Kazakhstan’s Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition (APDC) has released new details on three active anti-monopoly investigations involving Kazakhtelecom, the nation’s largest telecommunications operator, and its subsidiary Kcell.
Earlier coverage by Kursiv.media, citing a report from Kazakhtelecom, noted that two investigations into the company had been reopened as of early 2025. A third investigation has been ongoing since December 2023.
The APDC said the first case focuses on Kcell and Mobile-Telecom Service (MTS), a former Kazakhtelecom subsidiary sold to Qatar’s Power International Holding for $1.1 billion in January 2025. Both operators are accused of setting monopolistically high prices...