Telecom News Bulletin

Explanation Sought From Government Over Rules of Autonomous Bodies

This Monday PAC (Public Accounts Committee) objected to the independence given to different autonomous organizations against the rules of Ministry of Finance. PAC directed the Cabinet to resolve this matter. During the last 10 years, a special committee was formed of PAC-III which was given orders to give more autonomy to regulatory or the independent [...]

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‘Anonymous’ Hacks 70 US Law Enforcement Websites!!

Famous hacking group 'Anonymous' has again attacked US law enforcement agencies; this time at a larger scale. 10GB of email IDs and confidential credit card data has been hacked by breaking into 70 US law enforcement websites. According to Anonymous, the attack was a reply to the arrest of fellow group members in the US [...]

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Apple is Now Richer than the US Government!

There is always some news that surprises you. This one certainly did surprise us. Apple is richer than the US government! This news was highlighted by the Financial Times today. This news came from the Quarterly Financial report by Apple for the 2nd quarter of 2011. According to its stats Apple has an operating balance [...]

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Government Desperate to Auction 3G Licenses!

After a lot of wait, the Policy for auction of 3G licence reached cabinet yesterday. It was due to be presented by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. This would be the last hurdle in the way of launching 3G networks in Pakistan. Government of Pakistan is trying to get done with 3G licensing Policy soon enough to [...]

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‘AnonPlus’ to rival Google+ : Anonymous [Hackers]

Google recently banned the hactivist group named 'Anonymous' stating that  "some of the posted content violates our Community Standards." Anonymous vowed after the ban that they would make their own social network that would be called AnonPlus. AnonPlus is online now but only displays a warning message. Anonymous stated that their social network would be [...]

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Illegal Gateway Exchanges Will Soon Be Eliminated

Pakistan telecommunication industry is a powerful source of Pakistan’s economy and it has grown to great extent within last few years. Here a problem arises that is related to grey traffic or you can say illegal gateway exchanges.

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Mobilink Stands Exposed

Vultures of corporate world have their own ugly dimensions. They love carrion and mainly thrive on meek and downtrodden. An apt demonstration of this dictum reflected today when I came across a hapless guy who had come all the way from Lahore with his family and since then become a rolling stone in Federal Metropolis.

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