# Russia proposes to block unregistered imported smartphones

https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/29/mintsifry-predlozhilo-otklyuchat-ot-svyazi-smartfony-kotorye-vvezli-v-rossiyu-i-ne-zaregistrirovali-na-gosuslugah

Ministry of Digital Development proposes disconnecting unregistered imported smartphones by April 2027. Owners must register devices via IMEI within two weeks. Failure to do so will result in network disconnection.

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Original source: https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/29/mintsifry-predlozhilo-otklyuchat-ot-svyazi-smartfony-kotorye-vvezli-v-rossiyu-i-ne-zaregistrirovali-na-gosuslugah