The Cabinet of Ministers proposed to immediately fine telecom companies if an inspection shows that their networks do not work without electricity for three days.

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The Cabinet of Ministers proposed sanctions against telecom operators who fail to maintain energy independence and cannot provide telecom services during a three-day power outage. The National Commission for Electronic Communications and Radio Frequencies supported the draft law and registered it in the Verkhovna Rada on November 7.

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The proposed sanctions apply for non-compliance with the energy-independence standards and an official order from a regulatory body.
Repeated violations within a calendar year would incur fines of 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens (NMIN).
The decision aligns with a November 26, 2022, resolution by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, implemented by presidential decree, to verify providers’ ability to operate during three-day power outages.
The list of critical facilities to be ensured for operation during outages is determined by the National Commission for the Protection of Communications.
Unscheduled inspections may trigger mandatory instructions from the National Electricity Commission to remedy violations.

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The explanatory note indicates that violations discovered during inspections will lead to corrective orders, ensuring that facilities continue to operate despite power outages.

Author’s summary

Ukraine moves to enforce telecom resilience by imposing escalating fines on providers that cannot ensure service continuity during three days of power loss.

dev.ua — 2025-11-20

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