Delhi (INDIA) Vodafone has threatened international arbitration against India if the country goes ahead with plans to introduce a retrospective tax on M&A deals. The tax change will revive a long running spat between the UK-based operator and the Indian government relating to Vodafone’s US$10.7 billion acquisition of Hutchison inRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPRT) Mobile phone subscriptions in Pakistan have reached 116.2 million in February 2012 by adding 1.6 million subscribers in January 2012, revealed latest stats published by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Total number of cellular subscribers stood at 116,209,749 with teledensity hitting 67.2 percent mark. Mobilink remains the top companyRead More →
Lahore (SPECIAL REPORT) Personally monitoring the new 789 exercise of automation of sale of prepaid mobile SIMs, PTA teams are visiting call centers of mobile companies to ensure its effective execution. Director General (Enforcement), PTA, Mr. Yawar Yasin along with other PTA officials recently visited Warid’s Call Center in Lahore. CloselyRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) In a major blow to government’s efforts to auction 3G telecom licences, the Auction Supervisory Committee (ASC) of 3G has refused Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) selected companies for consultancy services due to alleged dubious selection process. A meeting of ASC, headed by Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez ShaikhRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Warid Tel’ s top management is keen to acquire 3G license as it has decided to participate in the upcoming auction of 3G license in order to provide advanced services to their customers in the future. The 3G technology will definitely provide an edge to operators among theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Facing a serious financial crunch and fed up with Etisalat’s inflexibility in paying over $800 million in PTCL sale proceeds, Pakistan has asked the UAE-based firm to clear its dues before June this year or face hostile takeover of the country’s telecom giant by the government. Sources told DawnRead More →
DELHI (MEDIA) Bharti Airtel is continuing to lead the mobile market in India with 19.62 percent market share in February 2012. The second mobile operator is Reliance Communications with 16.68 percent share. Vodafone and Idea Cellular are in third and fourth positions with 16.4 percent and 12.15 percent market share.Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The government is going to shortlist three major contenders for selection of consultant by next week for high profile transaction of third generation (3G) technology that possesses potential to bring investment of over $1 billion, it is learnt. The official documents available with The News disclosed that AuctionRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) President’s Secretary General Salman Farooqi’s has started attending 3G auction meetings despite not being a member of the committee, alarming stakeholders and raising doubts about transparency in the auction. The Auction Supervisory Committee on 3G auctions was constituted to ensure transparency in auction of 3G spectrums and defunctRead More →
Dehli (MEDIA) In a setback to the telcos and the former telecom minister A Raja, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed all the petitions seeking a review of the cancellation of 122 2G licence. The court, however, decided to hear in open court on April 13 the government’s review petitionRead More →
The GSMA said that mobile can transform the education sector in a big way. It said that it has the potential to dramatically change the way education is delivered, enhancing learning for over a billion people around the world. ”Transforming learning through mEducation’, a new report from the GSMA andRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPAECIAL REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and all Cellular Mobile Operators of the country, on Tuesday, commercially launched an automated procedure for Sale of Mobile SIMs. According to the details, the framework for the new system, was jointly signed on 19th January 2012 and has been implemented as perRead More →