KARACHI ( MEDIA ) Cellular phone operators are rolling out next generation technology network to introduce their customers with fastest Internet broadband services on the mobile phone and various devices, which will attract more than one billion dollar foreign direct investment (FDI) in the financial year 2014-15. Experts in theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) is currently engaged in finalizing the draft of Telecommunications Policy 2014, which is expected to be launched in the third week of July 2014 as the ministry has constituted a group to finalize it. In this regard, IT Ministry has constitutedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has written to LDI companies regarding the Sindh High Court’s stay order against Ministry of Information and Technology policy directive. The stay order has stopped the implementation of the policy directive that saw International Clearing House will be abolished and LDIRead More →
Islamabad ( BMZ REPORT ) Owing to the reports regarding problems faced by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from NWA, lodged in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in getting financial relief through SIMs, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has stepped up efforts to facilitate the affected people. The Government has announced aRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Cellular mobile phone users in Pakistan reached 139.20 million at the end of May 2014, said latest stats published by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Market situation remained almost the same as previous months with Mobilink leading the market with 38.44 million subscribers and Telenor standing atRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré – Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union, United Nations sent invitation for participation to Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecom Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan. Last year H.E. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif along with Ms. Anusha Khan gave speech at Connect AsiaRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The outdated 2003 telecom policy framework has been waiting a review since 2008. The Ministry of IT (MoIT) started the review process last year by hiring a British consulting firm. Now the new five-year policys draft has been released on its website. Sifting through the genericRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) On the information provided by VOIP Task Force fo NR3C-FIA HQs, FIA and PTA Lahore zone joint team has carried out two more successful raids at Mohallah Tuheed Town, Defense road, Sialkot and in Gujranwala. FIA and PTA arrested an accused Sajjad Hussain r/o DefenseRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The telecom companies working in the country have started extending assistance and carrying out relief efforts for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from North Waziristan Agency (NWA). Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) is reaching out to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from NWA by providing support through deliveryRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Self-praise is not always a bad thing if someone really has some achievements to show or a way forward to offer. It turns out that the Ministry of IT (MoIT) and Telecom’s recently released one-year performance report has some substance on both counts. First up, theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Long Distance International operators asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to properly consult and take all LDIs onboard before fixing the approved settlement rate (ASR) after the termination of the International Clearing House (ICH), an official document revealed. According to the meeting minutes, the ChairmanRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecom Authority and FIA joint team have carried out a successful raid in Lahore on a illegal gateway. The gateway situated 186 –E/2, Amer Sadhu. According to reports a person has also been arrested with equipment in operational condition. FIA has also takenRead More →