GSM Operators in Belarus

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Originally Posted by Asick

This is very cranky operator, the strangest one I've ever seen in the European exUSSR. You are absolutely right, it looks as if it was really Soviet, and it's not any strange. Belorussian state owned companies keep working as they did 20 years ago, keeping the same traditions etc.

So, you want to say that if the USSR still existed, the only possible Soviet GSM operator might be similar to Best ?
But, if we considered eastern part of Moldova (Transnistria) as a separate country, this could be even weirder than Belarus: only one CDMA opertator and mp GSM ones (completed phrase )

Originally Posted by Asick

Their Льготный (privileged) tariff is supposed to be a sort of social aid, but it looks strange anyway. Look, it just has lower SIM activation fee and cheaper calls to BeST

In Poland war veterans and some handicapped persons can get discounts for monthly fees in Polish Telecom. It used to be possible also from other operators (both landline and mobile) but it leaded to many abuses, especailly about mobile plans. Very often, mobile phones with discount plans were officaly registered for eligible persons, but in fact they were used by their healthy and wealthy children, grandchildren or cousins . However, those discounts were never connected with restrictions/unavalaibility of any services.
After all, now such discounts are not really necessary because regular GSM tariffs are pretty low. Landline operators offer "social" plans (but available to everyone) instead with low monthly fee but higher call rates.

Originally Posted by Asick

So, this is how their government does imagine an ideal cellular operator, I guess.