Tag: Mobile network
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PTA introduces 120-day tax-free mobile registration for overseas Pakistanis
You can now use sim in your mobile phone without paying full PTA tax fee for 120 days or four months. Users can apply through PTA website.
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IT Minister warns of service disruption in many areas due to unavailability of technical parts
The restrictions imposed for the letters of credit (LCs) facility for the telecom sector, according to IT & Telecom Minister Syed Aminul Haque, are insufficient. “Without much-needed technical parts there are fears of service disruptions in many areas,” Mr Haque warned while presiding over the 44th Policy Committee meeting of the Universal Service Fund (USF).…
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‘We do not comment on rumours,’ Telenor Pakistan responds to reports suggesting that the company is being sold for $1 billion
Multiple online news outlets reported that Telenor, a telecom operator, intended to sell its business in Pakistan for $1 billion, which ignited a debate on social media. There is a lot of uncertainty about the authenticity of this news since a few Telenor employees have also denied the reports and asserted that they are fake.…
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After electricity, telecom companies warn of phone call loadshedding
Following a massive tax hike, telecom companies in Pakistan have warned the public of initiating ‘loadshedding’ of phone calls, similar to power cuts, across the country. Telecommunication officials informed senators during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that, like electricity, load-shedding of phone calls would be observed in the coming days, according to…