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The Ministry discusses a ban on the sale of SIM cards by subdealers

The Ministry proposes to ban the subdealer scheme for the sale of SIM cards. About this “Vedomosti” said the representative of the Department. This means that individuals and individual entrepreneurs will not be able to conclude contracts for the provision of communication services on behalf of the operator. The Ministry intends to leave the right to distribute SIM cards only to direct dealers of telecom operators. Such a dealer will have to have an agency contract directly with the operator and be a legal entity. The representative of the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko confirmed the development of “a number of initiatives aimed at combating fraud with SIM cards”, in the framework of “Anti-Threat 3.0”. According to him, the preparation of measures continues in dialogue with business.

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The Ministry discusses a ban on the sale of SIM cards by subdealers

The Ministry proposes to ban the subdealer scheme for the sale of SIM cards. About this “Vedomosti” said the representative of the Department. This means that individuals and individual entrepreneurs will not be able to conclude contracts for the provision of communication services on behalf of the operator. The Ministry intends to leave the right to distribute SIM cards only to direct dealers of telecom operators. Such a dealer will have to have an agency contract directly with the operator and be a legal entity. The representative of the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko confirmed the development of “a number of initiatives aimed at combating fraud with SIM cards”, in the framework of “Anti-Threat 3.0”. According to him, the preparation of measures continues in dialogue with business.

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