Telecommunications

Prosecutors call for blocking gunman's social network page

12:53 12/11/2012 The Moscow Prosecutor's Office have asked the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) to close access to the VKontakte social network page of Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people dead last week.

Appeal of preliminary injunctions in Vimpelcom case dismissed

12:24 12/11/2012 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Telenor, Weather Investments, and VimpelCom challenging a preliminary injunction ordered by the Moscow Commercial Court in the Federal Antimonopoly Service's lawsuit to nullify a contract for the sale and purchase of VimpelCom shares between Telenor and Weather Investments.

MTS Uzbek subsidiary ordered to pay out $600 mln for illegal operations

13:03 09/11/2012 The Tashkent City Court's appellate panel for criminal cases has assessed the financial claims against Russian telecommunications giant MTS' Uzbek subsidiary Uzdunrobita for operating illegally at around $600 million, MTS reports.

Rostelecom - Skartel dispute on access to LTE networks to be heard on Dec. 3

15:44 06/11/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has set for December 3 the primary hearings in Rostelecom's lawsuit to force Skartel to grant access to LTE networks. Skartel is part of the Yota brand.

Google to get Russian site blacklist updates

12:20 05/11/2012 The register detailing ‘blacklisted’ sites and content that is banned in Russia was launched by the country's telecom watchdog. Google and YouTube will receive updates regarding the register.

Euronews to be checked for violations on election day

17:43 02/11/2012 The Central Election Commission is studying the materials broadcast by Euronews on election day on October 14, as they may have violated Russian law.

No Supreme Court review of ban on Jehovah's Witnesses magazines in Russia

13:18 29/10/2012 The Supreme Commercial Court will not be reviewing the lower court's ruling prohibiting the distribution of two Jehovah's Witnesses magazines, The Watchtower and Awake!

Antitrust case against Telenor to be heard November 27

16:23 17/10/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on November 27 the Federal Antimonopoly Service's complaint against the Norwegian Telenor's purchase of 234 million preferred shares in telecom giant Vimpelcom Ltd. from Weather Investments II S.a.r.l.

Watchdog yet to find experts to supervise harmful information law

16:05 17/10/2012 The observance of a law aimed at protecting children from harmful information has thus far taken place without the assistance of experts, who remain to be appointed by the Federal Service for Telecom.

Telenor cannot undermine measures imposed by lower court verdict

11:51 25/09/2012 Moscows Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has rejected Telenor East Holding II AS's appeal of the provisionary measures imposed by the verdict arising from the Federal Antimonopoly Service's lawsuit on the shareholders of VimpelCom, a subsidiary of VimpelCom Ltd.

Federal antitrust agency's conflict with Telenor won't end in September

14:47 24/09/2012 The conflict between the federal antitrust authority and the Norwegian Telenor over its interest in VimpelCom Ltd. is not likely to be resolved before the end of September.

U.S. court denies request to remove anti-Muslim video from YouTube

09:28 21/09/2012 A U.S. judge on Thursday denied a request to order YouTube to remove the anti-Muslim video that ignited deadly riots around the world.

Russian region blocks YouTube over anti-Islam video

11:34 19/09/2012 Access to YouTube was suspended in the Russia's Omsk Region in response to a letter sent by the regional prosecutor's office urging the company to stop distributing "Innocence of Muslims" for fear that the film will disseminate extremist ideas.

Antimonopoly service may settle Telenor conflict by October

10:58 13/09/2012 Igor Artemyev, the head of the federal antimonopoly service, says that its conflict with Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor in connection with the distribution of shares in VimpelCom Ltd. may be settled within the next two weeks. If this turns out to be the case, the service is likely to withdraw its lawsuit.

Rostelecom determined to get access to Yota network through court

14:46 10/09/2012 Rostelecom has submitted a lawsuit against Skartel to the Moscow Commercial Court to receive access to the companys network to allow it to render LTE services under MVNO terms.

$76.8 mln lawsuit over raid on SMARTS postponed until Sept. 18

14:02 04/09/2012 The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regional Commercial Court has postponed until September 18 its hearing of Angentro Trading and Investments' lawsuit to recover 2.48 billion rubles ($76.81 million) in losses allegedly caused by a raid on SMARTS, from Sigma Capital Partners.

PiN Telecom appeal of $29.94 mln award to Sberbank set for September 19

13:12 29/08/2012 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has set September 19 as the date to hear the appeals by Pin Telecom and Leasing Group Industry (LGI) against a ruling requiring them to pay $29.5 mln in favor of Sberbank.

Over $900mln in back taxes charged against MTS subsidiary in Uzbekistan

10:22 14/08/2012 A tax debt exceeding $900 million has been charged against Uzdunrobita, an MTS subsidiary in Uzbekistan, by tax authorities there. MTS is determined to file an appeal against the tax service charges within ten days.

Dispute of telecom companies on rights to shares to be heard in September

14:19 10/08/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court postponed until September 27 a hearing on a lawsuit by Sigma Capital Partners to validate the right of pledge to 484 shares (12.1 percent) of the telecommunication company SMARTS.

Advocacy group demands that mobile service providers revise tarriffs

13:13 06/08/2012 The Consumer Rights Protection Society has demanded that Russia’s largest mobile providers, MTS, Megafon and Vimpelcom, revise their tariffs for subscribers with direct Moscow numbers.

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