The Interregional Federal Tax Service Inspectorate laid a claim against UralSvyazInform, the local mobile operator, demanding that the defendant pay 690m RUR worth of taxes and fines that it allegedly failed to pay in 2003-2004. The taxes come to 567.7m, with fines adding up to another 122.1m RUR, of which 448.2m comprise the income tax the inspectorate never received and 117.9m comprise the VAT. This information was reported by the spokesperson for UralSvyazInform; the spokesperson says the company is going to appeal against the claim.