At 2014, major mobile operator in the RK was JSC Kcell (major ultimate shareholder - Telia Sonera). It had been included into the state register of market entities holding a dominant or monopolistic position (abolished as from 01 January 2017). In 2018 JSC Kazakhtelecom acquired 75% of Kcell. This acquisition caused Tele2 to exercise on 28 December 2018 its put option in the joint venture with Kazakhtelecom's subsidiary Altel (created in 2016; initially Kazakhtelecom held 49 percent of the voting rights in the JV). Kazakhtelecom finalized acquisition of Tele2 stake in July 2019 and now owns 100% of the former joint venture. As a result, as of July 2019 Kazakhtelecom  controls two of the three major mobile operators in the RK. Further to Kazakhtelecom, its market share comprised 26% in 2018 and 61% in 2019. In 2020, JSC Kazakhtelecom (together with its subsidiaries) held around 70% of the mobile market (61% of the mobile subscribers). State's owns 51% of the company. 