According to Broadband TV News The Belarus Council of Ministers adopted a resolution prohibiting the installation of satellite antennas on buildings in the country.
According to TeleGeography Belarusian cellular operator Mobile Digital Communications (Velcom), part of the Telekom Austria Group (TAG), says its CDMA2000-based high speed mobile internet service has been cut off in several districts and regional centres of Belarus since 16 May, due to its partner BelCel reportedly switching off services there. The regions affected by the outage are Gomel, Mogilev, Vitebsk, Grodno, Marjina Gora, Rechitsa, Orsha, Zhlobyn and Bobruisk, it said. In a press statement, Velcom confirmed: ‘Due to the cutting off of CDMA2000 network by our partners, Velcom had to stop rendering high speed mobile internet in some country district and regional centres. We want to apologise for the inconveniences that our subscribers using this service in some cities of Belarus had to face’.
According to BelTA Belarusian Railways plans to connect its online ticket sale service to the Internet acquiring system of OAO ASB Belarusbank in 2013.