Kazakhstani operators will be penalized for poor-quality internet

Internet connection speeds are increasingly becoming weaker, so poor-quality internet will now be subject to fines. The Mazhilis approved amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses: the fine will increase tenfold to 4.5 million tenge.

Previously, telecom operators were fined 450,000 tenge, and according to Mazhilis members, it was easier for providers to pay the penalties than to improve internet quality.

Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan, Askhat Orazbek, assured that the new regulation should not affect tariff prices. He also noted that the worst internet quality is observed in the East Kazakhstan and Karaganda regions due to their complex terrain and mountains.