Starting January 1, we will pay for mobile communications in a new way.

Starting from 2025, a new procedure for paying for mobile communications will come into force in Russia, reports the news agency DEITA.RU.

According to the draft government decree, Russians will no longer be able to top up the balance of their phones with cash without providing a passport or identification through the State Services portal.

As the Parliamentary Gazette notes, significant changes to the communications law were adopted at the end of the spring parliamentary session of this year and will be implemented in stages. The first stage will begin on January 1, 2025.

From now on, anonymous payment for mobile communications in cash at banks, post offices or through landline terminals will become impossible. The Russian government has developed a new procedure that requires mandatory subscriber identification.

When paying for services at the office of a mobile operator, the user will need…