Belarus’ telecom operators reduce bandwidth Nov 1, 2020 by authorities’ order
<p> MINSK, Nov 2 - PrimePress. Belarusian telecom operators A1, MTS and life:) limited access to the Internet on November 1, 2020 by order of government agencies, the companies report on their websites. </p> <p> </p> <p> “In line with the order of the authorized state bodies the bandwidth of the mobile Internet was reduced in Minsk on October 25, which led to a significant deterioration of the quality of data transmission or temporary unavailability of the service,” A1 says. </p> <p> </p> <p> MTS and life:) released similar statements. </p> <p> </p> <p> Internet access was fully restored at 18:10. </p> <p> </p> <p> The operators previously reported a reduction in the bandwidth of the data transmission in Minsk by order of government agencies on August 26, 23 and 31, September 6, 13, 20 and 27, and October 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2020. The operators offered their subscribers bonuses in compensation for the shutdowns. </p> <p> </p> <p> In September, the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) released a statement, in which it attributed the Internet blockages in Belarus to the monopoly on the external channel, and cited A1 Telekom Austria Group as saying that the liberalization of approaches to the use of the external communication channel by operators was one of the priority points for Belarus’ accession to the World Trade Organization. End </p>
2020-11-03
Primepress
Belarus’ telecom operators reduce bandwidth Nov 1, 2020 by authorities’ order
MINSK, Nov 2 - PrimePress. Belarusian telecom operators A1, MTS and life:) limited access to the Internet on November 1, 2020 by order of government agencies, the companies report on their websites.
“In line with the order of the authorized state bodies the bandwidth of the mobile Internet was reduced in Minsk on October 25, which led to a significant deterioration of the quality of data transmission or temporary unavailability of the service,” A1 says.
MTS and life:) released similar statements.
Internet access was fully restored at 18:10.
The operators previously reported a reduction in the bandwidth of the data transmission in Minsk by order of government agencies on August 26, 23 and 31, September 6, 13, 20 and 27, and October 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2020. The operators offered their subscribers bonuses in compensation for the shutdowns.
In September, the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) released a statement, in which it attributed the Internet blockages in Belarus to the monopoly on the external channel, and cited A1 Telekom Austria Group as saying that the liberalization of approaches to the use of the external communication channel by operators was one of the priority points for Belarus’ accession to the World Trade Organization. End