Russian mobile operators MTS and Beeline recommended their customers to top up their Apple ID from their mobile phone account in advance for a long period of time.
The operators sent such notices on March 30 amid media reports that the ability to pay for Apple services from a mobile account may be blocked starting April 1.
“To maintain access to subscriptions, we recommend topping up your Apple ID, for example, for a year,” says the Beeline notice, cited by the Telegram channel “Caution, News”.
“We know that you pay for Apple services from your phone balance. We remind you that you also have the opportunity to pre-top up your Apple Wallet balance in the Apple Store application. We recommend doing this,” MTS told its customers (TASS posted a screenshot of the message on its Telegram channel).
MTS indicated that the maximum replenishment amount at one time is nine thousand rubles, and that the number of transactions is unlimited.
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On March 28, the Minister of Digital Development of the Russian Federation, Maksut Shadayev, asked the four major operators – MTS, Beeline, Megafon and T2 – to prevent subscribers from replenishing their Apple ID balance from a mobile phone account, starting from April 1, RBC previously reported. Neither the ministry nor telecom operators have officially confirmed this information. This is one of several measures to combat the use of VPNs introduced by Russian authorities.