Telecom News Bulletin

MoU Signed Between Punjab Govt & Microsoft

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Punjab government and Microsoft, on Sunday for the promotion of information technology in the province. Chairman TEVTA Saeed Ahmed Alvi and Country Head of Microsoft Kamal Ahmed signed the document, says a handout.

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Promotion of Information Technology Necessity For Express Development: CM

Shahbaz Sharif CM Punjab has believed that encouragement of Information Technology for the speedy development of the country is need of the hour and the government is put into operation a comprehensive programme for this purpose. He said that after creation of IT labs in high schools their capacity was being extended to middle schools [...]

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Inaction of IT Officials Land Telecom Operators in Trouble

The absence of senior official of ministry of IT has increased the uncertainty as people sitting on the helm of affairs are abroad these days. It is pertinent to mention here that the provincial government of Punjab has issued June 30 deadline to all Telecom operators in the province for shifting of ...

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Punjab to Provide Subsidy Worth Rs. 2 Billion on Solar Energy Tubewells

Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab Sirdar Zulfiraq Ali Khan Khosa has said that provincial government will provide subsidy worth Rs. 2 billion on solar energy tubewells and preference will be given to the farmers of shashmahi canals areas. He said that subsidy amount can be increased if required. He said that agriculture is the [...]

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Punjab Government Indecent Haste Leaves Telecom Operators Baffled

Country's Telecom sector has decided to 'knock' at the 'doors' of federal government and ministry of IT and S& T for what they termed as in human decision to replace more than 1,5000 cell sites in a mere gap of ten days by the end of June. Sources in the telecom sector revealed ...

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