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.