ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) In wake of the possible floods Ufone decided to come up with an early flood warning service which is a part of a comprehensive flood awareness campaign that was launched in collaboration with Plan International Pakistan. Ufone is also supporting Plan’s ongoing early warning systems by disseminating informationRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA) Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has asked all the telecommunication companies to deposit the sales tax with the PRA as per the decision of a meeting between both sides held the other day. The meeting had decided that the telecom companies would deposit the sales tax payable under theRead More →
NEW DEHLI (MEDIA) The Indian government is to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court in a bid to push back the proposed 31 August deadline for the long-awaited re-auction of 2G spectrum to later in the year. A government spokesperson told Reuters yesterday that it will ask the court toRead More →
NEW DEHLI (MEDIA) India’s telecoms regulator, the TRAI is seeking a ban on the import of mobile phones that are not certified by the GSMA and TIA trade bodies. The rules being proposed would require every handset to contain a unique IMEI, and follows on from previous rules banning theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The Standing Committee of National Assembly on Information Technology on Tuesday grilled Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) for their ignorance to Rs 47 billion tax evasion by five telecom companies of the country. Committee met under the chairmanship of MNA Barjis Tahir expressedRead More →
ISLAMABD (SPECIAL REPORT) Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has appointed Mr Farooq Ahmad Awan as in Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority. It must be stated here that the Cabinet Division opposed not only the membership but also the chairmenship of Mr Awan. But Mrs Nargis Sethi sent a summary of membershipRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Perturbed over allegations of Rs47 billion sales tax evasion over the past five years, telecom operators will try to bail themselves out by bringing forth the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s position that the interconnection charges are ‘expenses’ and not `income’ under the Calling Party Pays regime. During back-to-back meetingsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) recently held an Inter-Departmental Badminton Tournament at its vast Sports Club in F-8, Islamabad. “The PTCL Inter-Departmental Badminton Tournament is an exciting new initiative by the Company’s employees,” said President & CEO PTCL, Walid Irshaid, who was the chief guest on the occasion.Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) It was decided in a briefing on 3G licence by the Ministry of Information Technology, chaired by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, to immediately give advertisement in the media for hiring of a consultant to expedite the process of 3G licence auction which had already got delayed considerablyRead More →
Lahore (MEDIA) Keeping in view the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan when pilgrims from all over Pakistan travel to the Middle East to perform Umrah, Warid introduces discounted International Roaming and International calling rates for Saudi Arabia. Both Warid Prepaid and Postpaid customers travelling to Saudi Arabia canRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Telenor Pakistan, the country’s second largest cellular company, posted record quarterly revenue of Rs. 23 billion according to the latest figures released by the Telenor Group. It added 615,000 subscriptions during April-June, ending with 29.9 million subscribers, a growth of 12% over the same quarter last year. TheRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) In a letter sent to the prime minister with their signatures, the heads of the largest telecom companies of Pakistan categorically stated that the country’s cellular sector should be saved from unjustified interference and excesses of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Following is the text of the letterRead More →