To protect themselves from falling revenue, operators are trying to secure state support, relying on the fact that as a result of the growth of VoIP services (above Internet protocols), a significant portion of voice traffic will be out of control of the state, which will “inevitably provoke concerns about security issues.” In addition, “most of the brands operating in the territory of the Russian Federation, such as Skype and ICQ, are of foreign origin, and therefore it is necessary to ensure the protection of the domestic manufacturer in this area,” the press release said.

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Did they protect them at all? It is not even funny anymore.
The first is the problem of telephone connections, that they have fallen in income. Secondly, what kind of hell does the government need to listen to our phones and look at our emails? In Russia, everything is so bad, and every second terrorist? Russia is called a democratic country.
Yes, and it’s just nonsense and absurd... Something I have to do about this.

Everyone who agrees.