" (...) receiving parties must pay for (...) roaming calls, which are made from a region other than the home region for their phone numbers."
As I understood the above, different regions still will be considered as "separate countries" (by charging rules, not by rates)
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Not really. I mean, the things told above are clear enough to understand that Russia is really going to accept the CPP rule. There were some discussions on that topic in the Duma (Russian parliament), so, now the law has
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Was anybody in the Duma against CPP???
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finally been signed by the President after it was built and confirmed by the Duma, so this is actually going to turn Russian cellular billings up to the European principles. I was always supporting the CPP rule, so I'm glad. 
The months before the law starts working are intended for establishing some direct money communications between operators etc. Generally, it will just lower down to 0 price for any incoming calls on Russian cellulars, but will create a price for calls from landlines to local cellulars (now they are free). |
Do Russian mobile phones share their numbering ranges with landlines (like in the USA/Canada) and that's why calls to them may be considered "local" where applicable? If so, how will they be distinguished from "real" local landline numbers by an average user?