Telecom sector profit repatriation to headquarters reach $177m for FY 2016-17
Islamabad: According to data compiled by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), it has been reported that telecom companies repatriated dividends worth...
SCO’s request to operate telecom services across the country rejected
Islamabad: Special Communication Organization (SCO), which manages and operates telecom services in the areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir request of...
PTA formulates new regulations to stop use of unregistered cell phones, devices
ISLAMABAD
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has formulated regulations to permanently stop the use of lost, stolen, invalid IMEI number, mobile phones/communicating devices...
Telecom imports declined 0.38pc during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: Pakistan imported telecom products worth $1,355,891 million during the fiscal year 2016-17, showing a nominal decline of 0.38 percent when compared...
Ufone salutes spirit of Pakistani citizens on 70th Independence Day
ISLAMABAD
Ufone is marking Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day by celebrating the spirit and people of Pakistan. Ufone employees held an Independence Day event...
Tax Directory 2016: HBL, MCB top tax payers list
Islamabad: The tax directory prepared by the Federal Board of Revenue for 2016 and released by the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on...
Total broadband subscribers including 3G and 4G touched 44.608m in June
Islamabad: Total broadband subscribers, including for 3G and 4G services, have crossed around the 44.608 million mark in the country, registering a...
Pakistan’s economy suffered Rs1b loss due to IMEWE submarine cable fault
Islamabad: Pakistan’s economy had to bear an estimated loss of Rs1 billion owing to recent fault in submarine cable whereas Pakistan Telecommunication...
PTA contributed Rs1.7t in last four years to national exchequer
Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had contributed Rs 1.707 trillion in national exchequer in last four years.
According to a document available with...
Internet speeds attain normalcy as submarine cable fault gets fixed
Lahore: PTCL on Sunday afternoon announced via its official Twitter account that the internet submarine cable IMEWE, which got damaged Saturday morning at 3am...
Could Pakistan be on the verge of an internet blackout?
The curse of slow internet speeds and complaints about it seem to be a daily ritual here in Pakistan. Open social media...
Internet speeds slow down to a crawl, as IMEWE submarine cable develops fault
Lahore: The nightmare of dismal internet speeds continues, as it has been reported that another submarine cable IMEWE has developed a fault...
Mobile phone users reach 139.75m during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday reported that the country’s mobile phone users had risen to 139.75m by the end...
Pakistan, a strategic hub for Nokia
Twitteratti went haywire on June 20, 2017. It wasn’t about JIT probing the premier and his family for tax evasion nor was...
PAC seeks explanation from PC regarding non-recovery of $800m from Etisalat
Islamabad: Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament on Thursday summoned Privatization Commission (PC) and sought an explanation about non-recovery of $ 800...