They decided to leave a wired radio in Russia in case of outages.
The Ministry for Digital Development intends not only to preserve, but also to develop wired radio broadcasting networks. As Izvestia reported, the relevant instructions were included in the updated draft strategy for the development of the communications industry. Radio points are considered a backup method for alerting the population in emergency situations.
Such a system can continue to operate during power outages and cellular communication failures, and is also considered resistant to interference and cyber attacks. However, there are fewer and fewer people who want to listen to the radio through a socket: if ten years ago there were about 3.1 million real users, now their number has decreased. Infrastructure restoration will require investment.