OREANDA-NEWS. Kcell JSC (Almaty), whose shares are officially listed on  Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following information statement:

"...JSC "Kcell" ("Kcell" or the "Company") (LSE, KASE: KCEL), states that the Company has been forced to take measures to protect the tariff "Hallo, Kazakhstan".

On 3 June 2015, as part of implementation of the state policy on cut of prices for cellular services as well as in the interests of company's subscribers, Kcell launched for activ subscribers a unique range of tariff plans "Hallo, Kazakhstan". In just 2 months, these tariffs have become the most popular among the activ subscribers.

Currently, Kcell JSC is under the unprecedented pressure on the part of one of the operators, including through the media and social networks, aimed at forcing Kcell JSC to discontinue the above tariff plans. To defend the interests of its customers, protect the tariffs "Hallo, Kazakhstan" against the attacks of the competitor within the legal framework, Kcell has already taken a number of measures.

The Company also informs that holds a number of measures to protect the interests of bona fide subscribers against those whose actions may have a negative impact on their user experience. Kcell JSC states that in spite of the pressure of its competitor, it will continue to defend the interests of its customers,  based on the RK legislation".