OREANDA-NEWS. December 05, 2008. As part of the request, the head of state on the development of Kazakhstani Internet JSC "Kazakhtelecom" continues to pursue an active and purposeful work to improve the accessibility of Internet services to the public. For these purposes since 1 December, 2008 year the company reduces tariffs for dial-up service, Internet access - "Zone Internet" service and broadband Internet access to ISP-providers, reported the press-centre of Kazakhtelecom.

Tariffs for dial-up Internet access - "Zone Internet"
In particular, the tariffs for dial-up service, Internet access - "Internet Zone" from December 1, reduced by 9.64% following subsidiaries for subscribers JSC "Kazakhtelecom": Corporate Sales, CTC "Astanatelecom", CTC "Almatytelecom", Atyrau, Aktobe, East Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kostanay, Pavlodar RDT.

This lowering of tariffs providing services to dial-up Internet access - "Internet Zone" from 8.00 a.m. till 11.00 p.m. all the days of the week and on holidays.

In addition, for customers of all branches of JSC "Kazakhtelecom" Tariffs on "Internet Zone" from 11.00 till 8.00 a.m. every day a week reduced by 7.69%.

Thus, the tariffs for providing this service from 1 st December 2008 and unified for all companies will be consolidated subsidiaries.

Access to the service "Zone Internet" is based on telephone numbers: 8-750-1010-502/505, 506, 507 (for the residents of Almaty), 8-750-1010101 (for the residents of Astana and other regions), # 777 ( Subscribers to CDMA-800).

The last reduction of tariffs for the service "Zone Internet" was carried out from February 1, 2007 - an average of 5%.

Tariffs for broadband Internet access to ISP-providers
In December 1, 2008 tariffs JSC "Kazakhtelecom" service broadband Internet access to ISP-providers (Internet Service Provider) decreased from 22% to 42% depending on the amount of generation of Internet traffic. At the same time, for up to 2 months in the organization of new items connect to the Internet, operators are given the opportunity to pay for Internet access services without regard to the guaranteed minimum monthly volume of Internet traffic.

Recall that JSC "Kazakhtelecom" made with 1 Sept, 2006 tariff reduction on Internet access services for ISP-providers to 11.83%.

On October 1, 2006 was a new approach to pricing service, which allows operators to obtain the required speed access to the Internet and pay only the actual amount of traffic built up.

Since January 1, 2007 tariffs for the services of broadband Internet access to ISP-providers have been reduced to 32% depending on the amount of generation of Internet traffic.
     
Since June 1st, 2008 tariffs for the services of broadband Internet access to ISP-providers have been reduced - up to 35.6%. In doing so, in the capacity of the Internet channel by JSC "Kazakhtelecom" was granted to ISP-providers of free unlimited access to:

- The domestic resources of the Internet JSC "Kazakhtelecom";

- The resources of the Internet clients, operators of Kazakhstan, with connections to Internet access services provided by JSC "Kazakhtelecom";

- Internet Resources for foreign operators in Central Asia, with a partnership of JSC "Kazakhtelecom".

In general, these measures will contribute to further strengthening activity in the market of Internet services by network operators that will eventually lead to an improvement in the competitive environment and as a consequence - to reduce the cost of Internet access for the end user. Also, the measures taken will contribute to the development of Kazakhstan's Internet and reduce the digital divide among the population.