Telecoms, Media & Internet 2021 A practical cross-border insight into telecoms, media and internet law 14th Edition Featuring contributions from: Arioli Law Drew & Napier LLC Mobile Ecosystem Forum Ashurst Hong Kong Elzaburu, S.L.P. Mori Hamada & Matsumoto AZB & Partners Fasken Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm Bagus Enrico & Partners Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Perkins Coie LLP Behring Société d’Avocats Kemp Little LLP Sapronov & Associates, P.C. (in collaboration with King & Spalding) BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP KMBK Attorneys-at-law Shin Associates Commerce & Finance Law Offices Krispin, Rubinstein, Blecher & Co. law firm Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners Ltd. D’LIGHT Lee and Li, Attorneys At Law DDPV Studio Legale MinterEllison ISBN 978-1-83918-087-3 ISSN 2050-7607 Published by 59 Tanner Street London SE1 3PL United Kingdom Telecoms, Media & Internet 2021 +44 207 367 0720 [email protected] th www.iclg.com 14 Edition Publisher James Strode Editor Jane Simmons Senior Editor Contributing Editor: Sam Friend Emma Wright Head of Production Suzie Levy Kemp Little LLP Chief Media Officer Fraser Allan CEO Jason Byles Printed by Ashford Colour Press Ltd. Cover image www.istockphoto.com ©2020 Global Legal Group Limited. All rights reserved. Unauthorised reproduction by any means, Strategic Partners digital or analogue, in whole or in part, is strictly forbidden. Disclaimer This publication is for general information purposes only. It does not purport to provide comprehen- sive full legal or other advice. Global Legal Group Ltd. and the contributors accept no responsibility for losses that may arise from reliance upon information contained in this publication. This publication is intended to give an indication of legal issues upon which you may need advice. Full legal advice should be taken from a qualified professional when dealing with specific situations. Table of Contents Industry Chapter A Reflection On A Decade of Regulating Digital Platforms – 1 Will 2021 be the Year of Internet Regulation Converging with Media and Telecoms Regulation? Serafino Abate, Mobile Ecosystem Forum Expert Chapter Telecoms in 2020: An Overview 5 Emma Wright, Kemp Little LLP Q&A Chapters Australia Japan 8 MinterEllison: Anthony Borgese, Jonathan Thompson, 137 Mori Hamada & Matsumoto: Hiromi Hayashi & Alice Scamps-Goodman & Max Vos Akira Marumo Canada Korea 21 Fasken: Laurence (Laurie) J. E. Dunbar, Scott Prescott 147 D’LIGHT: Won H. Cho & Hye In Lee & Paul Burbank Malaysia China 158 Shin Associates: Liew Sue Yin & Joel Prashant 31 Commerce & Finance Law Offices: Xinyang (Andrew) Zhang & Zheng (Zoe) Xiang Russia 170 Sapronov & Associates, P.C. (in collaboration with King France & Spalding): Walt Sapronov, Alla Naglis, Gleb Glinka & 40 Behring Société d’Avocats: Anne-Solène Gay Yuri Lebedev Germany Singapore 57 Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: Dr. Lutz Martin Keppeler 180 Drew & Napier LLC: Lim Chong Kin Spain Greece 191 66 Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm: Elzaburu, S.L.P.: Mabel Klimt Yusti & Inés de Casas Dr. Nikos Th. Nikolinakos, Dina Th. Kouvelou & Viorreta Alexis N. Spyropoulos Switzerland 199 Hong Kong Arioli Law: Martina Arioli 79 Ashurst Hong Kong: Joshua Cole & Hoi Tak Leung Taiwan 208 Hungary Lee and Li, Attorneys At Law: Ken-Ying Tseng 92 KMBK Attorneys-at-law: Dr. György Molnár-Bíró & Dr. Tamás Kende Thailand 216 Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners Ltd.: India Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt & Sappawit Jansuparerg 99 AZB & Partners: Srinath Dasari & Adoksh Shastry United Arab Emirates 225 Indonesia BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP: 110 Bagus Enrico & Partners: Enrico Iskandar, Nadim Bardawil Bratara Damanik & Alwin Widyanto United Kingdom 231 Israel Kemp Little LLP: Emma Wright & Joanna Conway 119 Krispin, Rubinstein, Blecher & Co. law firm: USA Noga Rubinstein & Mohannad Nasser 239 Perkins Coie LLP: Marc S. Martin, Brandon H. Johnson & Varsha Mangal Italy 127 DDPV Studio Legale: Luciano Vasques & Chiara Sciarra 170 Chapter 18 Russia Russia Walt Sapronov Alla Naglis Sapronov & Associates, P.C. (in collaboration with King & Spalding) Gleb Glinka Yuri Lebedev 1 Overview ■ Federal Law of 29.04.2008 No. 57-FZ “On Foreign Investments in Commercial Entities of Strategic Importance for Country Security and State Defense”, as amended (the 1.1 Please describe the: (a) telecoms, including internet; and “Strategic Investments Law”). (b) audio-visual media distribution sectors in your jurisdiction, ■ Federal Law 09.07.1999 No. 160-FZ “On Foreign in particular by reference to each sector’s: (i) annual revenue; and (ii) 3–5 most significant market participants. Investments in the Russian Federation”, as amended (the “Foreign Investments Law”). ■ Federal Law of 27.07.2006 No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data”, The Russian telecom market, the largest in Europe, grew by (as amended) (the “Personal Data Law”). 2.1% in 2019 to RUB 1.73 trillion (roughly USD 23 billion). It ■ “The Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative is led by Rostelcom, MegaFon, Mobile Telesystems (MTS), and Offences” of 30.12.2001 No. 195-Fz and its 13 Administrative Vimpylcom (Beeline) with respective market caps of USD 3 Offences in the field of communication and information). billion, USD 6 billion, USD 10 billion (US) and USD 2.37 billion. ■ Federal Law of 26.07.2006 N 135-FZ “On Protection of In 2019, MTS had a consolidated annual revenue of RUB 476 Competition”. billion (roughly USD 6.3 billion), MegaFon – RUB 349 billion ■ Federal Law of 29.12.2010 No. 436-FZ “On the protection (USD 4.6 billion), Rostelcom – RUB 392 billion (USD 5.23 of children from information that harms their health and billion), and Beeline – RUB 289 billion (USD 3.86 billion). development”. Rostelcom, the largest fixed line operator, recently acquired ■ Federal law of 04.05.2011 N 99-FZ “On the licensing of indi- a Russian subsidiary of Swedish-based Tele2, which provides vidual activities”. wireless service to more than 44 million subscribers, making ■ Federal Law of 24.04.2020 No. 123-FZ “On conducting an Rostelcom the largest integrated Telecoms Company in Russia. experiment to establish special regulation in order to create the necessary conditions for the development and implemen- 1.2 List the most important legislation which applies tation of artificial intelligence technologies in the subject of to the: (a) telecoms, including internet; and (b) audio- the Russian Federation - the city of federal importance to visual media distribution sectors in your jurisdiction Moscow and amending Arts 6 and 10 of the Federal Personal and any significant legislation on the horizon such as Data Act”. the regulation of online harms or artificial intelligence ■ Federal Law of 27.07.2006 No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data”, (please list the draft legislation and policy papers). (as amended) (the “Personal Data Law”). ■ Government Decree 161, dated 28.03.2005, prescribing In accordance with Art. 71 of the Russian Constitution, federal network interconnection requirements (“Interconnection communications are governed (and regulated solely by adopted Decree”). federal regulations) by the Russian Federation. The primary ■ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of legislation governing communications and telecommunications 10.10.2019 No. 490 “On the development of artificial intelli- is the Communications Law governing entry, network intercon- gence in the Russian Federation” (along with the “National nection, licensing, telecom operators’ contract approval, and Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence for penalties for its violation. the period up to 2030”). The regulation of these sectors is primarily governed by the ■ “The roadmap of the Ministry of Digital Development, following Russian laws: Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian ■ Federal Law of 07.07.2003 No. 126-FZ “On Communications”, Federation for the development of “end-to-end” digital tech- as amended (the “Communications Law”). nology “Wireless Technologies” dated 10.10.2019. ■ Federal Law of 27.07.2006 No. 149-FZ “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection”, 1.3 List the government ministries, regulators, as amended (the “Information Law”). other agencies and major industry self-regulatory Other relevant legislation includes: bodies which have a role in the regulation of the: (a) ■ Law No. 2124-1 of 27.12.1991 “On Mass Media”, as telecoms, including internet; and (b) audio-visual media amended (“Mass Media Law”). distribution sectors in your jurisdiction. ■ Federal Law 06.07.2017 No. 187-FZ “On Security of Critical Information Infrastructure of the Russian The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Federation” (the “Critical Infrastructure Law”). Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (“Ministry of Telecoms, Media & Internet 2021 © Published and reproduced with kind permission by Global Legal Group Ltd, London Sapronov & Associates, P.C. (in collaboration with King & Spalding) 171 Digital”), and the Federal Service of the Russian Federation and 2 Telecoms the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Connection, Information Technologies and Mass Communications General (“Roskomnadzor” or “RKN”)). The State Commission for Radio Frequencies and the Federal 2.1 Is your jurisdiction a member of the World Trade Radio Frequency Service are part of the Ministry for Digital Organisation? Has your jurisdiction made commitments Development, Connection and Mass Communications. under the GATS regarding telecommunications and has your jurisdiction adopted and implemented the telecoms reference