The Kyrgyz parliament has approved a proposal from the government to privatise state-owned operator Megacom, Tazabek reported.
Kyrgyzstan's state property management fund has been unsuccessfully attempting to offload the state’s stake in Megacom for over a decade.
Previous attempts to accomplish this have included auctions that ultimately failed.
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