Kcell Joint Stock Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile telecommunication services in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The company offers voice and messaging services; and value-added services, including multimedia and mobile content services, as well as data transmission services, such as Internet access. It provides its services under the Kcell and Activ brands primarily to corporate subscribers comprising government subscribers, as well as mass market subscribers. The company was formerly known as GSM Kazakhstan OAO Kazakhtelecom LLP and changed its name to Kcell Joint Stock Company in July 2012. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kcell Joint Stock Company is a subsidiary of Kazakhtelecom JSC.