News Summary:
Russian mobile carriers, including Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, and T2, will stop charging for data used by the Max messenger starting August 1, 2026, allowing subscribers unrestricted access. Previously, on July 20, Beeline began transferring its customer support to the Minerva Knowledge expertise management system, integrating call center workers, digital service channels, and AI tools, with 6,500 employees already transitioned. On July 9, Beeline completed a project connecting the Moscow Metro's ticketing system with the Federal Tax Agency, deploying secure data transmission links to inform the agency about payment transactions as legally required. This followed a network upgrade on July 8 where Beeline modernized its mobile network alongside the Moscow Central Ring Road, renewing base stations and improving maximum download speeds to 281.5 Mbps and uploads to 80.5 Mbps. Earlier, on July 6, the operator reported deploying over 37,000 base stations across Russia in 2025, increasing its total by 14.8% to 243,900. By the end of 2025, Beeline's LTE network reached 92% of the national population, and VoLTE calls constituted 56.5% of all calls on its network, with capital expenditure rising 21.8% to RUB 79.5 billion.
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