Marketplaces found “birth trauma” in Russian Post’s idea of ​​revolving payment

Russian Post’s proposal to charge marketplaces a turnover fee for the use of the operator’s regional infrastructure initially has a “birth injury” – in terms of comparing this payment with projects to eliminate the digital divide. This is noted in a statement by the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT), which includes the largest marketplaces – Ozon, Wildberries, Yandex Market, etc., as well as Russian Post itself. “The term “digital inequality”, which was outlined by the head of Russian Post in his article [гендиректор госкомпании Михаил Волков]they are trying to apply it to commodity supply,” AKIT cites in its statement the position of the association’s president, Artem Sokolov.

AKIT’s statement followed Volkov’s interview with Vedomosti, published on October 26. In it, the top manager compared the idea of ​​transferring payments from marketplaces in favor of Post with payments from telecom operators in favor of Rostelecom for its projects to eliminate the digital divide. Rostelecom is developing communication infrastructure in the regions; telecom companies pay 1.2% of annual turnover for this and can use this infrastructure to provide services to customers.