAS explained that the decision to review the situation around paid data distribution followed complaints from a number of citizens.
Earlier, operators reportedly faced a rise in spam calls to Russians, which has also been a point of concern for regulators and users alike.