en.Wedoany.com Reported - Kazakhstan recently passed a new law on the development of the telecommunications market and data centers. Formulated under the framework of the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, the law's core objective is to fulfill the strategic task set by the head of state to build a fully digitalized country within three years.
The law covers multiple key directions, from improving communication quality and the accessibility of digital services to the construction of data centers and the energy foundation of the digital economy. It also includes the protection of telecommunications infrastructure and combating fraud in communication networks. A significant innovation is the guarantee of free citizen access to socially important digital services, including eGov, e-Otinish, and the Aitu instant messaging tool. The law also requires increased transparency in the telecommunications market. Communication operators must publish financial reports, lists of communication nodes, standard contracts, connection conditions, and tariffs for infrastructure access.
To improve the quality of mobile communications, the law imposes restrictions on the import of mobile signal boosters and repeaters, allowing only communication operators to import such equipment. To accelerate the construction of telecommunications infrastructure, the law simplifies the procedures for allocating land for communication facilities and stipulates the possibility of building communication networks in specially protected natural areas. A large number of amendments focus on the development of data centers and the energy foundation of the digital economy, with data centers being classified as strategic facilities. The law introduces a "70/30" mechanism aimed at attracting private investment for the modernization and expansion of power generation facilities, with digital miners and data centers participating as long-term electricity consumers.
The law also includes a dedicated section on the protection of telecommunications infrastructure and combating fraud, updating licensing conditions for internet access, IP telephony, and trunked communication services. To protect citizens from telephone fraud, a caller identification function for legal entities will be introduced, allowing users to distinguish between official and suspicious calls. Additionally, the law stipulates that when a user's number or mobile communication device is transferred to a third party for long-term use, re-registration is mandatory.
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