Category: PTCL
PTCL Launches Bill Collection Counters at Ufone Customer Services Centers
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has launched its bill collection at Ufone Customer Services Centers (UCSC) to facilitate its valued customers. This new facility would be in addition to already existing 84 bill collection points, operating through various one stop shops, walk in centres/revenue offices of PTCL in various cities of the country. Muhammed Nematullah [...]
PTCL Launches 9.3 Mbps Fastest EVO Wireless Broadband
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched EVO 3G Nitro, the fastest EVDO RevB wireless broadband with speeds up to 9.3mbps. With this launch, Pakistan has become the first country in the world to provide this service commercially. EVO 3G Nitro has revolutionised the three simple steps to High speed On-the-Go connectivity, Just Plug in—Click—Connect [...]
Telecom Operators up Against Flood Damages on War Footings
Mobile Telecom operators have undertaken the most challenging job of restoring Telecom infrastructure in the cities of KP which have been the worst hit cities in all the four provinces. Punjab is the next flood hiot province where infrastructure damage is maximum. The operators initiated maintenance work and repaired a total of 43 Base Station [...]
PTCL Cautions Customers Against Tricksters
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has cautioned its customers against tricksters who hoodwink people in the name of offering lucrative prizes and end up defaming the company. PTCL has taken strong exception and distances itself from such developments.. According to a Press Release, This is just a scam to swindle innocent people and anybody who [...]
PTCL & UFone Presented Donation of 53.5 Million in PM Fund
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said it is responsibility of the government and civil society to join hands to help people stranded in flood hit areas. The Prime Minister was talking to Chief Executive Officer PTCL Walid Irshad and UFone’s President and CEO Abdul Aziz who presented donation cheques of Rs. 40 million and [...]
KP Flood Affectees Slam Cellular Companies Failure to Provide Service During Calamity
Flood devastated areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are not only facing acute shortage of drinking water and food items but they are without any telecommunication facility for the last one week. Locals in Nowshera, Charsadda, and adjoining areas have complained that the mobile telephone companies who had been earning billions of rupees from the Province are [...]
Government Reportedly Making It Mandatory For Cellular To Curb Grey Traffic
The government is reportedly making it mandatory for the cellular companies to procure systems to curb grey traffic and channelisation of monetary transaction with foreign operations through the State Bank of Pakistan. Incoming international telephony traffic generates a financial premium over the cost of conveying and terminating such traffic into Pakistan. According to the provisions [...]
Khosa Accused Top Bureaucrats of The Ministry For Corruption
The ongoing controversy between the top bureaucrats of the Ministry of Information Technology and PM Adviser on Information Technology Sardar Latif Khosa took a new turn when the latter accused the top bureaucrats of the ministry of corruption. In a letter accompanying his resignation, which he sent to President Asif Ali Zaradri, Sardar Latif Khosa [...]
Etisalat to Send $100 Million as Profits to UAE in 2010-11
Etisalat International Pakistan (EIP) is likely to send $100 million as profits to the United Arab Emirates in 2010-11, reveals a document available with The News.
It sent back about $475 million during previous three years, which is about one fifth of the price it paid for PTCL, since taking over the management of the company, according to the data in the document.
PTCL Cut Installation Charges on New Connections
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has cut its setting up charges for the fresh PSTN telephone links to Rs. 500 for every NTC commercial and residential clients. The customers who need to have PTCL landline connection would now have to pay only Rs.500 compare to earlier charges of Rs.750. SEVP Commercial Naveed Saeed believed that [...]
