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Orascom Telecom Q3 Profit Drops 28% on Pakistan Woes Orascom Telecom (OTH) has reported a 3rd quarter profit of US$90.5 million - down 28% on the same period a year ago thanks to lower revenues from its Pakistan subsidiary....Pakistan to Increase Penalty for Handling Stolen Mobile Phones Pakistan's telecoms regulator has asked the government to pass a new law and permit imprisonment for up to 49 years for handling stolen mobile phones....Telecoms Charity Sends Aid to Pakistani Earthquake Victims Reacting to the 6.5 earthquake in Pakistan Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) deployed a team of emergency telecommunications specialist on Friday. ...Pakistan - New Legislation Hits Growth The specific reason for the poor August and September figures seems to be the blocking of unregistered SIMs by the Pakistani regulator, however....Pakistan Cuts Off Over 10 Million Mobile Phone Accounts Pakistan's telecoms regulator says that it has blocked some 10.5 million SIM cards after their users failed to register their ownership details with the mobile operators. ...Motorola Wins Pakistani WiMAX Contract Motorola has signed a multi-year WiMAX contract with wi-tribe Pakistan, the all-new wireless broadband Internet provider to enter the country....Pakistan Sees Lowest Quarterly Growth Rate for 8 Years Pakistan's quarterly customer growth rate stood at 6.7% in Q2, the lowest level recorded since the first quarter of 2000, when there was a fledgling market of just 0.3m customers....Mobilink CFO Missing Following Marriott Explosion The Chief Financial Officer of the Pakistani mobile operator, Mobilink has been reported missing following the terrorist attack on the Islamabad Marriott Hotel last Saturday....Taliban Admit to Kidnapping Two ZTE Engineers in Pakistan The Chinese government has urged Pakistan to assist in rescuing two Chinese telecoms engineers who have apparently been kidnapped by Taliban militants....Huawei says that it has deployed the world' s largest next generation Home Location Register (HLR) solution for Telenor Pakistan.... |