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Latest Telecoms News from Pakistan
Telenor Launches Mobile Banking Service in Pakistan
Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Microfinance Bank together have announced the launch of a mobile banking service, which is being branded as "easypaisa". ...
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Telenor Pakistan becomes the first cellular operator to complete USF project
Telenor Pakistan says that it has become the country's first telco to have completed a Universal Service Fund project. To celebrate the achievement, Telenor Pakistan and the Universal Service Fund jointly inaugurated a Base Station in district Bahawalpur's Cholistan desert last week....
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Pakistan's Mobilink Debt Ratings Downgraded
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Pakistan Mobilink Communications (Mobilink) B1 local currency corporate family rating to B2; at the same time Mobilink's B3 senior unsecured bond rating has been downgraded to Caa1; the outlook on both ratings is negative....
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Pakistan Planning 3G License Tender Imminently
Pakistan's telecoms regulator, the PTA says that it plans to offer 3G licenses in the near future, without specifying a specific deadline....
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Standard & Poor's Raises Rating on Pakistan's Mobilink
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it raised its long-term corporate credit rating on Pakistan-based wireless service provider Pakistan Mobile Communications (Mobilink) to 'B-' from 'CCC+'. ...
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Pakistan Politicians Warn on Poor Mobile Phone Customer Service
Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications has urged the telecoms regulator, the PTA to ensure protection of consumer rights, ...
Telenor Pakistan Starts 3G Network Upgrade
Telenor Pakistan is reported to have started upgrading its network to support 3G services in anticipation of being awarded 3G license in the near future....
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Warid Telecom Launches Youth Brand
Pakistan's Warid Telecom has launched a marketing push based about a new youth brand. Glow, the new youth brand of Warid,...
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Telenor Nears Approval to Increase Indian Investment
India is set to grant Telenor the necessary security clearance to increase its stake in Unitech Wireless to the legal maximum of 74% - but only on the condition that no employees from Telenor's Pakistan subsidiary work for the Indian company....
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China Mobile Reported to be in Talks to Buy Telenor Pakistan
China Mobile is reported to be in talks with Norway's Telenor concerning a merger of their respective Pakistani mobile networks....
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