Telecom News Bulletin

Govt to Utilize ICTs to Move into Era of Electronic Service

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed Sumsam Ali Shah Bukhari Monday said that the government believed in utilizing Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to move into the era of electronic service.The government will deliver (e-Services) by simplifying procedures and making credible and timely information available to all the citizens at all levels.He said this while inaugurating ‘National Rabta Information Portal’ (www.pakistan-pk), a single source facilitation web portal developed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), providing information and content repository to information seekers from within and outside the country at one place.

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Pakistan Cyber Army Warns ICA & Puts on One-Sided Ceasefire

We received an email from Pakistan Cyber Army (PCA) in which it has brought some previous facts to light and also its future options in the cyber world. PCA announced: “We Pakistan Cyber Army are doing one sided cease fire from our side. We hope that the common sense prevail on the other side of the border as well. Website defacement won't take us anywhere. Website defacement is just like kids playing with color guns :) and we are no more kids.”

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Naeem Zamindar & Zouhair Khaliq Confirmed as CEO & Board Director at Wateen

Mr. Tariq Malik CEO of Wateen, today confirmed that his resignation was finally accepted at a Board Meeting held on December 8th, 2010. Along-with, he announced that he will be replaced by Mr. Naeem Zamindar as CEO of the company, with support from Mr. Zouhair Khaliq as company’s new Board Director.

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wi-tribe Ranked Pakistan No. 1 Broadband Company

In its 2010 annual report, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that wi-tribe Pakistan successfully ranked number one in both the ‘Technology Neutral’ and ‘Technology-wise’ categories for highest Quality of Service, despite being the youngest broadband company, after just over one year of launching commercial services. PTA’s acknowledgment of wi-tribe’s service quality emphasizes that the company is passionate about delivering nothing short of excellence to its customers.

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Ufone Bachat Offer Most Inexpensive Package

Ufone, one of the leading telecom operators in the country, has once again taken the industry by storm. Ufone has come forward to offer the lowest call rate for a 20 second pulse package in the history of Pakistan.

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Telenor & TransferTo Partner For International Top-Up Service

Telenor Pakistan and TransferTo, the international mobile airtime top-up network, have joined hands to enable International Top-Ups to Telenor subscribers from overseas, both companies announced today. Pakistanis living abroad can now conveniently top-up their loved ones’ phones with Telenor Pakistan airtime through any of TransferTo’s authorized partners, as well as the consumer-facing website, http://www.transferto.com.

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$508 Million FDI Decline in Telecom Sector in 2009-10

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revealed the latest figures of total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the telecom sector for the year 2009-10. The total FDI in this period stood at $1.13 billion in 2009-10. This amount is about $508 million less than the previous fiscal year. The amount spent on the infrastructure development in the Telecom sector has been around $908 million and the mobile share in total telecom sector 80 percent.

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