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Grey trafficking thrives

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LAHORE: Grey traffickers are making the most of the disagreement between the Pakistani and Saudi operators over the issue of rates. More than 95 per cent of the incoming calls originating from Saudi Arabia are being routed either through grey traffickers or any third country. “Owing to disagreement on settlement rates between Saudi and Pakistani […]


Broadband internet becoming household product with phenomenal growth

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is experiencing a phenomenal growth of broadband internet which has become a household product as the journey started with few thousands connections have now reached 2.9 million mark. This growth of broadband in the last one decade is an outstanding national success and by using modern services high-speed internet streaming is revolutionising the […]


PTCL clarification

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APROPOS letters ‘Broadband and PTA’ (Dec 19), the PTCL clarifies that the information given is incorrect. The PTCL, in fact, has made huge investment in infrastructure and technology development across the country to help households to grow and the industry to cut both cost and time of doing business through its broadband services. As for […]


Broadband & PTA

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PAKISTAN’s telecommunications industry has helped to not only generate a handsome revenue but also provide relief to people by providing jobs. It has, however, suffered from poor law and order, security issue and lack of interest of foreign investment since the Telecommunications Ordinance in 1994. It led to the establishment of PTA, Frequency Allocation Board […]


Network expansion: PTCL to add another submarine cable by 2015

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KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is set to invest in another international submarine cable consortium system expected to be operational in the last quarter of 2015, said a press release on Friday. This will be the fourth submarine cable system by PTCL – a subsidiary of United Arab Emirate’s Etisalat – representing a multimillion […]


Blasphemous content: IT ministry upbeat to lift YouTube ban

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ISLAMABAD: The ministry of information technology was upbeat about lifting the ban on video sharing website YouTube after having finally acquired the ‘missing’ filters to block blasphemous content within days but it seems that the matter will consume more time. On August 22, State Minister for Information Technology Anusha Rehman revealed during a briefing that […]


Cloud computing: PTCL inks agreement with AIOU

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has inked an agreement for providing cloud computing services to Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). Under the programme, PTCL will offer web space, email and unified collaboration services bundled with EVO access for the students, teachers and management of AIOU, says a press release. The service will benefit more […]


PTCL offers free internet

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ISLAMABAD: PTCL, the largest ICT service provider in the country, has announced one month free usage for all new EVO 3.1Mbps customers. The new offer enables customers to enjoy one month free video streaming, web casts, online games and a host of other applications. Customers can avail this offer till 20th August 2013. To further […]


PTCL announces free usage for all new EVO 3.1Mbps

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KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced one-month free usage for all new EVO 3.1Mbps customers. The new offer enables customers to enjoy one month free video streaming, web casts, online games and a host of other applications. Customers can avail this offer till August 20, 2013. To further facilitate the existing inactive EVO […]


Zong not interested in buying Warid

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By: Abrar Hamza KARACHI: The China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) or Zong is not interested in purchasing one of the Pakistan’s telecom giants Warid Telecom as the company is preparing to get 3G and Long Distance International (LDI) licences, it was learnt from internal sources on Wednesday. In a bit to quash the raging rumours that […]