security service: This kind of equipment doesn't exist anywhere in the world in such a quantity at the moment, he said, according to The Moscow Times. The new law, authored by ultra conservative United Russia lawmaker Irina Yarovaya, will require mobile operators to store customers' messages, including photos and videos, for six months. Russia Deputy Minister for Economic Development Oleg Fomichev said Thursday that it was very difficult to say what timescale would be needed to have the necessary infrastructure in place. Internet companies will also face a fine of up to 1 million rubles for not decoding users' data at the request of Russia Federal Security Service . Four of Russia biggest mobile operators last month wrote a joint letter to Russian Federation Council head Valentina Matvienko to complain about the burden the new law would place upon them. Yarovaya responded to the claims, calling them a baseless excuse to raise prices. They claim that building the necessary storage capacity will cost them 2.2 trillion rubles , lead to increased tariffs and reduce tax revenues from mobile operators.
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