The Russian Government views a competitive model of the fifth-generation (5G) network development and rollout as a priority option, Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov told reporters.

Axar.az reports citing TASS.

The Russian telecom ministry presented earlier a 5G network development concept to certain ministries, which contemplates establishing of a single private infrastructural operator because of frequency range shortage in Russia.

"The position is rather simple. This [creation of the single infrastructural operator - TASS] is not a priority option. Preference is assigned to the competitive model. We would like to develop this market in the same way, in which other mobile communication generations evolved, when all desirous operators were present," the official said.