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PTCL Offering Most Suitable Package For Its Employees Despite Any Obligation

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) after privatization is a privately run organization, which follows private sector practices for the betterment of its employees. The current announcement by the Government of Pakistan for the raise of salaries by 50% does not apply to PTCL. However, keeping in mind the inflation and employees’ well being, PTCL has [...]

PTCL Launches 9.3 Mbps Fastest EVO Wireless Broadband

Sunday, August 15, 2010

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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 [...]

PTCL Cautions Customers Against Tricksters

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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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 [...]

Khosa Accused Top Bureaucrats of The Ministry For Corruption

Friday, July 23, 2010

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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

Sunday, July 18, 2010

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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

Friday, July 16, 2010

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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 [...]

National Asembly Body on IT Recommended Legal Action Against Facebook

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications on Monday adopted a resolution that is against the activities of Facebook and profanity recommended that international action against those responsible. The committee, chaired by Vice President Muhammad Chaudhry Tahir Barjas, early in the attention of members to the book blasphemous activities of the face and [...]

Recovery of $8 Million Balance Amount From Etisalat: Government Should Not Waste Time

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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It is in the interest of the government to move forward and recover the balanced amount of 8 million dollar from Etisalat instead of wasting time on non-issues, which are not part of the contractual obligation. This was stated by federal minister for privatisation Waqar Ahmad Khan while briefing National Assembly’s standing committee on privatisation [...]

HEC & PTCL Contract For Largest Internet Connectivity In Pakistan

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) have entered into a landmark agreement at Islamabad for the provisioning of 10 Gigabit Premium Internet Bandwidth Connectivity. This is the largest Internet Backbone Connectivity ever acquired by any organization in Pakistan. PTCL is the main provider of premium internet bandwidth to [...]

Repair Work on SEAMEWE-4 Submarine Cable to Start From Tomorrow

Saturday, April 17, 2010

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The SEAMEWE-4 consortium has announced that their submarine cable system has suffered a fault near Italy on 14th April 2010. The fault requires to be repaired urgently. The Consortium has planned to carry out the repair operation of the faulty segment on priority and the cable repair ship has been mobilized for this purpose. The repair [...]

PTCL Arbitrarily Increased Its Local Call Charges by 50 Percent From February 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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The Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) arbitrarily increased its local call charges by 50 per cent from February 2010 without obtaining the mandatory permission from the telecoms regulator, it emerged on Monday. The phone utility, which was sold in 2006 to the Emirates Telecommunication Corporation better known as Etisalat did not bother to properly inform its [...]

Etisalat Withhold Payment in Pakistan Telecoms is According to Agreement

Sunday, April 4, 2010

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Emirates Telecommunications Corp., the United Arab Emirates’ phone company, said it could withhold payments to Pakistan in a deal to buy Pakistan Telecommunication Co. if some properties were not transferred to PTCL. “Under the agreed terms of the transaction, Etisalat is entitled to withhold payments until the property titles were transferred to PTCL,” Etisalat Chairman [...]

PTCL First Company in Pakistan to Provide Broadband Services in Over 100 Cities

Thursday, April 1, 2010

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PTCL has become the first company in Pakistan to provide Broadband services in over 100 cities across the country, whereas before PTCL’s entry into the Broadband market in 2007, Broadband was primarily only available in the 3 major cities of the country. PTCL is spearheading the spread of broadband culture in Pakistan,where till a couple [...]

PTCL Privatisation Deal Unfair, Contrary To Rules: NA Told

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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The Federal Minister for Privatisation Senator Waqar Ahmed Khan Wednesday revealed before the National Assembly that the privatization deal of PTCL with Etisalat was not transparent and made in violation of rules and procedures. “The deal of privatization of PTCL was not transparent. It was made contrary to rules and procedures, said the minister replying [...]

PTCL Re Launches Voice mail Service With Remote Login Feature

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has re launched voice mail service with remote login feature to keep its valued customers informed about their incoming calls. The purpose is to create awareness among PTCL valued customers for using this FREE Voce Mail Service for depositing voice messages or not to miss any call. The re-launch with [...]