Aamir might not succeed in turning Veon into Pakistan’s WeChat. But what if he does?
When Government of Pakistan opened its telecoms market to private sector 13 years ago, the country saw a massive inflow of foreign...
Computer service exports increase 32pc during July & August 2017
ISLAMABAD: The export of computer services grew over 30 per cent year-on-year to over $111 million during the first two months of...
Q-Mobile dents national exchequer to the tune of billions
ISLAMABAD: Q-Mobile in a bid save a hefty amount of taxes has allegedly caused billions of rupees to the national exchequer by assuming...
Tax exemption for cell phone users: Senate Body
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology has recommended tax exemption for users with Rs 500 and less account balances.
Senator Shahi Syed...
Zong 4G upgrades its backbone transmission network to 100Gbps
KARACHI: In order to keep up with its fast-rising subscriber base, Zong 4G has successfully expanded its backbone transmission network from multiples...
Govt implements facilitative policies for telecom industry in Pakistan: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Wednesday said that the government had implemented facilitative policies for telecommunication industry in Pakistan which flourished...
PTA short-lists two consultants for 3G/4G auction in GB and AJK
ISLAMABAD: Two consultants have been short-listed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for reaching out a base price and design of auction process...
Telenor unveils plan to convert 70pc of its network to 4G/LTE
ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan has planned heavy investment to further enhance its 4G/LTE footprint in the country and plan to convert more than...
Suspending people and businesses
On September 29, Muhammad Faisal, a full-time Uber driver in Karachi, as usual left home early, at six in the morning. Having...
Senate body criticises FBR for not being able to audit telecom sector
ISLAMABAD: Members of Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Narcotics Control strongly criticised the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
PTA gets approval for 5G testing
Islamabad: The federal cabinet has granted approval to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to issue a framework for temporary testing, trial and development...
T-Mobile & Sprint merger plan gathers steam
Washington: T-Mobile U.S. Inc and Sprint Corp plan to announce a merger agreement without any immediate asset sales, as they seek to...
GB/AJK regions in line to get 3G/4G services by Feb 2018
Karachi: In good news for consumers in Azad-Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has plans to bring blazing fast 3G and...
Week-long course on ‘Accounts, Audit and Financial Management’ begins at PBA
ISLAMABAD: A week-long course on “Accounts, Audit and Financial Management” began here at Pakistan Broadcasting Academy (PBA) on Monday.
Twenty-five staff members from...
CCP issues show cause notice to Telenor for deceptive marketing practices
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) yesterday issued a show cause notice to Telenor Pakistan for prima facie violating section 10...