Telecom operations pull out FDI from Pakistan
STAFF REPORT IBD: The telecom sector witnessed an outflow of $253.3 million Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in eight months of the current financial year 2011-12 as a result of closure…
Cabinet extends Rs 2.3b benefit to fixed line telecom companies
STAFF REPORT IBD: The government of Pakistan has reportedly extended a financial benefit of Rs 2.3 billion to as many as ten local fixed line telecom companies in Pakistan by…
FDI in Telecom: Dried up tree
By Zeeshan AhmedDESPITE OF having competitive ARPU (Average Revenue Per User), the failure of PTA in getting more investments from the telecom companies is out of wisdom. It seems, rather…
TITEX IT and telecom exhibition launched
STAFF REPORT LHR: Milestone Events International Pvt Ltd, a multiplatform media group, has launched the TITEX 2012, which is the first of its kind that has focused on addressing real…
Protecting telecom sectors stakes
In a recent meeting with Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, the local telecom companies’ CEOs raised their concerns about various issues regarding taxation ratio, their installations security and provision…
Pakistans IT, telecom potential luring world giants
Comptel SVP Veqar says 3G to open gate of latest services in PakistanSPECIAL REPORT IBD: Pakistan is speedily rising on the international IT and telecom horizon with its readiness to…
Wateen Telecom tops PTAs QoS survey on broadb and
STAFF REPORT IBD: Wateen Telecom has been ranked the number one wireless broadband service provider in Pakistan.In pursuance of the PTA’s role to safeguard of consumer interests and growth of…
Unjustified heavy taxes on telecom sector
It still goes unnoticed that the telecom sector in Pakistan is paying 19.5 per cent as government taxes and this ratio is higher than that of other countries of the…
Seminar highlights telecom products of Anritsu
STAFF REPORT IBD: The ITEL has recently arranged a seminar on telecom products of Anritsu that providing an overview of Anritsu's complete range of products with focus on products for…
Telecom sector- anchoring Pakistans economy
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Via ProfitPakistan’s teledensity touched 68.39 per cent - a 6.7 per cent rise since 2010. Mobile subscribers at the tail-end of 2011 were estimated to be…