Kazakhtelecom (Kazakhstan) connects 100,000th iD TV-user

/KASE, June 11, 12/ - JSC "Kazakhtelecom" (Astana), whose securities are officially listed at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release of June 8, 2012: quote JSC Kazakhtelecom connects the 100,000th user of TV. The milestone user was Venera Murzabekova from Astana. iD TV was launched in 2009 in Astana. The service enables the digital quality of picture and stereo-sound. Besides, the technology of transmitting the TV signal through an IP-protocol lets a user manage the set of services on his own: to choose TV-channel packages, group them, connect to additional services, order movies and watch the electronic program schedule on TV-screen. In other words, iD TV combines advantages of cable television with the Internet's interactivity. It should be noted that iD TV is affordable not only for city dwellers but also for inhabitants of rural areas. The company is the only provider of high-quality cable TV services for rural areas in the country. Currently, the share of district centre inhabitants and rural population makes up 47% of the total number of users of iD TV in regions (except Astana and Almaty) and 24% of the total number of iD TV users on the whole across the country. However, especially for district centre inhabitants and rural population the service is provided under a special tariff package called "iD TV Alem", paying attention to their favorite themes and financial capacity. Hence, the user fee makes up KZT560 (incl. VAT) for 44 channels with available services "Video on demand" and "Deferred Viewing". From March 2012 for the first time it became possible to watch high-quality TV channels through over-ground networks - these are channels Kazakhstan- Aktobe, Kazakhstan-Kostanai, Kazakhstan-Shymkent, Kazakhstan-Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan-Atyrau, Kazakhstan-Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan-Taraz, Kazakhstan- Oskemen, Zhetisy. "Kazakhtelecom" connected the 100,000th iD TV-user, Venera Murzabekova from Astana. "For us, parents of two kids, when choosing the iD TV it was important to have a wide range of kids' channels, order videos, pick from an electronic programme schedule and have a free connection jointly with the Megaline. The second criterion was the provider - "Kazakhtelecom", a company which you could trust, which is modern and which keeps extending its services. The fact of me being the 100,000 iD TV-user was an unexpected and nice surprise", - she said. Today, the number of connected iD TV-users in Astana makes up 17,209. According to general director of CTC "Astanatelecom" Ermek Kuanyshbekov, connecting the 100,000 user is the result of high-quality service and high professionalism of the company's employees. "Today's landmark is not a happenstance, but a planned result under the company's strategic development and we are not to stop where we are now", - pointed out the head of CTC "Astanatelecom". As of June 1 the number of iD TV-users makes up 115,320 across the country. The company's plans stipulate providing of the popular service to over 130,000 users. Public relations service JSC "Kazakhtelecom" unquote [2012-06-11]