Russians promised not to turn off the Internet in debt

Russians were promised not to turn off the Internet if they are in debt. The reason for this decision was the current crisis,

as the president of Rostelecom explained.

He said that the company will not disconnectaccess to services in the event of current debt. According to the head of Rostelecom, this is especially important for home telephony subscribers, many of whom are elderly. And they most often do not use online payments.

In addition, Rostelecom will not soon turn off small and medium-sized businesses with a delay in paying bills.

The publication of RBC also indicates that at the end of 2019The operator served 15.7 million telephony subscribers, 13.2 million Internet access subscribers, 10.4 million pay-TV users, and 1.7 million mobile phone users.