The Ministry of Digital Development is preparing a requirement for mandatory registration of smartphones that entered Russia without customs clearance. Owners of such devices will be given two weeks to enter a unique IMEI number into a special database. Otherwise, the phones will no longer be provided by Russian communication networks. RBC reported this on October 29, citing sources familiar with the initiative discussion.

The Ministry of Digital Development is preparing a requirement for mandatory registration of smartphones that entered Russia without customs clearance. Owners of such devices will be given two weeks to enter a unique IMEI number into a special database. Otherwise, the phones will no longer be provided by Russian communication networks. RBC reported this on October 29, citing sources familiar with the initiative discussion.