OREANDA-NEWS. May 19, 2014. Market entry of the fourth GSM-operator is another significant event for the industry. Chairman of the Agency for Communications and Information Askar Zhumagaliyev shared this opinion at official blog-platform of state bodies after the presentation of intonation LTE / GSM / UMTS network by "Altel".

According to him, it means competition enhancement, which will certainly have a positive impact on reducing tariffs and improving the quality of services rendered.

"Next year we plan to launch number portability service (MNP), and it will be provided under the program "Information Kazakhstan - 2020". I think it will be another driver for the development of competition in the mobile market. Given that a subscriber will be able to move to another operator without changing their numbers, the contest for client will grow among companies. Tariff level and quality of services will be the main competitive advantages," he said.

"This year we have started to re-analyze affordability of cellular networks, continuity of signal and voice quality in Astana and Almaty. In addition, we have a norm providing responsibility of telecom operators for poor quality of communication services in redraft of Kazakhstan Code "On Administrative Offences". I am confident that these measures will affect development of the industry positively," A. Zhumagaliyev concluded.