Brief Profile of the Company
Facts about the Company
Key facts about Kazakhtelecom:
- Kazakhtelecom is Kazakhstan’s biggest telecommunications company.
- Kazakhtelecom NJSC was founded by Resolution No.666 adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 17 June 1994.
- The main offices are located in Astana and Almaty, and regional offices are located across Kazakhstan.
- Since the mid-2000s, Kazakhtelecom JSC has consistently ranked high among the most profitable enterprises in the country, with annual turnover of dozens of billion KZT.
- Kazaktelecom owns the National Information Superhipment, which is an optical-fiber ring connecting large cities in Kazakhstan with high data rate digital flows.
- The Company’s operations cover the entire territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Line of Business
Joint Stock Company Kazakhtelecom (the Company, Kazakhtelecom JSC, Kazakhtelecom) is the largest fixed-line telephone operator in Kazakhstan, recognised as a leader in providing communications services, including rural communications services, and one of the largest operators of the National Data Transmission Network.
Kazakhtelecom is a national company established in accordance with Resolution No.666 adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 17 June 1994 On Establishment of the National Joint Stock Company Kazakhtelecom by transferring the property of state enterprises, joint stock companies and telecommunication organisations towards the charter capital of the national joint stock company providing a wide range of telecommunication services throughout the Republic.
The Company is the legal successor of the National Joint Stock Company Kazakhtelecom (primary state registration by the justice authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan took place on 1 December 1994).
Kazakhtelecom JSC is a commercial entity that issues shares for the purpose of raising funds to carry out its operations with the primary goal of generating value for the shareholders.
The joint-stock company operates on the basis of the approved Charter that outlines the legal framework for its organisation and operations.
The key goals of Kazakhtelecom’s operations are:
- Making profit from commercial operations and using the profit for the benefit of shareholders;
- Building the state-of-the-art telecommunication networks in Kazakhstan and their integration into the global telecommunication network;
- Providing all types of telecommunication services to users in Kazakhstan and abroad.
Kazakhtelecom JSC operates as Kazakhstan’s telecommunications operator for creation, installation, operation and maintenance of the public telecommunications network and private telecommunications systems. The Company performs functions of a public telecommunications network operator and, among others, an operator of long-distance and international telecommunications, with the right to make settlements with telecommunications administrations of other countries, companies, users, international organisations in line with the Regulations of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Company shows great attention to developing transit potential and increasing transit telecommunication flows through Kazakhstan, as it has a network of backbone fibre-optic communication lines connecting all border areas, providing communications with China, Russia, Europe and Central Asian countries.
Kazakhtelecom’s infrastructure consists of more than 88,000 kilometres of fibre-optic lines throughout the country, 27 data processing centres, and over 14,000 base stations. The Company has deployed 4G/LTE network in all major cities of Kazakhstan. By the end of 2023, we had installed over 1,000 5G base stations throughout the country.
Kazakhtelecom’s Organisational Structure
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Administration
affiliates:
Centre LLP