ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan government is making all possible efforts to bring in new operators for participation in expected 3G auction that is planned with-in next couple of months. Anusha Rehman, Minister for IT and Telecom and Dr. Ismail Shah, Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority are on their visitsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Drawing the Central government’s attention towards the potential threat that state’s border areas face because of Pakistani telecom towers, Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva urged the UPA-led government and states for taking co-ordinated action to tackle the security threat from across the border. The Governor was addressing the ConferenceRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Dr. Ismail Shah has said that there was drop of 14% in grey traffic alone for the month of January giving rise to White traffic. He was briefing to a meeting held to review the measures taken to curb greyRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA ) High calling rates coupled with undue Access Promotion Charge (APC) caused instability in the International Clearing House (ICH) club that was established to curb grey traffic, having prospects of earning $37 million revenue, Daily Times has reported. Given that Telenor exit from the ICH the guildRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Council of Common Interest (CCI) on Monday decided to accord sovereign guarantees for the Thar coal project and to expedite transfer of properties to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited so that revenue of US $ 800 million is realised. Chaired by prime minister Nawaz SharifRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Cellular subscribers in Pakistan reached 132,333,853 at the end of November 2013, as per stats made available by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. All five operators added 800,071 subscribers during the month of November 2013, while around 2 million subscribers were added during October 2013. Zong remainedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for Information Technology Ms. Anusha Rehman Khan has chaired a follow up meeting regarding monitoring of Grey Traffic under ICT arrangements at MoIT today. Federal Secretary for IT Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, Chairman PTA, Dr. Ismail Shah, Member Telecom and senior officialsRead More →
By Sohaib Sheikh Ever received an international call with a local number? If yes, then that call came through illegal grey channels. For those who are not familiar, grey traffic is the way to carry international voice traffic into Pakistan through the internet (VoIP) and then terminating those voice callsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The telecom industry posted its highest-ever revenue in the fiscal year 2013. Total investment in the sector — at $472 million — was a major improvement from the $240.3 million invested in the prior year. And consolidation is also taking place in the cellular industry. TheRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA ) The fate of International Clearing House (ICH) hangs in the balance after one of the LDI operators announced that it was no more part of this controversial agreement. Sources in the telecom industry said some other major players were also considering following in the footsteps of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) CEO, Telenor Pakistan and CEO of Telenor LDI Communication are summon to appear in the court in person on February 4th, 2014 to submit their reply against the application filed by LDI operators. An application has been filed with Sindh High Court to issue ContemptRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( NAHEED REPORT ) Consultants hired for the auction of next generation network spectrum have completed an assessment of the market and have held a series of meetings with various stakeholders all of which contributes to the development of the Information Memorandum (IM) for submission to the government. IMRead More →