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Dial Tune Setting Never So Easy With Zong Dial Tune Application

5 February 2010

As always at Zong, we continue with our tradition of innovation, always endeavoring to exceed the expectations of our subscribers by fulfilling their mobile needs. Keeping this strategy in view we have gone one step ahead with our DialTunes service to enhance customer experience and strengthen our brand image. We are launching a GPRS enabled [...]

Cellular Industry Continued Subscriber Growth in 2009

4 February 2010

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The telecommunications sector continued to show impressive growth in 2009 as teledensity climbed to 63.5 per cent, mainly led by the cellular industry. According to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s data, the cellular industry continued to show subscriber growth in 2009, albeit slower than previous years, as users grew by 9 per cent to a record of 97.6 [...]

Punjab Assebmly Banned Late Night Packages

3 February 2010

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Punjab Assembly today resolved to ban all the late night call packages across Punjab. After the strong arguments about how the late night packages were having the negative impact on the youth, the resolution was passed unanimously. It is worth mentioning here that almost all the cellular companies in Pakistan Mobilink, Telenor, Warid, Zong are offering [...]

Free Email Service by ZONG

13 December 2009

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Just recently Zong has come up with an application based e-mail service “Zong M@il“. The service enables Zong customers to access all their e-mail accounts on their mobile phone through an application client. Just recently Zong has come up with an application based e-mail service “Zong M@il“. The service enables Zong customers to access all [...]

Tremendous Potential in Telecom Sector Despite Downtrend

28 November 2009

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The growth in cell phone sector has witnessed a bit squeezing trend as Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) started blocking millions of unregistered connections after the launch of SIM information system-668. Although the new system was introduced officially in mid-October, the subscriber’s based widened only by 10,452 in this month, which showed that users base may [...]

Cellular Subscribers Rose 6.3 Million in Fiscal Year 2008-09

22 November 2009

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Cellular subscribers rose 6.3 million in fiscal year 2008-09 as compared to 25 million net additions in 2007-08, suggesting that the saturation in the market, economic slowdown and heavy taxes could be major reasons for the slow growth, annual report of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) showed.

Telenor Open For In-Market Consolidation in Pakistan

20 November 2009

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Norwegian telecoms company Telenor (TEL.OL), which has operations in 13 countries in Europe and Asia, said it supported consolidation when asked about reports it was looking to buy a Pakistani rival. “We we are in Pakistan for the long term‚ ”finance director Trond Westlie said on Thursday at an investor conference. “We are not making acqusitions [...]

Green Initiative by ZONG – Program by SZABIST Students

20 November 2009

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Zong recently supported ‘Green Initiative’ – a program by SZABIST students under which 500 trees were planted in Safari Park by the students of different schools. Picture shows Mr. Tofiq Pasha a renowned Horticulturist and Shoaib Mohammad former Pakistan cricketer giving a demonstration to the kids on how to plant a tree.

Cellphone Operators Reluctant to Adopt 3G Technology

15 November 2009

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Third generation technology or what is popularly known as 3G provides typical services like wireless voice telephony and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment. With a capability for high-speed wireless data transfer, the 3G has enhanced and made possible a myriad of additional applications. Mobile network operators and telecommunications service providers the world over are embracing recently adopted 3G wireless standards in a bid to cater to the demand of emerging users and to offer new services to their customers. Cellular operators in Pakistan seem not in favour of acquiring 3G technology as they believe this is not the appropriate time for it. No GSM (global system for mobile) operator has so far adopted 3G technology in the country.

Now Utility Bill Payment Through Zong

15 October 2009

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ZONG the first international mark of China Mobile according to the tendency now presented new standards of the facilitation of customer by providing them easy term of Bill of service to all the centers of service to the customers of ZONG (CSC). With the launching of this service, customers are not necessary any more to make special visits at the banks for the payment of invoice, to be held in long lines d' makes an attempt and d' to await their turn to pay the invoices. They can conveniently return visit to n' import which ZONG CSC and to make pay their invoice easily. This service is available on one level for all the customers without counting that n' import which must obtain the paid invoice s' he is a customer of ZONG.

China Mobile Chairman Looking For Expansion in Asian Market

5 October 2009

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China Mobile Ltd. the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers plans further acquisitions abroad, particularly in Asia, the company's chairman said Monday. While China Mobile's main focus remains on the domestic market, it is also looking to tap opportunities outside the world's most populous nation, Wang Jianzhou said. "We would also like to expand internationally in the emerging market," Wang told reporters at an industry event in Geneva. "I think the first step is in Asia."

Zong Will Purchase 60 % Shares of Telenor

3 October 2009

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Officials of Telenor Pakistan and Zong will be meeting in Britain next month to finalize the purchase of 60 % shares of Telenor Pakistan by Zong. Telenor agreed to purchase 67. 27 majority shares of Uni Tech Telecom Company in India against selling of Majority shares of Telenor in Pakistan.

Zong Promoting Child Labour in Pakistan

2 October 2009

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Its been more than a decade that Pakistan passed laws greatly limiting child labor and indentured servitude but those laws are generally ignored, and some 16 million children, aged four to fourteen, keep the country's factories and garages operating, often working in brutal and squalid conditions.

Show Cause Notices to Ufone and CMPak by Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP)

30 September 2009

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Owing to the conciliatory and CCP had termed both adverts violating Competition Ordinance, 2007. Show Cause Notice by CCP were regarding Ufone’s UWon while Zong’s 8 Anay per Call advertisements, and compliance oriented approach, and the assurances given on part of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an undertaking in writing for future compliance with the provisions of the Ordinance, CCP has not imposed any penalty however, both the companies through an Order for the Show Cause Notices it had issued to China Mobile Pakistan and Ufone violating Competition Ordinance in its advertisements (TVCs). Competition Commissioned of both the companies were warned over the matter.It merits mentioning here that CCP takes suo moto actions against companies, violating competition ordinance. While anyone can report such violations to CCP, contact information can be found here.

ZONG “Yari Call” – Calling Party Doesn’t Have to Pay

24 September 2009

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Ufone Call Collect is the first service of this kind now Zong is introducing "Yari Call" Calling Party doesn’t have to pay. ZONG now presents “YARI Call” which allows ZONG subscribers the luxury of communication when they are out of balance or have insufficient balance to make a call.