Russian newspaper Kommersant and telecommunications equipment manufacturer Bulat is currently in the process of obtaining licences to construct the data storage units required as part of Russia 's new anti - terror law . Currently , the licenses are held by Chinese companies uk and Lenovo . As we noted in June , Russia is bringing in a new package of anti - terror laws which includes forcing its telephone and internet providers to store records of all communications for up to six months and metadata for six months , amid criticism that Russia is moving toward a Chinese - style control of the web in an attempt to quash rising unrest in the country .
Russian newspaper Kommersant claims telecommunications equipment manufacturer Bulat is currently in the process of obtaining licences to construct the data storage units required as part of Russia's new anti-terror law. Currently, the licenses are held by Chinese companies Huawei and Lenovo. As we noted in June, Russia is bringing in a new package of anti-terror laws which includes forcing its telephone and internet providers to store records of all communications for up to six months and metadata for three years, prompting criticism that Russia is moving toward a Chinese-style control of the web in an attempt to quash rising unrest in the country.