PTCL is introducing on-line gaming (under the brand of ‘Gaming Lounge’) as a new value added service to its broadband customers, where they can have access to multi-genre and ‘peer to peer’ games and battle it out with friends and family” This new service will give PTCL a new competitive edge over other competitors in the market since PTCL is the only and sole telecom [...]

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has decided to further extend its Pakistan plus package, as a limited time promotion of 1,000 free nation-wide minutes following the overwhelming response of its consumers towards this product. As per details, this package will now offer 1,000 free nationwide minutes @ Rs 199 w.e.f August 1st. The decision has been taken to further affirm the PTCL commitment to provide [...]

In a joint ceremony held at Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters, PTCL and Trans World Associates (TWA) have signed an agreement on establishment of local Internet peering for routing of domestic Internet traffic. It was decided that initially the link between two parties will be of Fast Ethernet providing a peering capacity of around 80 to 90 Mbps. This arrangement will bring cost efficiency vis-à-vis [...]

Najeeb Ullah Malik has been appointed as new chairman of PTCL by Ministry of IT and Telecom, reported Daily Jang Today. Malik’s appointment came right after the resignation of former secretary IT and Telecom, Mr. Hafeez Ur Rehman, who also resigned from the board of director’s position at PTCL. Now board of directors for PTCL includes following Najeeb Ullah Malik (Chairman) Salman Siddiqui, Federal Finance [...]

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd announced to give a reward of Rs 3 million to the winner of 20-20 World cup Pakistan Cricket Team. As per details, a ceremony was arranged in the honor of the Pakistan Cricket team here on Thursday in the presence of Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Ijaz butt; President PTCL Mr. Walid Irshaid presented the cheque to the Captain Pakistan Cricket team [...]

Etisalat, 26 percent stake holder of PTCL, has quietly begun work on its entry into the Indian market, by setting up a back office operations center in Chennai, reported ‘Economic Times’. Paper says that this is company’s first office set up in India that that has seating arrangement for 500 persons, while it covers 50,000 sq. ft. Top officials in Etisalat were not willing to [...]

PTCL is shedding work force at senior and mid managerial level, told our high level sources at PTCL. After suspensions of couple of GMs last month, PTCL has now shown the exit door to two General Managers and 6 Senior Managers at Company Headquarters. Contractual employees are uncertain about their future, thus morale of the staff is down due to this sudden wave of downsizing. [...]

We found this news in Telecom tiger yesterday that Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd. (PTCL) is engaging in acquisitions talks with a number of domestic companies, as it eyes mergers for the fiscal, quoting Chief Executive Officer Walid Irshaid. After investigating into the issue, we found that there is nothing much going on right now, however, sources predicted that PTCL may eye WiMAX player for buyout. [...]

After the announcement of increase of budget for National Internship Program, PTCL came forward with the Internship Program – in which it gonna offer internships for students to help them get exposure of practical life while they are studyings. Following is the press release “In an effort to provide much needed practical exposure to the young students and professional of the country and to get [...]

PTCL and Wateen will be awarded with WLL linceses for Azad Jammu and Kashmir & Northern Areas today (June 3rd), told us by reliable industry sources. License Awarding ceremony will be held at PTA head office, Islamabad. It merits mentoning here, that bidding for WLL licenses for AJK and Northern Areas was held back in November 2008 Update: As we had reported, the licences has [...]

PTCL will be commercially launching its EVDO service in Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad on 3rd June, 2009. PTCL has branded its EVDO services as “Evo Wireless Broadband”. The brand name “Evo” has been chosen to communicate that this is truly an evolution of a new internet era in Pakistan. Pricing: Click here for Pricing For bill payment there are two options: Package 1: For PTCL [...]

Etisalat, the buyer of Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL), has withheld $799.3 million until the Government of Pakistan (GoP) transfers properties in Sindh and Punjab in favour of PTCL, reported Business Recorder, citing sources in Privatisation Commission. PTCL was privatized through sale of 26 percent shares for $2,598,960,000.00, to be paid in nine equal installments, payable on biannual basis. As per Share Purchase Agreement (SPA), GoP [...]

Before 2004, it was almost impossible to telecommute yourself for any matter. As after, telecom paradigm of Pakistan shifted to new dimension and market has been fledged with massive telecommunication devices. PTCL has gained the entitlement for launching EVDO all over Pakistan for maximum speeds for telecommuting (on the go internet) and other usage. Offering 3000 Kbps with PTCL broadband on the go is almost [...]

Continued from here A division bench of Supreme Court headed by Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday while observing that the load-shedding has been going on for a number of years, which reached its peak last year directed PTCL to improve its services affected by the power load-shedding within five weeks’ time. The bench had taken a suo moto notice of the poor service on a column, published [...]

It is quite often in Pakistan that companies withdraw services or increase tariffs without notifying customers. Here this has happened again, PTCL’s Phone n Net services, which were previously free, is now charged at Rs. 2 per 20 minutes pulse from May 16th, 2008, meaning that internet will be of Rs. 6 per hour. Official link to new rates is here And all this happened [...]