It is proven that a single un-registered or illegally obtained SIM can turn out to be real test for a subscriber and/or for the cellular company. We have mentioned before that all the procedures adopted by PTA, till date, for eliminating the illegal SIMs in the market, were not 100 percent successful. For instance, PTA asked Telecom companies to block...
It seems like PTCL is going to double the DSL speeds of broadband customers very soon, most likely with in month or two, at most – same like it did last year. According to news the existing packages will be doubled as 1 mbps to 2mbps 2 mbps to 4mbps 4 mbps to 8 mbps According to PTCL representative and feedback of different users PTCL is testing...
PTCL is offering new call rates from landline to landline and Vfone network – for local and nation wide calls. All calls, after March 1, 2010, will be Rs. 1 per min from all landline numbers to other landline numbers of Vfone numbers, anywhere in Pakistan. Earlier call rates were Rs. 2 per 3 mins on local and nation wide on-net numbers. Rs....
PTCL will introduce a banquet of services for customers, which are already launched for corporate users, called “Life Line”. This banquet will include security, entertainment, infotainment and DSL internet, told Naveed Saeed, SEVP Commercial, PTCL in an interview with The Nation. We are told that PTCL is offering IP based security Camera, IPTV,...
PTCL’s Average Revenue per User (ARPU) has declined to $3, ranking it as the lowest of the company’s international operators, revealed Chairman Etisalat Mohammad Omran. Etisalat announced 60 percent dividend of the face value of its shares for 2009. Company’s board also recommended distributing one bonus share for every 10 held, said a...
CPLC has recently published the report on the cell phones snatched/theft incidents. According to their data which they collected from February 2009 to January 2010, a total of 81,045 cell phones were reported snatched or theft – across the country. Those snatch/stolen incidents which were never reported are other than this figure. CPLC has compiled...
We recently posted about PTCL’s customer support issues while paying bill for prepaid PTCL Evo, here is a mechanism for recharging PTCL EVO through Vfone Scratch Cards. Note: This method is valid for Huawei USB and PCMCIA cards only. Old USBs from ZTE can’t be recharged through this method. 1- On the main screen of PTCL EVO Panel, click on the...
Disclaimer: I am myself affected by bad customer support of PTCL, so this post may go biased I am using PTCL’s EVO service as backup for internet connectivity and primary broadband solution while on the go. I am using EVO for previous 6 months. Service is pretty seamless – if device gets signals of proper strength. In this post, I will talk more...
PTCL is going to get aggressive with hosting business as well. This is evident from its recently announced data center facility in Karachi. PTCL has been offering web hosting and domain registration service since long, however, it didn’t show the seriousness the way it is demonstrating now. For hosting packages from PTCL click here Tough time...
We are told by reliable sources at PTCL that company is going to offer Mobile Buckets for landline customers, or what they say, Monthly buckets for calling mobile phones on fixed rental. Landline giant has been facing tough competition from cellular companies. Mobile buckets would be an effort to grab customers for making mobile calls. Expected mobile...
The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) has expressed its reservation over the strategy of PTCL converting regular employees’ jobs into contract. committee also asked PTCL to improve its standard of service. The Committee which met at the Parliament House on Monday directed the IT Ministry and its attached departments particularly...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued Show Cause Notice to initiate proceedings against PTCL on showing poor quality of service, based on the results of the joint Quality of Service (QoS) Survey conducted recently by PTA. PTA has given 30 days time to PTCL to submit the reply. Based on the outcome PTA, under the Telecom Act, reserves...
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) today announced its financial results for the half year ended on 31st December, 2009. The Company announced a Net Profit of Rs. 5.354 billion or 1.05 rupees a share compared to Rs. 5.314 billion or Rs. 1.04 per share recorded in the same period last year. On a consolidated basis, for half year ended December...
As we covered earlier about the end of Student Discount Packages over 1 MB, it has been officially confirmed now that company is discontinuing all student packages above 1 MB. A company statement has said that all packages of greater than 1 Mbps i.e., 2 Mbps and 4 Mbps broadband services will not have the student package discount applicable which...
Basant is festival, which reminds us Kites, Food and Lahore, but this February PTCL is going to offer a different kind of Basant named Super basant, where you won’t have to Fly kites but fly yourself high with discounts on local and nationwide calls. What’s the discount? 50% Off on On-Net Calls Local and nationwide in Off Peak Time and Sundays...
