The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Digital Transformation has recommended draft law No. 11431 for the first reading. It aims to ensure stable operation of mobile operators during power outages. This was announced by the chairman of the subcommittee on the development of the digital industry, Serhiy Shtepa, Komersant ukrainskyi
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According to him, the draft law was prepared to implement the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s office to ensure the stable operation of communication networks in the face of a full-scale invasion and temporary power outages.
“The draft law provides for an increase in unscheduled inspections of telecoms operators and higher fines for violating the requirements of the National Commission, which regulates the industry. This is necessary to ensure that Ukrainians are not left without communication even during long power outages,” noted Shtepa.
As the MP explained, some operators did not take the problem seriously enough and did not provide enough generators or batteries to keep their equipment running for a long time during power outages. This poses a threat that many subscribers may be left without communication in winter. This draft law will help to avoid such a situation.
“The draft law has received some comments from associations representing mobile operators and communication service providers. But we understand that we must force them to comply with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s office and do everything to ensure that there is communication even during power outages. I hope that the bill will be adopted by the Verkhovna Rada as soon as possible,” added Stepa.
During emergency or scheduled power outages, it happens that mobile communications and the Internet are not working properly. Kommersant Ukrayinsky found out from mobile operators why the Internet is down.