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All in all, capital spending in telecommunications between 2007 and 2014 has remained
relatively stable (see table 88).
Table 88: Kazakhstan: Telecommunications investment (in current US$) (2006-2014)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Investment
(‘000’000) 121 678 - - - 495 - - - 600 725 657 648
Investment per capita 7.95 44.04 - - - 31.44 - - - 37.27 44.56 39.96 39.02
Source: International Telecommunications Union; Telecom Advisory Services analysisAs the aggregate spending indicates in table 88, the telecommunications industry appears to
be spending significant amount of capital. A large portion of spending is geared to deploy
broadband networks and upgrade their capacity. A dominant driver of broadband investment
is the need to compete effectively.
V.3.3. Institutional Structure and Policies for Promoting Broadband
Institutional structure, policies and strategies regarding the broadband marketIn May 2016, the Ministry of Information and Communication was created to develop public
policies in the information and communications technology domain, including broadband. The
ministry is structured around eight departments:• Informatization
• Communication
• Mass media
• Internal Administration
• Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Kegal
• Human Resources
• Public services Development
The Minister presides the Information Committee, responsible for establishing and
implementing national policies to promote the development of information and
communications, including mass media. More specifically, the committee is responsible for
state regulation of the activity in the fields of communications, informatization, and e-
government, implementation of state policy and state regulation and control in the field of
natural monopolies and in the regulated markets in the field of telecommunications. In terms
of regulation, the Ministry regulates wholesale pricing of shared facilities (ducts, poles, etc.);
on the other hand, interconnect pricing is not regulated.
In addition to the Ministry of Information and Communication, Zerde National
Infocommunication Holding JSC is an agency with prominent participation in the development
of digital strategies, with an impact on broadband development. Zerde was created as a result
of reorganization of National Scientific Technological Holding "Samgau" JSC. In 2009, Zerde
developed a master plan on the development of "e-government" and e-services for 2010-2014,
as well as the regulation acts package on the issues of "e-government" and the provision of the