The Federal Antimonopoly Service continues to eradicate excessive provider sway

In early May, I was pleased to mention how the Stavropol OFAS forced the main provider in the Stavropol Territory to repeatedly lower prices, eliminating the gap between major cities and other settlements. Thousands of Russian people were able to breathe freely.

Three months later, it is time to turn around again to this topic, this time about Siberia: CNews reports that the antitrust authority ordered Sibirtelecom to reduce the monopoly high prices for Internet connection 11 times (from 2,200 to 200 rubles) and a monthly fee of more than 2 times (from 250 to 110 rubles).

This circumstance will undoubtedly encourage civil society in other regions to file claims with the Federal Antimonopoly Service for equalizing prices between cities and lowering prices inflated. For example, on the Kuban forum, seven pages in a row are taken by the topic in which they first collected signatures, then filed a lawsuit, and finally exchange comments on the course of the hearings and reflect on them in the near future. The price difference between Krasnodar, Sochi, Novorossiysk ( DISEL-Unlim City tariff ) and other cities and villages of the Krasnodar Territory ( DISEL-Unlim tariff) can be assessed independently .