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PTA Receives More Than 19,000 Complaints About Telecom

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PTA announces cyber security awareness week 2024

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) reported receiving 19,223 complaints from telecom consumers against various operators in August 2024, with an impressive resolution rate of 99 percent, as 19,061 complaints were successfully addressed. Data revealed that the complaints were filed against a range of telecom providers, including cellular mobile operators (CMOs), Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), … Read more

Telcos are still working to restore connectivity in flood-affected areas

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Telcos

PTA also reported that the optical fibre backhaul that provides nationwide access has been fully restored. It should be noted that the number of non-functional sites stood at 320 on September 6th. The number of non-operational telecom sites has decreased to 163 as a consequence of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) and telecom operators’ ongoing … Read more

Former U.S. congressman Buyer charged with insider trading ahead of telecoms merger

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Ex-U.S. Congressman Stephen Buyer charged with insider trading for purchases of Sprint stock. Buyer, a Republican, represented Indiana in Congress from 1993 to 2011. Prosecutors claim he made $223,000 in profit trading in Navigant Consulting after learning non-public information. NEW YORK, 25 JULY (Reuters) – Prosecutors said on Monday that former U.S. Congressman Stephen Buyer … Read more

15% of Pakistanis lack access to mobile and telecom services

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telecom

The Universal Service Fund (USF) was founded in 2007. over 15% of the population still lacks access to mobile and telecom services. 92.797 billion to develop telecommunications to under-served areas. Although over 15% of the population still lacks access to mobile and telecom services, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has invested approximately Rs. 93 billion … Read more

Telecom operators warn of mobile, internet shutdowns

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Telecom companies warn to suspend mobile and internet services in Pakistan owing to widespread power outages. Pakistan’s monthly fuel oil imports are on track to reach a four-year high in June. The nation struggles to get LNG for power generation. On Thursday, telecom companies issued a warning to suspend mobile and internet services in Pakistan … Read more

Prepare for a loadshedding of phone calls

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loadshedding

Telecom companies warn the public to expect regular ‘phone call’ disruptions across the country, similar to electricity loadshedding. Members from the telecom industry expressed major reservations about the tax hike. Federal government increases the advance tax on imported fiber optic cable by 15%. Following the federal government’s rise in telecom tariffs, telecom companies warn the … Read more

Saudi Telecom board proposes $8 bln capital increase

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Saudi

Saudi Telecom (7010.SE) announced on Sunday that its board of directors has requested an increase in capital of $8 billion. The capital increase would entail the issuance of 30 billion new shares a 150 percent increase, with shareholders offering 1.5 new shares for each share they currently own. Saudi Telecom (7010.SE) announced on Sunday that … Read more

Power blackout in India

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blackout

NEW DELHI – A major power blackout for over 36 hours in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh has hit water supply, hospitals and traffic lights, officials said on Wednesday. The blackout in India’s most well-planned city was caused by a three-day strike called by electricity department workers who protested against privatization. The outage left … Read more

PTCL Group on-boards top 150 graduates under its Summit Programme 2021

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PTCL

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Ufone have welcomed 150 top young talent from across Pakistan as management trainees in its 5th batch of Summit Programme 2021, a statement said. The young graduates were selected from the leading universities from across Pakistan and were hosted at a special ceremony organised at the PTCL headquarter, Islamabad. … Read more

Airbus, Boeing concerned over US 5G instrument interference

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Airbus

Aerospace giants Airbus and Boeing on Tuesday warned the US aviation industry had “concerns” about the potential interference of 5G networks with vital flight safety equipment. The intervention increases pressure on US regulators in an ongoing dispute between airlines and mobile operators over the rollout of the high-speed mobile broadband technology in the United States. … Read more

US investment firm plans to take over Telecom Italia

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Telecom Italia

RIYADH: KKR & Co, an American global investment company, plans to buy all of Telecom Italia, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The move aims at revamping the Italian telecommunications company that’s seen its market value fall more than 8 per cent to €7.4 billion ($8.4 billion) this year. The US company plans to separate … Read more

Foreign investors contribute Rs1.4 trillion as tax in Pakistan

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Foreign investors contribute Rs1.4 trillion as tax in Pakistan

KARACHI: Foreign investors operating in Pakistan have contributed Rs1.4 trillion as tax revenue to the national exchequer during 2020/21, a statement said on Monday. Irfan Siddiqui, president of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), representative of the foreign companies operating in Pakistan, said: “We are proud that in the past 12 months, … Read more

Zong leads telecom survey for quality service

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Zong leads telecom survey for quality service

KARACHI: Zong secured the top position in a survey for quality of service conducted and released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday. Zong secured the highest score in the overall benchmarking campaign in Pakistan; followed by Ufone and Jazz and Telenor, the survey showed. Zong, Ufone, Jazz and Telenor secured 605, 520, 472 … Read more

IT Ministry plans in-depth assessment of Pakistan’s startups, freelancing ecosystems

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IT Ministry plans in-depth assessment of Pakistan’s startups, freelancing ecosystems

KARACHI: Ignite, a Ministry of IT and Telecom project that funds startups and innovative projects, plans an in-depth assessment of Pakistan’s startups and freelancing ecosystems, an official document showed on Wednesday. In its assessment, the company would compare Pakistan’s startups and freelancing ecosystems with the global startups and incubation/acceleration ecosystems in Silicon Valley, Singapore, Bangalore, … Read more

Make all out efforts to facilitate PTCL customers, Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) hosted Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, Secretary IT & Telecom and Chairman Board of Director, PTCL, during his visit to PTCL’s zonal office in Lahore for a Business Review Meeting. Functional heads of PTCL zonal management, including Business Operations, Technology and Corporate, delivered presentations to the Secretary, who showed interest in … Read more

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