The Main Radio Frequency Center of Roskomnadzor has demanded that telecom operators not interfere with the operation of technical means of countering threats installed on their networks, Kommersant has learned. Earlier, the publication reported that telecom operators began to use technologies on their networks that allow them to bypass YouTube slowdowns.
The Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), subordinate to Roskomnadzor, sent a letter to telecom operators urging them not to use technologies for “distortion, fragmentation, and substitution of Internet traffic” on their networks, Kommersant reported, having received access to the document. Its authenticity was confirmed to the publication by three sources in the market.
The letter, sent on August 28, notes that in this way, operators will not interfere with the operation of technical means of countering threats (TMT), which limit the dissemination of information prohibited in the country.
The operators must report to the GRFC on the measures taken by September 2.
Roskomnadzor did not comment on the contents of the GRFC letter to the publication.
The law on the "sovereign Internet", which came into force on November 1, 2019, obliges operators to place TSPU on their networks. Roskomnadzor independently installs and maintains TSPU, and operators only provide employees of the service with access to their networks and the necessary technical conditions.
On August 28, Kommersant reported that Russian telecom operators were installing solutions on their networks that allow them to bypass YouTube slowdowns, citing a source in one of the operators and two interlocutors in the telecom market. The publication's source noted that there were no official reports on the reasons for YouTube slowdown in Russia, the video hosting service is not included in the register of prohibited and is not blocked, and therefore bypassing the restrictions does not entail liability for operators.
Operators do not influence the operation of TSPU in any way, since this equipment is not under their control, Oleg Grishchenko, president of the Rosteleset association, told the publication, commenting on the distribution of the letter from the State Radio Frequency Center. At the same time, he emphasized that this letter still does not explain the legal basis for changes in the speed of access to YouTube.
At the end of July, Russian operators, including MTS and Beeline, began warning about the deterioration of YouTube for reasons beyond their control. Problems with access to the video service were observed for a month. On August 8, a large-scale "failure" occurred in YouTube.
Russian authorities, including Roskomnadzor, explained the slowdown in YouTube by the termination of support for the infrastructure of Google caching servers in Russia. Experts linked the slowdown in YouTube to the actions of Roskomnadzor, which blocks the video service using TSPU. The head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, noted in one of his posts that the "degradation" of YouTube is "a forced step directed not against Russian users, but against the administration of a foreign resource."
The Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), subordinate to Roskomnadzor, sent a letter to telecom operators urging them not to use technologies for “distortion, fragmentation, and substitution of Internet traffic” on their networks, Kommersant reported, having received access to the document. Its authenticity was confirmed to the publication by three sources in the market.
The letter, sent on August 28, notes that in this way, operators will not interfere with the operation of technical means of countering threats (TMT), which limit the dissemination of information prohibited in the country.
The operators must report to the GRFC on the measures taken by September 2.
Roskomnadzor did not comment on the contents of the GRFC letter to the publication.
The law on the "sovereign Internet", which came into force on November 1, 2019, obliges operators to place TSPU on their networks. Roskomnadzor independently installs and maintains TSPU, and operators only provide employees of the service with access to their networks and the necessary technical conditions.
On August 28, Kommersant reported that Russian telecom operators were installing solutions on their networks that allow them to bypass YouTube slowdowns, citing a source in one of the operators and two interlocutors in the telecom market. The publication's source noted that there were no official reports on the reasons for YouTube slowdown in Russia, the video hosting service is not included in the register of prohibited and is not blocked, and therefore bypassing the restrictions does not entail liability for operators.
Operators do not influence the operation of TSPU in any way, since this equipment is not under their control, Oleg Grishchenko, president of the Rosteleset association, told the publication, commenting on the distribution of the letter from the State Radio Frequency Center. At the same time, he emphasized that this letter still does not explain the legal basis for changes in the speed of access to YouTube.
At the end of July, Russian operators, including MTS and Beeline, began warning about the deterioration of YouTube for reasons beyond their control. Problems with access to the video service were observed for a month. On August 8, a large-scale "failure" occurred in YouTube.
Russian authorities, including Roskomnadzor, explained the slowdown in YouTube by the termination of support for the infrastructure of Google caching servers in Russia. Experts linked the slowdown in YouTube to the actions of Roskomnadzor, which blocks the video service using TSPU. The head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, noted in one of his posts that the "degradation" of YouTube is "a forced step directed not against Russian users, but against the administration of a foreign resource."
