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Ukrainian government has introduced tools to fight spam calls and phone advertising

27 June , 2025  

The Cabinet of Ministers on the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Information (Mincifra) has provided operators with tools to combat spam calls and intrusive advertising, said Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology – Minister of Digital Transformation (Mincifra) Mikhail Fedorov.

“Ukrainians will no longer receive spam calls … Over time, operators will block spam, advertising and potentially fraudulent calls. These changes will be introduced gradually to give operators time for technical refinements,” Fyodorov wrote in a telegram channel on Friday.

According to the message, the changes are stipulated by Resolution No. 761 “On Approval of Rules for Providing and Receiving Electronic Communication Services,” which the government approved on June 25, 2025.

“Businesses must enter into an agreement with an operator and register numbers from which they can call. If not – calls from these numbers can be blocked automatically. Already soon the operator will be able to block the number on the user’s request in case of a spam call,” explained the Deputy Prime Minister.

Fedorov also announced a number of changes. In particular, in the near future users will be able to view all their expenses in the personal cabinet, as well as to turn off content services independently, without a request to the operator.

“From now on, the Internet speed must be spelled out in the agreement. If the operator promises 100 Mbit/s, and you get 40 – it is already a violation of the agreement. And if the real speed is lower – you can complain to the NECC or go to court,” – assured Fedorov.

According to him, Ukrainians living in the war zone will not lose communication due to non-payment for services, their SIM-cards will not be blocked. During the first entry into the network, a free package of communication will be provided.