Frequencies in Russia will remain free

Last Friday, the head of the Ministry of Communications Leonid Reiman said that the government did not consider the project on the introduction of fees for radio frequency spectrum for all users. According to him, ' not all the agencies concerned agreed on the draft resolution, so it requires additional harmonization '. Moreover, the ministry does not undertake to predict when the process is complete agreement.
Adviser to the head Rossviaz Pavel Morozov nods to the intransigence of military. ... Meanwhile, behind them is reserved for more than 80 % of the radio spectrum - he explained. - The conversion of military frequencies needed money, they could bring the introduction of charges for the use of frequency resources '. According to Deputy Minister of Communications Boris Antonyuk, now cellular operators pay the state 1.4 billion. rub. a year for the use of frequency resources and 50 billion. rub. in taxes. Conversion of a quarter of the military in this frequency range, he said, would increase payments to mobile operators in the budget by 5-7 billion. rub. a year for the lease of the frequencies and another 7-8 billion. rub. Budget will bring more taxes.
According to the draft regulations and methods of calculation, the use of frequencies have to pay everything, including law enforcement agencies. Charges also have been clarified for the signalers, who owns this or that resource. In a situation where 91% of radio frequencies is formally owned by the military, the Ministry of Communications is unable to restore order in this area and begin conversion.
' All over the world to obtain frequencies on a competitive basis, ensures that they will not get one-day firms that use them for resale ' - explains technical director ' Synterra ' Alexander Zeitlin. He is confident that the conversion of frequencies will facilitate the deployment of networks WiMah in all Russian regions. ' Already, alternative operators are ready to seriously invest in these projects, but the frequencies and licenses no ' - he complains. ... - To discuss the draft resolution of our company was not invited, but, according to unconfirmed reports, on the order of our annual payment for use of the increase in the number of times '. ' We stand for the playing field for all, whether commercial companies or state agencies, and support the initiative of the Ministry of Communications. This project would restore order '- hopes to MTS spokesman Kirill Alyavdin.
' Not all are willing to pay for the frequencies, but these are the islands of freebies, for which there is a real struggle. Everything has its price, and frequency - one of the few resources that remain free from the Soviet Union ...
Source:. Softpedia.