ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Prime Minister of Pakistan has given the Ministry of IT and Telecom the administrative control of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), we have checked. Prime Minister office has already issued the notification and that necessary arrangements are being made to shiftRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) In a meeting of Senate’s subordinate committee for Information technology and Telecommunication it has been disclosed that the budget of about 500 million rupees which was specified for telecom sector of Baluchistan and Fata is going to be spent on a stadium based in Sialkot. TheRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Standing Committee of Senate on Information Technology has termed the appeal filed by PTCL in the Supreme Court against the committee’s order unjust and an insult to widows of late employees. The meeting of the committee was held at Parliament House on Thursday withRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The National Incubation Center (NIC) will start accepting the first round of applications for its incubation program from December 8th, 2016. Startups from across the country are open to apply to the largest incubation program in Pakistan launched under the public-private partnership of Ministry of InformationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan’s telecom tele-density, once the highest in the South Asia and ranked at number 8 in the world in 2005, has witnessed continuous slowdown in the recent years. The rate of tele-density is woeful when compared with different countries with growing tele-density as reported byRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Sub-committee of Senate Special Committee on delegated legislation in its meeting was told that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued network licence to PTCL in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, while only Special Communication Organisation(SCO) is allowed to provide telecommunication services in these areas. TheRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Norwegian Ambassador Tore Nedrebo called on Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman in Islamabad and discussed cooperation in information and communication technologies and other matters of mutual interest. Speaking on the occasion, the Norwegian ambassador said his country is the second largest investorRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) A parliamentary panel was informed that Universal Service Fund (USF) was facing delay in projects implementations in some areas of Balochistan due to law and order situation. Senate’s Sub-Committee of Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication in its meeting sought implementation status of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Universal Service Fund Company (USF Co) 49th Board of Directors Meeting was convened in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, Islamabad. The Chairperson; USF Co Board and the Minister of State for IT & Telecom; Mrs. Anusha Rahman chaired the meeting and took anRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Universal Service Fund Company (USF Co) 48th Board of Directors Meeting was convened on Wednesday November 16th, 2016 in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, Islamabad. The Chairperson; USF Co Board and the Minister of State for IT & Telecom; Mrs. Anusha Rahman chairedRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) When he took to the podium at the Management Association of Pakistan’s 18th Convention held in Karachi recently, Dr. Daniel Ritz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited was clear about the mistakes PTCL made and the direction his company had toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The healthy competition in telecom sector has consolidated market where shares of different operators changed significantly and helped record reduction in mobile phone call charges, ultimately benefitting the subscribers. As mandated under the Act, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is playing active role to maintain healthyRead More →