Telecommunications in Kazakhstan

This article provides an overview of the communications infrastructure of the country of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has a downturn in the development of telecommunications when compared to the rest of the European Union.^[1] However, it is increasing rapidly with each year, and it has one of the most advanced telecoms sectors in Central Asia.^[2]

The largest telecommunication company in Kazakhstan is Kazakhtelecom.

Fixed line[]

The number of fixed-line connections is gradually increasing, and teledensity is about 20 per 100 people. There are 5.928 million lines in use.^[3]

Mobile Usage[]

Mobile-cellular usage is rapidly growing, with subscriptions now exceeding 50 per 100 people. There are 14,830,000 mobile cell phones.^[3] In 2019, there were 25.72 million connections made by mobile phones.^[1]

Internet Usage[]

In 2019, there were 15.16 million internet users in Kazakhstan.^[1]

Other[]

Radio broadcast stations: AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998)

Radios: 6.47 million (1997); 12 million (2009);

Television broadcast stations: 12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998); 149 (2009);

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (with their own international channels) (2001); 22 (2009);

Internet hosts: 33,217 (2007); 80,000 (2009);

Internet users: 100,000 (2002); 400,000 (2005); 1,247,000 (2006); 3,130,000 (2008); 4,700,000 [1] (2009);

Internet country code (Top level domain): KZ

See also[]

• Kazakhtelecom
• Kaznet
• Kazpost
• .kz

References[]