OREANDA-NEWS. On July 28, 2008 Kazakhtelecom JSC (Astana), shares of which are traded in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) category "A" official list, provided to KASE the press release of the following content, reported the press-centre of KASE:

In the first half of 2008, Kazakhtelecom JSC actively modernized existing and construction of new telecommunications network joints with international telecoms operators.

On the site Zharkent - Horgos (Almaty Region) was extended the joint with Chinese operator "China Telecom". On the same site was organized the joint with another Chinese operator "China Unicom".

The joint with Uzbektelecom on the site Abai - Pakhta (South-Kazakhstan Region) was extended. On the site Uralsk - B. Chernigovka (West-Kazakhstan Region) was organized and is being piloted the joint wit Russian operators "Sovintel" and "Synterra".

During the reporting period Kazakhtelecom JSC signed MOUs on construction of the border joint of networks with companies "China Network Communications Group" and "China Tietong", and also on the cooperative project "Transit Asia-Europe" with "China Unicom" and "Golden Telecom".

In addition, Kazakhtelecom JSC signed the number of agreements with foreign telecommunications companies. Thus, with Chinese "China United Telecommunications Corporation" was signed the agreement on internetworking cooperation. With Rostelecom OJSC - Agreement on provision of telecommunications services on connection to Internet port. With "Verizon Business" (USA) was signed the agreement on commercial cooperation to organize international channels. Also, the framework agreement was signed between Kazakhtelecom JSC and "Ancotel" (Germany) on organization of POP in Frankfurt.

In the first half of 2008, was extended Kazakhtelecom JSC data transmission network to external Internet ports with 1930 Mbit/c to 4850 Mbit/c.