Telecom, media and IT

Rules for maintaining the register of Russian software: what will change? Changes in the regulation of the register of Russian software have been adopted.

3% of tax savings to universities: specific rules published for IT companies to enter into and implement educational agreements A draft order has been published that will set out the rules governing interactions between IT businesses and universities when entering into educational agreements.

New requirements for accrediting IT companies Аmendments have been adopted to the rules governing the accreditation of companies in the IT sector.

Large-scale amendments are planned to the regulation of the IT industry Significant amendments have been prepared to legislation applicable to the IT industry. The changes will affect the areas of tax, antitrust, and sectoral regulation.

The second package of measures against cyber fraud The Russian Ministry of Digital Development has drawn up a new draft law aimed at combating cyber fraud.

The law regulating the operations of data centres has been adopted A law has been passed in order to legally regulate the operations of data centres.

The law on countering cyber fraud has come into effect Pepeliaev Group advises that, on 1 June 2025, the law on countering cyber fraud came into force. Telecom service providers and credit institutions are now obliged to comply with the newly introduced security measures.

The Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and the Mass Media is proposing to amend the accreditation rules for IT companies Pepeliaev Group advises about the planned amendments in the Regulations on the state accreditation of companies engaged in the field of IT.

New criteria for including software in the Register of Russian Software Pepeliaev Group advises of new rules being published for the Register of Russian Software to be formed for both software that is included in it and software that is intended to be included.

Unified rules have been established for how communications operators should liaise with management companies when communications networks are installed in apartment buildings Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Government has published Resolution No. 1055 dated 6 August 2024, which regulates how a communications operator and the person that manages an apartment building should work together when communications networks are installed, operated and dismantled.

New tax benefits for IT companies: the state continues to stimulate the domestic information technology industry On 14 July 2022, a law  came into force that introduced new measures to stimulate the domestic information technology industry. In particular, the conditions for obtaining tax benefits have been simplified, and the corporate profit tax rate has been reduced to zero for 2022-2024.

The Government put before the State Duma a draft law on the taxation of digital rights On 14 April 2022 the Government put before the State Duma a draft law on the taxation of digital rights (transactions with digital financial assets).