Media owners cafes and libraries, anonymous users will be fined for Wi-Fi – Rosbalt.RU

March 23, 2016, 11:06 | Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation | Internet | Access

 The administration of public places (cafes, libraries, schools, parks, and so on. d.), which gives visitors the opportunity to connect to Wi-Fi, is obliged to identify their users, or they will face a fine of up to 200 thousand. rub. This norm is contained in the draft law prepared by the Ministry of Communications, reports “Izvestia».

 “Currently, a corresponding bill, he goes through negotiation”, – told in the press service of the Ministry of Communications

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 The bill provides that the provision of Internet access in public legal entities or individual entrepreneurs shall be permitted only on the condition that between them and operators will be contracted on user authentication and the equipment used by them – phones, tablets, laptops, etc.

 Identify users and used their equipment in the provision of ad hoc services for data transmission in a multiple access points (such as public Wi-Fi-networks) telecom operators ordered two decisions of the Russian government: of 31 July 2014 and 12 August 2014, which brought changes to the “Rules of providing communication services for data transmission.” User identity will be determined either by means of a document (eg a passport), or mobile numbers (in Russian mobile operator contract is concluded with the presentation of the document) or via login on the portal of public services.

 The current law the responsibility for the lack of user authentication is provided only for the operator, which will not comply with the new rules. For this the operator faces a fine of 30-40 thousand. Responsibility for the owners of cafes, libraries, schools, institutions, parks and so on. D. Has not been previously provided.

 The bill proposes to supplement the Code of Administrative Responsibility (CAO) of Art. 13.32, which imposes a fine on the administration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs for “violation of the procedure of user identification data transmission communications services and provide access to information and telecommunication network Internet and terminal equipment used by them” on officials from the 5 th. To 10 th. Rubles on legal entities – from 100 thousand to 200 thousand rubles… In case of repeated violation the fine will already 300 thousand.

 In the middle of last year it was reported that the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation determined the amount of fines for the organizers of public Wi-Fi networks, deviating from the user registration. The Ministry proposes to punish users connect to public Wi-Fi networks without identification on 5-50 thousand. Rub. (For individual entrepreneurs) and at 100-200 thousand. Rub. (legal entities). In case of repeated violations of the amount of fines for individual entrepreneurs will double, and for legal entities – up to 200-300 thousand rubles..