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Federal Antimonopoly Service may withdraw claim against Telenor

The Federal Antimonopoly Service may withdraw its lawsuit against Norway's Telenor after the company's stake in VimpelCom is considered at a Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment meeting on November 21.

14:44 14.11.2012

Prosecutors call for blocking gunman's social network page

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.

12:53 12.11.2012

Appeal of preliminary injunctions in Vimpelcom case dismissed

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.

12:24 12.11.2012

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

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.

13:03 09.11.2012

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

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.

15:44 06.11.2012

Google to get Russian site blacklist updates

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.

12:20 05.11.2012

Euronews to be checked for violations on election day

The Central Election Commission is studying the materials broadcast by Euronews on election day on October 14, as they may have violated Russian law.

17:43 02.11.2012

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

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!

13:18 29.10.2012

Antitrust case against Telenor to be heard November 27

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.

16:23 17.10.2012

Watchdog yet to find experts to supervise harmful information law

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.

16:05 17.10.2012

Telenor cannot undermine measures imposed by lower court verdict

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.

11:51 25.09.2012

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

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.

14:47 24.09.2012

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

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.

09:28 21.09.2012

Russian region blocks YouTube over anti-Islam video

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.

11:34 19.09.2012

Antimonopoly service may settle Telenor conflict by October

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.

10:58 13.09.2012

Rostelecom determined to get access to Yota network through court

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.

14:46 10.09.2012

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

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.

14:02 04.09.2012

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

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.

13:12 29.08.2012

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

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.

10:22 14.08.2012

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

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.

14:19 10.08.2012