Telecom News Bulletin

Telenor Pakistan quarterly figures stable for Q1 2012

Telenor Group has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2012. According to the results Telenor Pakistan’s subscriber base grew 4% over the previous quarter. It added 1.21 million subscribers as compared with 822,000 subscribers in Q4 2011, ending with a customer base of 29.3 million. Both EBITDA margin and ARPU were higher [...]

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Telenor India Harmed By Indian Supreme Court Ruling in Telco Corruption

India’s Supreme Court ordered telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale be revoked, striking a decisive blow against corruption that plagues the country and roiling the world’s second biggest cellular market. The ruling applies to 122 licences held by eight operators including Norway’s state-backed Telenor which said it may quit India rather than wait [...]

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Lars Christian Iuel Appointed New CEO of Telenor Pakistan

Telenor Pakistan today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Lars Christian Iuel as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He takes up the position on November 1st, succeeding Mr. Christian Albech who will retire after 20 years of service to Telenor. It is a pleasure to announce that Lars Christian Iuel [...]

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Telenor Strong Performance Profit up by 52 Percent in Q32011

“I am pleased to see that in a world of slowing growth and rising risks, Telenor’s financial performance continues to improve. The third quarter of 2011 showed that Telenor’s geographical footprint enables us to grow our business in a manner which yields solid return from mature markets at the same time as we are growing [...]

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Easypaisa and PIA Join Hands to Provide Ticket Payment Facility

PIA passengers will now be able to pay for their air tickets at any Easypaisa shop, Telenor Pakistan Sales & Service Center, Tameer Bank branch or from their own mobile phones via an Easypaisa Mobile Account. An agreement between PIA and Tameer Microfinance Bank for the provision of the services was signed by Nadeem Hussain, [...]

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Firdous Ashiq Awan Appreciates Telenor Investment in Telecom Sector in Pakistan

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has asked Norwegian telecommunication companies to bring new technologies to Pakistan. She was talking to the CEO and other high officials of Telenor during her visit to the company headquarters here. The CEO briefed the minister about the operations, investment volume, technologies being used and [...]

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Telenor Pakistan Reaches Out to Flood Affected in Sindh

Responding promptly to the devastation caused by the recent floods in Sindh, Telenor Pakistan has announced an amount of Rs45 million as immediate relief for the flood-affected people of the province. Through its implementing partner Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Telenor Pakistan will provide food items and clean drinking water to 10,000 families. The announcement was [...]

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