OREANDA-NEWS. January 28, 2009. Leading operator of Kazakhstan JSC "Kazakhtelecom" took the first place in the basis of reputation rating of 50 best companies working in Kazakhstan. The study was conducted under Kazakhstani "Exclusive" business publication, reported the press-centre of Kazakhtelecom.

This project is a research team drafted for 5 years and includes questionnaires and interviews of focus groups that included middle managers and senior managers.

This year the methodology of the study remained unchanged. The study used the views of 755 top managers and middle managers, who called the 1185 companies. At the same time, respondents were guided not only the financial performance of companies, but also a very personal opinion.

Selected companies received their scores on the eight proposed questionnaire criteria, among them - the characterization of its reputation for leadership and success in the Kazakhstan market, the quality of goods and services, the availability of recognizable image, attractiveness to investors, the level of transparency, the ability to create the conditions for staff, ability to work in crisis situations.

Each company had been withdrawn as the average score for each criterion, and the total final score. In addition, respondents answered two questions to identify the causes that led to make a choice.

JSC "Kazakhtelecom" is headed by a top reputation. This leaves the respondents JSC “Kazakhtelecom” is associated with two popular brands - NEO (a subsidiary of LLC "Mobile Telecom Service" brand NEO) and "Megaline"(service broadband Internet access). On the second place - JSC "BTA Bank". The third leader is JSC "Kazkommertsbank". It is noteworthy that JSC "Kazakhtelecom" has headed this rating already in 2005.

JSC "Kazakhtelecom" is implementing a number of major infrastructure projects, upgrading and digital telecommunications networks, the introduction of new technologies and providing the telephone service of villages, as well as the development of broadband Internet access. For the further development the Group of companies JSC "Kazakhtelecom" identifies 5 priority areas for action (the drivers of growth) for the next 10 years: to improve the level and quality of infrastructure and services, development of broadband access and the Internet, the rapid introduction of new value added services, the growth in the mobile segment; access to external markets.