Zelensky signs law on high-speed internet

Zelensky signs law on high-speed internet for all Ukrainians

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bill that will significantly change the standards of Internet access in Ukraine. This was announced by the Vice Prime Minister for Innovation and Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov. The document is aimed at high-speed internet became available to every Ukrainian, regardless of where you live.

Minimum speed will become a mandatory standard

The law establishes a clear indicator minimum allowable Internet speed, The minimum quality level is set at the level of government policy. This is the first time that a minimum quality parameter has been approved at the state policy level and the responsibility of providers has been tied to it.

Operators are also obliged to transparently inform users about the quality of services provided.

Quality control in your smartphone

One of the key innovations will be the official mobile tool for measuring internet speed. Each user will be able to make a speed test, and the result will be automatically sent to the regulator.

This will allow:
- quickly identify «problem areas»;
- build a map of real coverage;
- force operators to eliminate deficiencies.

Fedorov explained that this makes control accessible to everyone without the need for additional equipment or specialists.

Coverage in villages and small communities

The law also lifts the moratorium on routine inspections of operators in rural areas. This means that companies will have to actively improve the infrastructure in areas where there is no or very weak connectivity.

According to the government, this encourages operators to invest in remote communities where residents have been waiting for years for quality internet.

National roaming after the war

An important provision of the document is preservation of national roaming after the end of the war. Currently, the mechanism allows switching between operators in the event of an attack, network outage or accident. Now this feature will become permanent, which will increase the resilience and continuity of communications across the country.

What the law means for digital infrastructure

Experts note that this law is an important part of Ukraine's digital modernisation strategy. It will not only improve access to the Internet, but also create the basis for the development of online services, education, medicine and business in the most remote corners of the country.

Ukraine is actually approaching European standards of «Internet as a basic service», where high-quality communication is considered part of critical infrastructure.