ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has achieved a 30% increase in the subscriber base of its IPTV service also known as Smart TV. This remarkable increase has been a result of PTCL Smart TV’s aggressive content acquisition strategy, which led to swift content enrichment as well as higherRead More →
LAHORE (PAKISTAN ) On the occasion of the international day of action against Internet censorship, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), have expressed deep concern over an attempt by the Ministry of Information Technology in Pakistan to furtherRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) Mobilink, Pakistan’s market-leader in cellular services and a part of Orascom Telecom Holding, organized a vibrant musical concert for the customers of its popular brand – Jazz. The musical event featured Pakistan’s popular and talented, young singer – Ali Zafar. A fascinating live performance was heavily attended byRead More →
Islamabad (PAKISTAN) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the largest integrated telecommunication services provider of the country, has inked a Managed Services Network Agreement with Habib Bank Limited (HBL) to provide networking for the leading bank’s 1400 branches across Pakistan. The telecom giant’s latest initiative in the business and enterprise sectorRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) In line with its sustained efforts to facilitate customers with value-added services, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced new line rents for unlimited use of Vfone to Vfone and Vfone to PSTN calls for all its existing and new Vfone subscribers. This remarkable initiative will result inRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) PILDAT has welcomed the ECP and NADRA initiative of introducing SMS facility to citizens to verify their voter registration. “The use of technology to provide ease of access to citizens is deeply appreciated; the introduction of SMS technology has brought verification of enrolment in electoral rolls at theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) Following PTA’s recent recognition of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) as Pakistan’s best Broadband Internet service provider in 2011, the telecom giant has now won the 2012 Consumer Choice Award as the ‘Best Wireless Broadband’ Internet service provider. Organized last week by the Consumers Association of Pakistan’s (CAP)Read More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) Xpress Money has launched two services for its Pakistani customers in Saudi Arabia: Direct to Mobile Account Direct to Bank Account Xpress Money has tied up with Telenor Pakistan for the “Direct to Mobile Account” service, while its “Direct to Bank Account” service will be available through 17Read More →
ISLAMABAD(PAKISTAN) Frequency Spectrum is a scarce & highly expensive national resource and under Telecom (Re-Organization) Act 1996, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has to ensure that the rights of the licenses and telecom users are duly protected. Therefore, PTA carries out extensive field surveys to identify illegal/unauthorized users of frequency spectrumRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) Easypaisa — a joint initiative of Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Micro Finance Bank — has secured a USD6.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase adoption of its mobile financial services among Pakistan’s poorest households and to strengthen its distribution network in poor andRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has inaugurated a revamped and remodeled PTCL Islamabad F-7/2 One Stop Shop (OSS), as part of its new “Customer First” campaign, which focuses on building an enhanced customer care experience. “At PTCL, our customers always come first,” said Senior ExecutiveRead More →
Karachi (PAKISTAN ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) & State Bank of Pakistan have jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 11th January 2012 at Karachi, to formalize cooperation between the two institutions for a common objective of promoting Mobile Banking in Pakistan. With this MoU, both the regulators (PTARead More →