To date, 497 or 82.2% of the 605 settlements of the Akmola region are connected to the Internet (including 11 cities, 5 urban-type settlements and 481 rural settlements).
295 or 48.8% of settlements are connected to broadband Internet access.
595 or 98.3% of settlements are provided with cellular communication services.
Mobile broadband Internet access is provided by 406 or 67.1% of settlements.
In order to provide high–quality access to cellular communications and mobile Internet at the completion stage, the project by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - ICRIAP RK) "Schedule for providing broadband Internet access to rural settlements of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a population of 250 and above", this project covers 74 SNP Akmola regions with a population of 250 people or more.
Also this year, the ICRIAP RK, together with the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and mobile operators, is developing a project to connect and improve access to broadband mobile Internet services in rural settlements with fewer than 250 inhabitants. It is planned to connect to 86 SNIP in Akmola region.
Along with this, this year, the Department of Digitalization and Archives of the Akmola region sent to the ICRIAP RK a list of SNPs in which improvement of the quality of cellular communication is required and where connection to cellular communication services and mobile Internet is necessary.
All 553 secondary schools of the region have access to broadband Internet with a speed of 4 Mbit/s and higher. In 90 schools, the Internet speed has been increased to 8 Mbit/s, including in 42 schools, satellite equipment has been replaced with a radio bridge, allowing schools to have 8 Mbit/s Internet access.
Of the 557 healthcare facilities in the region, 519 facilities are connected to the Internet, which is 93%. According to the republican Center for e-health: 38 medical organizations are connected to the Internet up to the district level and is 100%, 481 objects out of 522 are below the district level, which is 92%. In the context of the introduction of compulsory social health insurance, within the guaranteed volume of free medical care, Internet connection is 100% implemented at the level of outpatient clinics. There are 41 healthcare facilities that are not connected to organizations below the district level (these are medical centers – 38 facilities, and 3 – paramedic and obstetric centers).
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Regarding the development of wired communication lines in rural settlements (FOCL, ADSL, GPON)
The construction of communication lines in 2022 by the Central RTD of Kazakhtelecom JSC is not envisaged, since the concept of broadband Internet access development in rural settlements is wireless access networks.
As a modern alternative to wired Internet access, Kazakhtelecom JSC offers to connect communication service packages with high-speed wireless Internet using 4G technology.
The project to replace CDMA-450 technology with LTE 4G technology is currently under development by Kazakhtelecom JSC.
Detailed information on tariff plans can be found on the corporate website: https://telecom.kz/ru/common/start . An application for the activation of services can be submitted through the personal account on the website http://telecom.kz , WhatsApp and Telegram messengers of the Company by number 87080000160, you can also clarify the results of the consideration of the application submitted by you by contacting the number of the consumer support center "Call-Center 160".
Regarding the inspection by the authorized body, the quality of communication and Internet services
The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in order to control the quality of communication services and access to the Internet, approved for the second half of this year the "Plan of field events for conducting inspections and measuring the parameters of communication quality in rural settlements".
According to the violations revealed during the inspections, protocols on an administrative offense will be drawn up against telecom operators and fines will be imposed, and orders will be issued to eliminate the violations identified.