The management companies started to increase the fees from the internet providers for access to apartment buildings. Previously, operators jointly paid about 15 rubles for an apartment, now the payment exceeds 60 rubles from each provider, regardless of the number of its subscribers in the house. With multiple operators, the total payment can rise sharply. Since 2024 there has been a ban on collecting fees for access to residential buildings. However, participants in the telecom market claim that management companies circumvent it by framing payments as the cost of additional services, such as security control. Formally, the commission gets a different name, but the financial burden on the operators remains the same. For the provider, a fixed fee that is not related to the number of connected apartments is particularly sensitive. In homes with a small subscriber base, this can make the service unprofitable. The conflict over access to infrastructure ultimately boils down to the cost of operating an operator in the building and the conditions of competition for residents.

The management companies started to increase the fees from the internet providers for access to apartment buildings. Previously, operators jointly paid about 15 rubles for an apartment, now the payment exceeds 60 rubles from each provider, regardless of the number of its subscribers in the house. With multiple operators, the total payment can rise sharply. Since 2024 there has been a ban on collecting fees for access to residential buildings. However, participants in the telecom market claim that management companies circumvent it by framing payments as the cost of additional services, such as security control. Formally, the commission gets a different name, but the financial burden on the operators remains the same. For the provider, a fixed fee that is not related to the number of connected apartments is particularly sensitive. In homes with a small subscriber base, this can make the service unprofitable. The conflict over access to infrastructure ultimately boils down to the cost of operating an operator in the building and the conditions of competition for residents.