Internet down due to undersea cable damage

seamewe cables

Internet services in Pakistan in addition to many countries are facing serious problems as more than one undersea internet cables have been effected. As informed by all Internet Services providers to their customers, the reason for slow internet … [Read more...]

Zong starts an ambiguous Inami Scheme: Win a House

Zong win a house offer

Despite efforts from PTA and Hon'able courts, lucky Draws and Inami schemes are not going to end in Pakistan. The latest to launch such thing is Zong which is running two Inami campaigns, win motorcycle & Win a House. The newest of them is … [Read more...]

Saudis use “Islam” for increasing international call revenue

skype viber whatsapp saudi ban

Saudi Authorities have imposed a compulsion on local operators to provide  method of censorship and monitoring of online messaging and video chatting applications like Skype, Viber and Whatsapp on the grounds that these applications are being used … [Read more...]

Number of cellular subscribers fell down in 2013

total cellular subscribers dip

According to the latest telecom indicators given by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), cellular subscribers have seen a downfall since December 2012. Since the end of November 2012, till January 2013, the number of cellular mobile … [Read more...]

71% of complaints to PTA were against Telcos

mobile tower, cellular tower

In terms of the most problems requests received by PTA, cellular mobile operators top the charts in 2012. Issues against telecom operators accounted for 71% of the total 33,310 complaints received by the regulatory authority from all the users … [Read more...]

Mobile service suspended due to PTI rally on 23rd March

23-march pti mobile service ban

Mobile phone service is blocked in the city of Lahore today. It started in the morning and as per reports the mobile phones will remain silent till 9 PM tonight. According to PTA sources, the mobile service is supposed to be blocked in the … [Read more...]

If Ibne Battuta and Mirza Ghalib had Telenor SIM

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“If Ibne Battuta had a mobile phone” was an interesting line by famous actress Ayesha Khan I happened to catch while watching a new TV commercial by Telenor. Although I am very impressed by the production quality and concept of the ad but still … [Read more...]

FBR, IRS and PTA to provide tax detail on calling cards: FTO

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The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has taken notice of the Federal Excise Duty (FED) and Sales Tax (ST) being charged on prepaid cards by the telecom operators. FTO has issued orders to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the Inland Revenue Service … [Read more...]