ISLAMABAD(MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned against the installment, supplies and imports of mobile phone jammers in different places and asked to dismantle them all at the earliest before any legal action to be taken by authority. The authority has also directed all traders of telecom equipment to notRead More →
Islamabad (MEDIA) In a nail-biting contest, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Sukkur team won the annual regional cricket tournament held in Karachi. The Sukkur Telecom Region team won the match by defeating Karachi Telecom Region-III. Held at DHA Rahat Cricket Ground, the tournament was attended by a large number ofRead More →
Harald Norvik, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telenor has resigned from his post after a Norwegian government minister expressed lack of confidence in him. “The Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, representing the majority shareholder in Telenor ASA, today expressed a lack of confidence in theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (DR YASEEN) The world is experiencing the convergence of regulation, technology and Services. Convergence in Technology has already started without any formal introduction due to advantages that are brought to the table because of the economies of scale, bundled services, better infrastructure planning and one-stop-shop scenario whereby it becomesRead More →
Vodafone is reported to be in talks with the Indian government to come to a compromise settlement that could cost it upwards of US$2.2 billion. Although Vodafone won the tax dispute, the government then carried out an extremely rare action of changing the law and applying it retrospectively so that Vodafone isRead More →
Norway’s Telenor says that it has written off the remaining value of its Indian subsidiary following the cancellation of the GSM licenses earlier this year. Telenor said that if the current proposals to reauction the GSM licenses, are carried out as per the TRAI recommendations, then it will be “almostRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has upgraded its services in Chitral through a challenging team effort in the hilly and snow covered region. This past winter season saw an unusually high rate of snowfall and severe hail storms due to which PTCL’s Lowari Hill repeater got damaged,Read More →
ISLAMABAD(SPECIAL REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has gained net profit of Rs.1.4 billion in its third quarter earnings for FY2011-12 for the period ending March 31, 2012, while also showing a growth of 11.3% in revenue. “PTCL’s profits and revenue growth during third quarter of FY2011-12 is a strongRead More →
HYDERABAD(INDIA) Norwegian Telenor Group, which is looking for a new partner to continue its telecom services in India, plans to invest up to Rs 2,000 crore more even as it is taking all steps to secure Rs 14,500 crore already pumped into Uninor, the joint venture with Indian realty firmRead More →
Microwave Telemetry selects Telenor Connexion for global wildlife tracking solutionTelenor Connexion to provide global connectivity solution for scientists on six continents Microwave Telemetry Inc., a global leader in avian and marine tracking has selected Telenor Connexion, the leading enabler of premium connected services, as connectivity provider for its state-of-the-art trackingRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s largest and only integrated telecom service provider, commemorated the international Earth Day 2012 by kicking off a tree plantation campaign at its headquarters in Islamabad. In a graceful ceremony attended by PTCL officials and employees, Senior Executive Vice President HR,Read More →
Moscow (Medai) Telenor announced that the Russian competition regulator is opposing its deal to increase its stake in Russian operator Vimpelcom. The Federal Antimonopoly Service filed a claim in the principal commercial court in Moscow against Telenor and Weather Investments. Telenor has not yet been formally notified of theRead More →