LPR Internet providers complained to the Federal Antimonopoly Service about Lugacom’s monopoly

More than 20 LPR providers sent a collective complaint to the Federal Antimonopoly Service against the largest Lugansk operator Lugacom for setting prices for traffic transmission to the territory of the republic 2.5 times higher compared to neighboring regions. The providers’ application was filed by the legal company “Ordercom” on April 28. His dispatch to Vedomosti was confirmed by the general director of Ordercom Dmitry Galushko.

In the actions of the government of the LPR and the State Unitary Enterprise of the LPR “Lugacom” they saw “signs of violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of competition”, follows from the complaint. On September 6, 2022, the government of the LPR adopted a resolution according to which there can be only one external data transmission service provider on the territory of the republic – Lugacom. This means that if traffic transmission services are provided from a neighboring subject of Russia to the territory of the LPR, then they can only be provided by Lugacom.