Month: February 2016

As reported Vedomosti, Russian ministry of communication (mincom) designed draft law about state control over routs of internet traffic in Russia. This draft law contains amendments to laws “About communication” and “About information, its protection and informational technologies”. This document should realise Russian president’s instruction given as a result of meeting organised by Russian Security Council in 2014. At this meeting outcomes of tests on stability of Russian internet and questions of its autonomous work have been discussed: in case of emergency whether Russian segment of internet will function even if it will be cut off from worldwide internet.

Deputy of CEO “STS Media” Sergey Petrov stated Russian companies can uphold restrictions for video streaming market in Russia. It is necessary for competition with online service Netflix. Russian companies can propose their amendments in Russian law – restrictions designed to support development of Russian video streaming market. “STS Media” underlined, that Petrov stated so as president of Media-communication alliance, but not as representative of company. “It is true, companies must have incorporated representative offices in Russia, become tax residents, turnover of payments, receiving from customers, should pass through Russian taxable base and the country could receive opportunity to improve domestic content” – said Petrov.

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