Rules for Traffic between Pakistan and AJK/GB Revised

By Aamir Attaa · Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 1 Comment

After consultation with industry, PTA has decided to route all calls between Pakistan and AJK/GB through LDI operators of both the territories. Now all calls originating from AJK/GB and terminating on networks in Pakistan or vice versa will go through LDI operators and then the relevant landing operator. This way, calling party will have to pay Transit...

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Rehman Malik Denies Grey Telephony Allegations

By Aamir Attaa · Friday, Jun 18, 2010 4 Comments

Rehman Malik has denied his ties with Rodcom and said he had founded the company when he was in exile in Britain, but left it before joining the present government and following his advice to his partner to wind it up, company does not exist anymore, told Mr. Malik in National Assembly today replying to a comment by opposition member as reported by...

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PTA Explains How Increased ASR Helped the Industry

By Aamir Attaa · Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 6 Comments

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has denied the reported loss of Rs. 30 billion per year, as claimed by a report appeared in The Dawn yesterday. PTA in an official statement said that increased approved settlement rates or ASR has resulted positively for funds collected for Universal Service Fund (USF). PTA in its statement said that increased ASR...

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Rehman Malik Alleged of Running VoIP Telephony Network

By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 17 Comments

Rehman Malik Alleged of Running VoIP Telephony Network

Rehman Malik, Minister Interior, is alleged of grey telephony revenues, causing Pakistan a direct loss of Rs. 30 billion a year, in a report published by The Dawn today. Dawn revealed that one of the leading beneficiaries of the grey, Rodcom Europe (now being renamed as Hollywell Solutions) is chaired by Rehman Malik, the sitting interior minister....

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PTCL Launches Personal Global Number

By Saleh Sikandar · Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 2 Comments

PTCL Launches Personal Global Number

Personal Global Number service is for corporate world with number of useful features bundled with one valued added service. Once subscribed for this service a 9 digits UPT number e.g. 1220-11111 (Access code+UPT number) becomes your identity and you can use this service for multi-purpose. If you are a corporate executive and are always on a move, you...

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PTA Intends to Monitor Telephony Traffic

By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009 0 Comments

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has drafted a regulation called, “Monitoring and Reconciliation of Telephony Traffic Regulations, 2009”, and has asked industry to give input on said draft before September 16th, 2009. As per intended regulation, all telecom service providers will install system at their own cost to make it possible for authority...

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PTCL's Smart IPTV – Service Review

By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008 39 Comments

Thanks to Mr. Mudassar Jehangir, Editor-in-Chief, More Magazine, who did this service Review of “PTCL’s Smart IPTV” and allowed me to post it here. I received two calls in the third week of August from the sales staff of PTCL confirming from me the order of “Smart IPTV connection”. Before the installation, my telephone line was checked by...

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