ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Technology neutral license for the 10 MHz of frequency spectrum 850 MHz has been handed over to the successful bidder, Telenor Pakistan in a “License awarding Ceremony” which was held at Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications today. Minister for IT & Telecom Mrs. AnushaRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) We keep hearing about the National Action Plan (NAP) as the antidote for terrorism, crime and poor law enforcement. We also realise the remarkable successes of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and the space it has created for civilian law enforcement in Pakistan, including in Fata. The operationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Anusha Rehman State Minister for IT & Telecom has been nominated by International Telecommunication Union as Commissioner of its “ Broadband Commission for Digital Development”, Radio Pakistan announced this afternoon. Anusha Rehman to be the first Pakistani women become the commissioner of Broadband Commission.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA),Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom (MoIT) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) jointly organized ‘Pakistan ICT Indicators Symposium’ under the theme of ”Multi-stakeholder Engagement to Highlight the need of ICT Data Reporting” here at PTA Headquarters today. The Chief Guest of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Prize schemes are nothing new to us, people have been scamming others on the landline as well before the advent of CLI phone sets. A lot has changed since then and Supreme Court had barred any prize schemes for mobile phone users. And now ChiefRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), visited Pakistan to witness the growing and evolving ecosystem of mobile telecommunication services in the country. During his visit, he was also briefed about digital products and applications at Telenor Digital Fest in Islamabad. He lauded Telenor’sRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Secretary General ITU Mr. Houlin Zhao (who happens to be in Pakistan in connection with the Asia pacific roundtable conference being hosted by Pakistan) has called upon the Minister of State for IT&Telecom Mrs. Anusha Rahman in her office today. The Minister welcomed Secretary GeneralRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) A Senate committee on Thursday objected to investment of Rs1.7 billion National Telecommunications Corporation funds in private banks. Members of the committee had reasons to believe that NTC had made the investment in private banks without approval of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued 850MHz spectrum (3G/4G) license to Telenor Pakistan after it paid withholding tax of Rs 4.13 billion ($39.5 million). Telenor had earlier refused to pay withholding tax of $39.5 million, i.e. 10 percent of the total auction price ($395 million) ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) After granted the 10MHz 4G license in the 850 MHz Band at the base price of $395 million as the sole bidder in a recently held auction by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the Norwegian giant, Telenor, has moved the Islamabad High Court against theRead More →
Amsterdam/Cairo/Islamabad (BMZ REPORT ) VimpelCom, Global Telecom Holding (GTH), together with Warid Telecom Pakistan and Bank Alfalah (Dhabi Group shareholders), today announced the completion of the transaction to merge Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Mobilink) and Warid Telecom (Warid), creating Pakistan’s next generation digital telecommunications provider. Over 50 million customers inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The audit committee of TIP Board after scrutinizing the accounts of TIP for last 10 years has requested the board to refer the matter to Auditor General of Pakistan for a special audit of TIP accounts. This was decided in 187th Board of Directors meetingRead More →