The Ministry of Digital Development proposed to disconnect subscribers from the network during emergencies in order to give priority to the military and security forces

The Ministry of Digital Development has published a draft resolution that will allow disconnecting communications for ordinary subscribers during emergencies. attention to this RBC drew .

According to the project, in the event of “natural and man-made emergencies,” the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Guard, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Justice and the special services will receive priority access to communication networks, and the decision on this will have to be made by the Ministry of Digital Development itself.

This would “prevent congestion in communication networks” and “meet the needs of priority users,” the document says.

It is planned that the decree, after publication, will come into force in March 2022, and the Ministry of Digital Development will conduct training “to determine the readiness of communication networks for the threat of an emergency” and check the “priority use of networks.”