The following communication was sent to local offices of Minsk City Phone Networks (MTGS), a phone provider in Minsk. It relayed

instructions sent by Beltelekom , the state communications company which holds

a monopoly on Internet access in Belarus.

To all local office managers:

The Ministry of Communications, Republic of Belarus, has decided to

address the problem of flat tenants who have been creating local home

networks using state-owned cabling infrastructure, including underground

facilities and building ducts. Beltelekom has ordered MGTS to check all

buildings. All custom cabling which is found during these checks which use

state facilities must be destroyed.

MGTS must complete this before 24.02.06.

Signed, Technical Chief Popkov

In Belarus, there is no private property for buildings, flats, land,

etc. It is not clear whether network equipment other cabling is to be

destroyed, but that is the assumption.