Telecom, media and IT

Russian Supreme Court Consolidates the Practice of Applying the RF Law “On the Mass Media” Pepeliaev Group advises that the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court issued Resolution No. 16 dated 15 June 2010 “On Application of the RF Law “On the Mass Media” by Courts”.

Broadcasting of mandatory public TV and radio channels: draft law adopted by the State Duma in the first reading Pepeliaev Group advises that on 2 June 2010 the Russian State Duma adopted in the first reading the draft Federal Law “On Amendments to Federal Law No. 126-FZ dated 7 July 2003 ‘On Telecommunications’” on the legal regulation of issues relating to the broadcasting of mandatory public TV and radio channels.

“On Amendments to Article 54 of the Federal Law ‘On Telecommunications’” On 28 May 2010 the Russian President rejected amendments to article 54 of Federal Law No. 126-FZ “On Telecommunications” dated 7 July 2003.

“On Approving the Requirements on Telecommunications Networks for the Purpose of Investigative Activity. Part 2. Requirements on Data Transmission Networks” The draft order “On Approving the Requirements on Telecommunications Networks for the Purpose of Investigative Activity. Part 2. Requirements on Data Transmission Networks” was published on the official web-site of the Russian Ministry for Communications and the Mass Media on 15 April 2010.

On Submitting Personal Data to Court Bailiffs A draft law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Submitting Personal Data to Court Bailiffs” was submitted to the State Duma on 19 February 2010.

New draft Requirements to Commissioning of Telecommunications Networks have been prepared On 16 March 2010 the Expert Working Group “Development of Proposals on Priority Tasks for Adjusting the Effective Telecommunications Regulatory Framework” (WG-1) submitted new draft Requirements to Commissioning of Telecommunications Networks (hereinafter – the “Requirements”) to the Russian Ministry for Telecommunications and the Mass Media