KARACHI (MEDIA) The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the Interior Ministry not to suspend cellular phone services on Eid-ul-Azha unless it is absolutely inevitable. The direction came on the petition of Tahir Pervez who sought a court injunction against possible suspension of the cellular phone service on the eveRead More →
Islamabad (MEDIA) The Second round of International Clearing House (ICH) Board meeting was held at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) HQ’s in Islamabad on 23rd October, 2012. PTCL Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) Corporate Development, Sikandar Naqi welcomed the participants of the meeting. In the first session, the ICH boardRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said here on Tuesday the government will suspend mobile phone services for a limited period wherever it deems necessary during Eidul Azha owing to the threat of terror attacks in the big cities. He minister said this while talking to journalists after chairingRead More →
Lahore: (MEDIA) Warid Telecom, the most reputed cellular service provider of Pakistan now brings Nano SIM. Aimed at providing its customers with the state-of-the-art technology and services, Warid now enables them to use the iPhone5 on its country-wide finest network. Carrying on with its tradition of excellence with the launch ofRead More →
NEW DELHI: In a bid to monitor internet usage in Indian-held Kashmir, the central government has asked telecom operators to provide mechanisms for fool-proof monitoring of internet traffic and has also banned several links to Youtube and Facebook pages, it was reported on Monday. According to a report on IBN-LIVE,Read More →
Islamabad (MEDIA) Jo Lunder, theChief Executive Officer of VimpelCom, has been named amongst the top 25 of the ‘GTB Power100’, which ranked the 100 most powerful people in the global telecom industryfor 2012. VimpelCom is the parent company of Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (PMCL), also known as Mobilink. Jo LunderhasRead More →
Islamabad (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) held its 17th Annual General meeting here today. Chaired by Chairman, PTCL Board of Directors, Amir Tariq Zaman Khan and attended by a large number of PTCL shareholders. The meeting apprised the shareholders of the company’s ongoing efforts and achievements attainted during theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has announced financial results for 1st quarter of FY2012-13 for the period ended September 30, 2012. The financial results were announced at the company’s quarterly Board of Directors meeting held at a local hotel in Islamabad. The PTCL group posted a steady growthRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) In many countries of the world the termination charge for international incoming calls is determined by national regulatory bodies. Here in Pakistan the GOP has mandated this assignment to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). 2. The LDIO’s (Long Distance & International Operators) are licensed to terminate the international callsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) The international traffic terminating in Pakistan is a rich source of foreign exchange for Pakistan economy. In a bid to stabilize healthy termination rate and minimize the possibility of grey traffic, the Long Distance International Operators (LDIO’s), in compliance to Government of Pakistan’s Policy Directive, have implementedRead More →
After writ petition filed in supreme court against appointment of Chairman PTA, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Awan, the Islamabad High court gave another shock to Chairman as well as Government of Pakistan with the restoration of previously sacked member (Finance) of the Authority, Mr. Syed Nasrul Karim Ghazanvi. He is veryRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) The financial bid from the Interconnect communications does not conform to the evaluation criteria and other conditions as specified in RFP. Therefore the proposal submitted by the ‘Interconnect Communications is recommended to be Rejected. This was final report submitted to the Chairman PTA by the committee headedRead More →