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Percentage of programming in the Kazakh language to be broadcasted during every six-hour slot, as per the law of the Kazakh government.

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Represents the number of viewers to whom the entity will broadcast signals in digital format.

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Threshold population of cities for digital broadcasting.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Foreign exchange rate used to translate amounts denominated in functional currency to reporting currency.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts paid in advance which will be charged against earnings in periods after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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