Off-net call charges are over 198pc higher than they should be, says: PTA
Karachi: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is seeking the opinion of cellular mobile operators (CMOs) regarding the reduction of off-net call rates, which...
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...
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...
Mobile phone imports surged by 48.41pc during July 2017
Islamabad: Mobile phone imports into the country surged by 48.41 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year compared to...
Augere launches LTE services for corporate sector in 11 cities
Augere Pakistan becomes the first Pakistani company to deploy corporate LTE in 11 cities of Pakistan. Currently, LTE service is available to...
PTA committed to protect consumer interests: statement
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has taken measures to protect consumer interests and to promote high quality ICT services to the consumers.
All the...
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...
Telecom operators collected around Rs2 trillion in taxes during last five years
Islamabad: The cellular companies received nearly Rs 2 trillion as tax from customers during the past five years, reported Online.
According to...
Sprint restarts merger talks with T-Mobile US
WASHINGTON: Sprint Corp has restarted talks to merge with T-Mobile US Inc, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, the latest...
LG unveils premium K10 and K8 series smartphones at MWC
Karachi / SEOUL: LG Electronics (LG) unveiled the 2018 edition of its popular K8 and K10 mass-tier smartphones at the Mobile World Congress...
IT and telecom sector priority areas for the govt: Dar
ISLAMABAD
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the development and promotion of IT sector is an area of priority for the government.
He...
Blackberry sues Facebook over messaging apps
OTTAWA: Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps.
BlackBerry...
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...
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...
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...