Russia\'s state radio frequencies commission SRFC decided to allow telecommunications operators to use the 890-915 MHz and 935-960 MHz bands for providing services over the LTE standard and its later modifications, Telecompaper.com reported on July 23, 2014. The bands have been used for GSM services only. SRFC made the decision based on the introduction of the technology-neutral principle, which enabled use of the 900 MHz band for 3G services as of December 2013. The 1,710-1,785 MHz and 1,805-1,880 bands were also cleared for use of LTE services at that time.

A decision was also made concerning the auction of the 2,570-2,620 MHz band, currently used for pay-TV services over the MMDS standard. Winners of the auctions will be able to provide LTE services in the frequencies of 2,570-2,595 МHz and 2,595-2,620 MHz.