Russian Telcos Press for Foreign Internet Companies to Pay for Data Storage

Russian Telcos Press for Foreign Internet Companies to Pay for Data Storage
The logo of Alphabet Inc's Google outside its office in Beijing, China August 8, 2018. Reuters/Thomas Peter
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Russian telecoms operators have proposed legislation that would oblige foreign Internet companies to share the financial burden of a new law on storing data in the country, a draft bill seen by Reuters shows.

If adopted, the legislation would allow Russian telecoms companies to claim compensation from foreign Internet companies, including social media and messenger services such as Google and Facebook, for compliance with the data storage rules that come into effect from October.