ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The long-standing court case between PTCL and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has finally been decided by the Islamabad High Court in favor of PTA.. In this decision, Islamabad High Court has dismissed PTCL appeal regarding dispute concerning origination charges on “Non prepaid calling card service and upheld PTA’sRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) A delegation of foreign investors comprising of Turkish and Russian groups along with their Pakistani partners called on the Honorable Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT and Telecom Division) Raja Parvez Ashraf. The members of the delegation showed keen interest in investing in Pakistan, especially participating in theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Pakistan Mobile Communication Ltd (Mobilink) owed Rs. 8.6 billion to the exchequer on account of mis-declaration of Sales Tax and FED. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal recently upheld the decision of LTU, Islamabad and confirmed the payable tax amount of 8.6 billion rupees. Riffat Shaheen Qazi MemberRead More →
QUEETTA (MEDIA) Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)-Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudry has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority(PTA) to bring an immediate halt to illegal sale of mobile phone SIMs in Balochistan. TV report says. In this regard, CJP ordered to practice the mechanism through which only one SIM could be issued againstRead More →
Google says that it has secured the last of the major approvals needed for its US$12.5 bid to buy Motorola Mobility. Following US and European regulatory approval, the takeover bid was being held up by Chinese authorities, who have now given a conditional approval for the plans. A main conditionRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani inaugurated Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) celebration of achieving Pakistan’s first one million Broadband customers as part of the national commemoration of World Telecommunication & Information Society Day 2012 held at Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad. “Telecommunications and IT are bringing encouraging economicRead More →
Bharti Airtel’s long-mooted deal to acquire Indian 4G spectrum from Qualcomm could be wrapped up within two weeks, according to sources at Bloomberg. It is suggested that the Indian market leader will pay INR50 billion (US$928 million) for the Indian firm set up by Qualcomm and its local partners twoRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Mobilink has posted a 10 percent YoY increase in revenues for first quarter 2012 with EBITDA up 15 percent in local currency, said the financial statement issued by Mobilink’s holding group Orascom Telecom. Mobilink’s revenues were negatively impacted by currency devaluation, translating into 4% revenue growth in US$Read More →
NEW DEHLI (MEDIA) Despite strong discontent from industry stakeholders, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has retained its recommendations on high reserve price for 2G spectrum auction . Responding to the Department of Telecom (DoT’s) reference on Trai’s recommendations on “Auction of Spectrum” dated April 23, the regulatory body hasRead More →
LAHORE (Media) Telenor Pakistan has launched a nationwide project that would help empower a new digital generation in Pakistan. Telenor Talkshawk I-Champ is a knowledge-based initiative that aims to provide learning and training to young people to enable them to become future proponents in the digital age. Telenor will partnerRead More →
Islamabad(MEDIA) Secretary General of the UN agency International Telecom Union (ITU), Dr. Hamadoun Toure’, visited here today Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) state of the art Network Operations Centre to apprise himself of the country’s largest telecom company’s network operations. Dr. Toure, who is undertaking his first official visit toRead More →
Islamabad (Media) Mobilink has signed 10 members of the Pakistan Cricket team as the Brand Ambassadors for Jazz – Pakistan’s premier prepaid cellular brand. A ceremony was held in Islamabad where powerful cricketing performers including; Misbah-ul-Haq, Muhammad Hafeez, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Toufeeq Umar, Asad Shafiq, AbdurRead More →