On telecommunications (LRU-1015-son)

27.12.2024

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Adopted by the Legislative Chamber on August 6, 2024 Approved by the Senate on October 23, 2024

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations in the field of telecommunications.

Article 2. Legislation on telecommunications

Legislation on telecommunications consists of this Law and other legislative acts.

Relations concerning the operation of telecommunication networks for the needs of defense, state security, and law enforcement agencies are regulated by separate legislative acts.

If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes rules other than those provided for in the legislation on telecommunications of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the rules of the international treaty shall apply.

Article 3. Basic concepts

The following basic concepts are used in this Law:

communication line — a set of devices, structures, and cable lines and/or radio lines that ensure the transmission and distribution of signals from a transmitter to a receiver;

domain name — a unique name assigned to an information resource or an information system, serving for their identification in the global information network Internet;

domain name system — the procedure for assigning, registering, and using domain names in the global information network Internet;

tariff plan — a set of prices and technical conditions provided by a telecommunications operator and a telecommunications services provider to users of telecommunications services for the use of one or more services;

inter-network connections — technological interaction of telecommunication networks of various telecommunications operators that ensures the transmission and reception of information between users of telecommunications services;

telecommunications — transmission, reception, and processing of information signals in the form of signs, texts, images, sounds, video, or other types using wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems;

telecommunication facilities (telecommunications infrastructure) — telecommunications equipment, telecommunications structures, cable lines, and systems that allow for their management;

telecommunications structures (passive telecommunications infrastructure) — buildings, devices, supports, masts, distribution boxes, cabinets, and others that ensure the implementation of telecommunications;

telecommunications operator (hereinafter referred to as the operator) — a legal entity that owns telecommunications infrastructure on the basis of ownership or other proprietary rights, ensures its operation and development, and provides telecommunications services;

telecommunications network — a set of equipment performing telecommunications, interconnected through communication lines or communication channels;

certification of telecommunication networks — a set of organizational and technical measures aimed at determining the compliance of the protection state of telecommunication networks with the requirements of national standards and regulatory legal acts in the field of information security;

numbering plan of telecommunication networks — the assignment of specific numbers between operators, telecommunications services providers, and user devices;

numbering system of telecommunication networks — the procedure for distributing numbers and assigning a number (a combination of numbers or characters) among operators, telecommunications services providers, and user devices;

technological services of telecommunications (hereinafter referred to as technological services) — services provided by operators and telecommunications services providers through their technical means and networks to other operators and providers, ensuring the technological process of performing telecommunications;

telecommunications equipment (active telecommunications infrastructure) — technical equipment and software installed on them intended for the implementation of telecommunications;

telecommunications services — services provided to users by the operator and the telecommunications services provider on the basis of telecommunications;

telecommunications services provider (hereinafter referred to as the provider) — a legal entity providing telecommunications services to users on a commercial basis through the networks of operators;

user of telecommunications services (hereinafter referred to as the user) — an individual and legal entity who is a consumer of telecommunications services;

universal telecommunication services (hereinafter referred to as universal services) — a set of mandatory services of a specified quality provided to all users through public telecommunication networks (ensuring users' access to this network, local, long-distance, and international telephone conversations, sending telegrams, etc.);

user device — a technical means of the user that interconnects with telecommunication networks and is intended for forming, transmitting, and receiving signals.

Article 4. Ownership of telecommunication networks

Telecommunication networks in the Republic of Uzbekistan may be in public or private ownership.

All owners of telecommunication networks shall have equal rights and enjoy equal protection guaranteed by law.

Article 5. Lands of telecommunication networks

Lands granted to operators and providers for the performance of tasks assigned to them regarding the use, maintenance, construction, reconstruction, and repair of telecommunications equipment and structures shall belong to the lands of telecommunication networks. Lands of telecommunication networks are included in the composition of lands intended for communication purposes.

Lands for ensuring telecommunications activities are granted in the manner established by legislation.

In order to ensure the use of cable, radio relay, and overhead lines of telecommunications, protection zones are established.

The procedure for establishing protection zones, their sizes, and the regime for using lands allocated for these purposes are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 6. Telecommunication networks

Telecommunication networks are divided into public, departmental, and dedicated telecommunication networks according to their intended purpose.

A communication line is an integral part of public, departmental, dedicated telecommunication networks, including those performing state-wide tasks.

Telecommunication networks intended for the provision of telecommunications services to all individuals and legal entities in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of unified principles of service provision, the procedure for their presentation, and payment shall belong to public telecommunication networks. The rules for the provision of telecommunications services in the public telecommunications network are established by the competent state body in the field of telecommunications.

Telecommunication networks intended for ensuring the production and special needs of individuals and legal entities, which are at their disposal and used by them, shall belong to departmental telecommunication networks. Departmental telecommunication networks may also be used to provide telecommunications services to other users.

Dedicated telecommunication networks include telecommunication networks created by legal entities for commercial purposes to provide services to a specific circle of users.

The rules for the provision of services by operators of departmental and dedicated telecommunication networks are established by the operators or providers of these telecommunications in accordance with legislation.

Operators and providers may jointly use active and passive telecommunications infrastructure, as well as communication channels and the radio frequency spectrum on a contractual basis in accordance with legislation.

Satellite communication systems and channels in telecommunication networks are used on the basis of the requirements established in legislation.

Chapter 2. State Regulation of the telecommunications sector

Article 7. Main directions of state policy in the field of telecommunications

The main directions of state policy in the field of telecommunications consist of the following:

creating conditions for ensuring access to the global information network Internet;

developing telecommunications based on a unified scientific and technical policy in accordance with international norms and standards;

ensuring the quality of services in the field of telecommunications;

implementing state control over compliance with mandatory technical requirements, norms, and rules;

creating favorable conditions for attracting investments;

stimulating the introduction of advanced innovative, information, and communication technologies;

developing international cooperation.

Article 8. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of telecommunications

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

ensures the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of telecommunications;

creates the necessary conditions for establishing effective cooperation between the population, business, and the state in the field of telecommunications;

implements measures to expand the types of telecommunications services and modernize telecommunications infrastructure;

takes measures to introduce modern technologies for the protection of telecommunications infrastructure;

coordinates the activities of the republican executive authorities, economic management bodies, and local state authority bodies in the field of telecommunications;

determines the procedure and conditions for issuing licenses and documents of a permissive nature, as well as the procedure for holding contests (tenders) for issuing licenses for certain types of activities;

defines the regulatory body in the field of telecommunications (hereinafter referred to as the regulatory body);

approves state programs in the field of telecommunications and ensures their implementation;

determines the procedure for registering unique international identification codes of mobile devices in the telecommunication networks of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.

Article 9. Competent state body in the field of telecommunications

The Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the competent state body in the field of telecommunications (hereinafter referred to as the competent state body).

The competent state body:

implements a unified state policy in the field of telecommunications;

develops state programs and other programs in the field of telecommunications;

develops regulatory legal acts in the field of telecommunications and regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation of telecommunications activities within its powers;

coordinates work on metrology and standardization in the field of telecommunications;

organizes work on the certification of technical means of telecommunications;

coordinates the activities of operators and providers in ensuring the information security of telecommunication networks;

ensures compliance with legislation in the field of telecommunications;

coordinates the activities of republican executive authorities, operators, and providers on issues of developing telecommunication networks and services;

establishes control, together with relevant bodies, over the circumvention of protection measures during unauthorized connection to the network and traffic passage;

organizes the creation and development of human capital in the field of telecommunications;

implements international cooperation in the field of telecommunications;

develops proposals and recommendations on the introduction of modern telecommunication networks into the field of public administration, their development and effective use, and the formation of a system for providing interactive state services to individuals and legal entities using information and communication technologies;

defines and approves terms and definitions in the field of telecommunications;

exercises other powers in accordance with legislation.

Requirements of the regulatory legal acts adopted by the competent state body within its powers are mandatory for execution by all individuals and legal entities.

Article 10. State control in the field of telecommunications

The Inspection for Control in the Field of Informatization and Telecommunications is the body exercising state control in the field of telecommunications (hereinafter referred to as the state control body).

The state control body exercises state control over:

compliance with the requirements of legislation, regulatory documents, and national standards in the field of telecommunications;

ensuring the rights of users and compliance with the quality of provided telecommunications services within its powers;

the implementation of measures for the development of telecommunication networks and services.

The state control body may also exercise other powers in the field of telecommunications in accordance with legislation.

The state control body has the right to conduct studies and inspections of operators and providers (without interfering with financial and economic activities) on issues related to its powers in the manner established by legislation, based on the order of the head of the state control body on conducting studies and inspections.

Article 11. Regulation in the field of telecommunications

The regulatory body is a legal entity that regulates the telecommunications sector and is independent financially, structurally, and in terms of decision-making.

The regulatory body:

carries out the licensing of the activities of legal entities in the field of telecommunications and permissive procedures in accordance with legislation;

centrally manages the priority use of telecommunications infrastructures and work on their restoration and development in emergency situations of a natural and man-made nature or in a state of emergency, and also limits or suspends their operation in the established manner;

implements the accreditation of legal entities conducting an expert examination of design and estimate documentation for the construction of telecommunication networks and telecommunications structures;

regulates tariffs for certain types of telecommunications services, as well as inter-network connections;

determines the list of universal services and requirements for their quality;

promotes the provision of an equal and fair competitive environment for the functioning of operators and providers;

promotes the formation and development of the telecommunications services market based on free competition;

protects the legitimate rights and interests of users, and considers issues of interaction between operators, providers, and users;

develops the numbering system of telecommunication networks and manages the numbering plan of telecommunication networks;

develops and approves the procedure for using the address space of the national segment of the global information network Internet, and determines the domain name system;

implements mandatory digital marking of telecommunication means;

establishes control, together with relevant bodies, over the circumvention of protection measures during unauthorized connection to the network and traffic passage;

monitors the compliance of the quality of provided telecommunications services with established requirements and norms.

Article 12. Obligations of republican executive authorities, economic management bodies, and local state authority bodies in the field of telecommunications

Republican executive authorities, economic management bodies, and hokimiyats shall create conditions within their powers for the effective operation and development of public telecommunication networks for the purpose of providing electronic state services to individuals and legal entities.

The specially authorized state body in the field of urban planning activity, together with interested republican executive authorities and hokimiyats, must mandatorily provide for the following requirements at the stages of developing and coordinating tasks and design and estimate documentation for the design of public, administrative, residential, and industrial buildings and structures:

allocation of appropriate spaces and engineering infrastructure for the installation of telecommunication means in buildings, with electricity supply provided to them;

existence of low-voltage cable shafts inside buildings for laying cables for telephony, data transmission networks, the global information network Internet, systems for collective reception of cable and terrestrial television, as well as the "safe house" system and burglar alarms;

allocation of appropriate land plots in public, administrative, residential, and industrial areas for laying communication lines and installing telecommunication means;

inclusion of base stations of mobile communication networks in regional and district centers, as well as central hubs of telecommunications operators and providers, and television and radio broadcasting facilities in the list of objects that are not disconnected from the electrical networks.

Chapter 3. Provision of services in the field of telecommunications

Article 13. Licensing and permissive procedures in the field of telecommunications

Certain types of activities of legal entities in the field of telecommunications shall be carried out on the basis of licenses or documents of a permissive nature.

The list of types of activities in the field of telecommunications carried out on the basis of licenses or documents of a permissive nature shall be determined by law.

A license is not required for the following activities:

provision of data transmission network services by public access points, including public access points of small business entities in rural areas;

provision of local, long-distance, and international telecommunication network services by small business entities in rural areas.

A license is not required for the use of data transmission networks and/orthe provision of their services when data transmission networks are used in the production and technological process and/orfor the purpose of signal delivery to provide services of a bank, payment system, payment organization, as well as an electronic commerce platform.

Licenses for certain types of activities in the field of telecommunications may be issued on a competitive (tender) basis. The procedure for holding contests (tenders) shall be determined by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Control over compliance with license and permissive requirements and conditions by operators and providers shall be carried out in accordance with legislation.

Article 14. Certification in the field of telecommunications

Technical means of telecommunications used in telecommunication networks in the Republic of Uzbekistan, including user devices, shall be certified for compliance with legislation and regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation.

International unique identification codes of mobile devices in telecommunication networks must be registered.

Article 15. Certification (attestation) of telecommunication networks

Telecommunication networks intended for processing information containing state secrets or confidential information shall be subject to mandatory attestation for compliance with information security requirements.

Attestation of telecommunication networks not provided for in Part 1 of this Article shall be voluntary.

Attestation of telecommunication networks shall be carried out in the manner established by legislation.

Article 16. Numbering system and plan of telecommunication networks, domain name system

The numbering system and plan of telecommunication networks, as well as the domain name system of the national segment of the global information network Internet, shall be approved by the regulatory body.

Accounting, systematization, and control over the use of numbering resources of telecommunication networks and domain names shall be carried out by the regulatory body.

The use of numbering resources of telecommunication networks by operators and providers, as well as domain names by individuals and legal entities, shall be carried out on a paid basis.

The amounts and procedure for payments for the use of numbering resources of telecommunication networks and domain names, as well as benefits related to them, shall be established by legislation.

Article 17. Development of competition in the field of telecommunications

Operators, providers, individuals and legal entities carrying out investment activities in the field of telecommunications, as well as manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, shall gain the opportunity to participate equally in the organization and development of telecommunications infrastructure and the services market.

The competent state body and the regulatory body, together with the competent state body in the field of competition, shall promote the development of competition in the field of telecommunications and take measures established by legislation to eliminate facts of unfair competition and restriction of competition, as well as to protect consumer rights.

Operators and providers shall be liable in the manner established by legislation for unfair competition, discrimination against the interests of users, and for any other action (inaction) that prevents or restricts competition.

Officials of the relevant state bodies shall be liable in the manner established by legislation for unjustified interference in market relations and for any other action (inaction) that prevents or restricts competition.

Article 18. Universal services

Operators and providers of public telecommunication networks shall provide universal services of a specified quality to all users within the scope of their license without restriction.

The list of universal services and requirements for their quality shall be determined by the regulatory body.

Article 19. Tariffs for telecommunications services

Tariffs for telecommunications services shall be established on a contractual basis in accordance with legislation, taking into account the costs of providing such services.

Tariffs for universal services shall be regulated by the regulatory body in the manner established by legislation, taking into account the interests of users.

Tariffs for technological services shall be established on the basis of contracts between operators and/orproviders in accordance with legislation, taking into account the costs of providing such services.

Calls to emergency operational services (fire-rescue units, internal affairs bodies, emergency medical assistance, gas network emergency service, and other services) and calls to the hotlines of the virtual reception of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be carried out by all users on a free basis. The list of emergency operational services shall be established by legislation.

Article 20. Secrecy of telephone conversations, electronic and other messages (data) transmitted through telecommunication networks

Telephone conversations, as well as electronic and other messages (data) (hereinafter referred to as messages) transmitted through telecommunication networks, must be kept secret.

Information about telephone conversations and messages transmitted through telecommunication networks, as well as the messages themselves, may be provided by operators and providers only to the subscribers themselves, the senders of such messages, and their recipients, or to their legitimate representatives.

Listening to conversations conducted through telephones and other user devices, familiarization with messages transmitted through telecommunication networks, obtaining information about them, as well as otherwise restricting their secrecy, shall be allowed only in cases and in the manner provided for by law and on the basis of an order of the court.

The use of a telecommunications network by bypassing established protection systems and the illegal (unauthorized) use of a telecommunications network for the purpose of passing international traffic is prohibited.

Officials and other persons who have committed a violation of the requirements of this Article shall be held liable in accordance with the law.

Article 21. Development of telecommunications infrastructure

Telecommunications infrastructure consists of a complex of telecommunication means.

Telecommunications infrastructure, regardless of the form of ownership, shall belong to the objects of engineering and communication infrastructure.

The development and reconstruction of telecommunications infrastructure shall be carried out by their owners at their own expense, the funds of interested individuals and legal entities, and other sources not prohibited by legislation.

The development and reconstruction of telecommunications infrastructure intended for solving state-wide tasks shall be carried out on the basis of state programs and other programs approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and financed in the manner established by legislation.

Individuals and legal entities participating in the implementation of projects for the development and reconstruction of telecommunications infrastructure may be granted temporary tax benefits and other benefits in the manner established by legislation.

During the design and development of cities, towns, and other settlements, residential quarters and complexes, individual buildings and structures, hokimiyats must provide for the construction of buildings or separate rooms for placing telecommunication means and the allocation of places for the construction of underground communication lines in accordance with established standards. Hokimiyats and officials who unjustifiably refuse to allocate land (space) for these purposes shall be held liable in the manner established by law.

The construction and acceptance for operation of public, administrative, residential, and industrial buildings and structures not provided with telecommunication means, including cable duct systems, low-voltage cable shafts, spaces for placing telecommunications equipment, and other necessary passive telecommunications infrastructure, shall not be allowed.

Legal entities have the right to carry out the construction of telecommunications structures on land plots granted for this purpose in the established manner, as well as to install and service telecommunication means on the roofs of buildings and structures (on supports, bridges, collectors, underground passages, and other structures) in agreement with the owners (possessors, tenants) of these land plots, buildings, and structures.

In connection with the new construction, expansion, or reconstruction of settlements, buildings, roads, bridges, and other objects, as well as the development of new lands, changes in land reclamation systems, extraction of minerals, and changes in their owner, the relocation or reconstruction of telecommunications infrastructure shall be carried out at the expense of the owner of the said object, the customer, or the initiator of the construction of this object, according to the technical conditions of operators and providers.

Operators and providers may carry out the construction of cable communication lines throughout the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan by laying cables underground and hanging cables on the supports of electrical networks and high-voltage lines in accordance with the requirements established in regulatory legal acts and regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation.

In the presence of an application for the provision of telecommunications services from residents in a building, associations of homeowners or management organizations shall not have the right to refuse or prevent the free use by operators and providers of existing cable shafts inside the building, spaces for installing telecommunications equipment, and other passive telecommunications infrastructure.

Article 22. Inter-network connections

Inter-network connections are a type of technological service.

Inter-network connections are carried out for the transmission and reception of information between users of different telecommunication networks.

Connecting operators and providers must carry out inter-network connections according to the technical conditions of the connecting operator or provider and in accordance with regulatory legal acts in the field of telecommunications and regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation of telecommunications activity.

Inter-network connections are carried out on the basis of contracts between the operators and providers of the relevant telecommunication networks.

The procedure and conditions for the interconnection of telecommunication networks, the provision of mutual services by operators, and the implementation of mutual settlements between them shall be approved by the regulatory body.

Chapter 4. Security of telecommunication networks

Article 23. Interaction of operators and providers with the specially authorized state body

Operators and providers operating in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan must, in the manner established by legislation, through the specially authorized state body and at their own expense, obtain, install, and ensure the normal operation of equipment, software, and hardware-software complexes used for conducting operational search activities in telecommunication networks, and also take measures to prevent the disclosure of organizational, technical, and tactical methods of conducting such activities.

The introduction and use of equipment, software, and hardware-software complexes used for conducting operational search activities in telecommunication networks are carried out exclusively by the specially authorized state body.

The quantity and composition of equipment, software, and hardware-software complexes used for conducting operational search activities in telecommunication networks are agreed upon by operators and providers with the specially authorized state body.

Instructions of the specially authorized state body on the organization and conduct of operational search activities in telecommunication networks must be executed by operators and providers, conditions for these purposes must be created, and the issue of installing and connecting other information systems and telecommunication means to their information systems and telecommunication networks must be agreed upon with the specially authorized state body.

The procedure for the interaction of operators and providers with the specially authorized state body is established by legislation.

In the event that telecommunication networks or means are used for criminal purposes that cause harm to the interests of the individual, society, and the state, the operation of such telecommunication networks or means shall be terminated.

Article 24. Management of telecommunication networks in emergency situations of a natural and man-made nature or in a state of emergency

In emergency situations of a natural and man-made nature or in a state of emergency that may lead or have led to the loss of human lives, harm to their health or the natural environment, serious material losses, and violation of the conditions of human life activity, the regulatory body has the right to priority use of telecommunications infrastructure and to centrally manage work on their restoration and development, as well as to limit or suspend their operation.

Operators and providers must ensure the installation and use of means necessary to organize the notification of the population about the cases provided for in Part 1 of this Article.

In the cases provided for in Part 1 of this Article, the damages caused to operators and providers during the use of telecommunication networks and means shall be compensated from the state budget.

Operators and providers must give absolute priority to all messages related to the safety of people at sea, on land, in the air, and in outer space, the conduct of urgent measures in the field of defense, security, and maintenance of law and order, as well as messages about major accidents, disasters, epidemics, fires, and other emergency situations.

Article 25. Elimination of the consequences of incidents in telecommunication networks

Elimination of the consequences of incidents (accidents, damage) in telecommunication networks is carried out by the operators of these networks.

State bodies and organizations shall assist operators in eliminating the consequences of incidents in telecommunication networks.

Carrying out work to eliminate the consequences of incidents in telecommunication networks does not require obtaining the consent of the owner (possessor, tenant) of the land plot, building, or structure where the telecommunications infrastructure is located. Damages caused to the owner (possessor, tenant) as a result of eliminating the consequences of incidents shall be compensated by the relevant operator.

Damages caused to operators and providers as a result of incidents in telecommunication networks that occurred through the fault of individuals and legal entities shall be compensated by these persons in the manner established by legislation.

Chapter 5. Rights and obligations of operators and providers

Article 26. Rights of operators and providers

Operators and providers have the following rights:

to provide telecommunications services to users;

to provide specific tariff plans and benefits to a certain group of users or in a certain restricted territory;

to terminate the provision of services to users in the event of their violation of the established rules for the use of telecommunications;

to demand compensation from individuals and legal entities for damages caused through their fault;

to appeal against illegal actions of individuals and legal entities in accordance with legislation;

to appeal against the law, actions, and inaction of state bodies that involve unjustified interference in the telecommunications services market or prevent free market relations and competition, and to protect their interests in accordance with legislation.

Operators and providers may also have other rights in accordance with legislation.

Article 27. Obligations of operators and providers

Operators and providers must:

carry out activities in the field of telecommunications in accordance with license requirements and conditions, as well as established rules;

ensure that the quality of provided services complies with the requirements of legislation and regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation;

indicate the methods for evaluating the quality of provided services in open sources;

observe the secrecy of all types of conversations and messages transmitted through telecommunication networks;

provide users with timely and full information about the conditions and procedure for providing services, including changes in tariffs for telecommunications services;

consistently develop and expand their networks in accordance with legislation, as well as license requirements and conditions, in agreement with the competent state body;

compensate users for damages caused as a result of non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of contracts for the provision of telecommunications services, as well as a result of non-provision of services or provision of services of improper quality, in accordance with legislation;

provide information about the services they provide free of charge, as well as accept appeals from subscribers through the subscriber support center free of charge and ensure their execution.

Operators and providers may also have other obligations in accordance with legislation.

Chapter 6. Rights and Obligations of Users

Article 28. Rights of users

Users have the following rights:

to use the services of public telecommunication networks;

to connect their user devices to public telecommunication networks on the basis of the conditions and in the manner established by legislation;

to demand timely and quality services from operators and providers in accordance with established rules;

to freely choose operators and providers if technical capabilities exist;

to use specific tariff plans for certain services for their intended purpose in accordance with the conditions established by the operator;

to refuse telecommunications services in the event that the operator and provider violate the conditions agreed upon in the contract;

to demand compensation for damages and compensation for moral harm caused as a result of non-provision of telecommunications services or provision of services of improper quality;

to appeal to the competent state bodies or the court in the event of a violation of their rights.

Users may also have other rights in accordance with legislation.

Article 29. Obligations of users

Users must:

comply with the established rules for the use of telecommunications services;

use mobile devices that have a certificate of conformity with the requirements of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation and whose international unique identification codes are registered;

pay for the services provided to them in a timely manner;

not perform actions aimed at reducing the quality of work or damaging telecommunication networks.

Users may also have other obligations in accordance with legislation.

Article 30. Benefits in the use of telecommunications services

Legislation may establish benefits for certain categories of users regarding the use of telecommunications services.

The compensation of funds to operators and providers in connection with the granting of established benefits for the use of telecommunications services to certain categories of users is carried out in the manner established by legislation.

Chapter 7. Final Provisions

Article 31. Protection of telecommunications infrastructure

The procedure for the protection of telecommunications infrastructure is established by legislation.

Individuals and legal entities who allow damage to telecommunications infrastructure or unauthorized connection to it shall be held liable in the manner established by legislation.

Article 32. Dispute resolution

Disputes in the field of telecommunications arising between the competent state body, the state control body, the regulatory body, operators, providers, and users shall be resolved in the manner established by legislation.

Article 33. Liability for violation of legislation on telecommunications

Persons guilty of violating the legislation on telecommunications shall be held liable in the established manner.

Article 34. Recognition certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan as repealed

The following shall be recognized as having lost their force:

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 512-XII dated January 13, 1992, "On communication" (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1992, No. 3, Article 159);

Part IV of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 549-I dated December 26, 1997, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 3, Article 38);

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 822-I dated August 20, 1999, "On telecommunications" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 9, Article 219);

Resolution of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 20, 1999, "On the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan 'On telecommunications'" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 9, Article 220);

Part III of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 82-II dated May 26, 2000, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153);

Part II of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 482-II dated April 25, 2003, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2003, No. 5, Article 67);

Part XIV of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 671-II dated August 27, 2004, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004, No. 9, Article 171);

Article 4 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-7 dated September 22, 2005, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the regulation of the activities of business entities" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 9, Article 311);

Article 6 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-31 dated April 6, 2006, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the simplification of procedures for certification of products and services" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 4, Article 157);

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-107 dated September 5, 2007, "On making changes to Article 19 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan 'On telecommunications'" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 9, Article 414);

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-314 dated December 30, 2011, "On making changes and additions to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan 'On telecommunications'" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2011, No. 12/2, Article 366);

Article 11 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-345 dated December 29, 2012, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2012, No. 12, Article 336);

Article 31 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-352 dated April 30, 2013, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2013, No. 4, Article 98);

Article 1 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-372 dated May 14, 2014, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as recognizing certain legislative acts as having lost their force" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2014, No. 5, Article 130);

Article 1 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-429 dated April 18, 2017, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2017, No. 4, Article 137);

Article 20 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-542 dated May 23, 2019, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan related to ensuring the protection of the rights of participants in criminal proceedings" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2019, No. 5, Article 267);

Article 12 and Article 110 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-683 dated April 21, 2021, "On making changes to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Appendix to No. 4 of the Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2021);

Article 16 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-721 dated October 12, 2021, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the adoption of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan 'On licensing, permissive and notification procedures'" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2021, No. 10, Article 968);

Article 9 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-775 dated June 6, 2022, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the improvement of the system for ensuring equality and transparency in land relations, reliable protection of rights to land and their transformation into a market asset" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2022, No. 6, Article 570);

Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Article 28 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-800 dated November 3, 2022, "On standardization" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2022, No. 11, Article 1061);

Article 3 of Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-871 dated October 23, 2023, "On making changes and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the improvement of the legislation on land" (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2023, No. 10, Article 795).

Article 35. Ensuring the execution, delivery, and explanation of the essence and significance of this Law

The Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other interested organizations shall ensure the execution of this Law, its delivery to the executors, and the explanation of its essence and significance among the population.

Article 36. Bringing legislation into compliance with this Law

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

bring government Resolutions into compliance with this Law;

ensure that republican executive authorities review and cancel their regulatory legal acts that contradict this Law.

Article 37. Entry into force of this Law

This Law shall enter into force from the day of its official publication.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev

Tashkent,

December 27, 2024,

No. LRU-1015