According to Google Trends data, from March 6 to March 10, there has been a significant increase in the number of queries related to walkie-talkies and wired internet. A particularly sharp spike in interest in walkie-talkies occurred on March 10, when Muscovites began to complain en masse about the quality of mobile communication and the internet. On the same day, interest in wired internet services also increased, although similar queries had not been recorded in the previous week.
The Wildberries platform also noted a rise in demand for pagers, walkie-talkies, and landline phones. From March 6 to March 10, compared to the same period last month, sales of household radios increased by 27%, pagers by 73%, and landline phones by 25%.
At the same time, experts emphasize that the paging infrastructure in Moscow has been absent for several years, making it impossible to use such devices in practice.
The "Chitai-Gorod" network also reported a 48% increase in sales of paper maps and guides from March 6 to March 10 compared to the previous week, with the highest demand for road maps of Moscow and the region.
Furthermore, there is a growing interest in MP3 players. The publication Baza links this to the amendments that came into effect on March 1, prohibiting the promotion of drugs, which led to the removal of certain songs from streaming platforms. According to experts, the rise in popularity of MP3 players is also due to mobile internet outages, making streaming unavailable.
