Telenor Pakistan says that it has launched GSM coverage in Pakistan's "Northern Areas", and is currently the only operator in much of the region.
Commenting on Telenor Pakistan's service at the highest polo ground in the world Chief Marketing Officer Telenor Pakistan Sigvart Voss Eriksen said "Arrangements for the Telenor Shandur Polo Festival 2007 are in full swing. As Telenor Pakistan is the official sponsor of the event, which will be held from July 7 to 9 in Shandur, we will make every effort to ensure that visitors coming to the event are able to meet all their telecommunication needs through our network."
The Telenor Shandur Polo Festival is held in the Shandur Pass, approximately 11,000ft above sea level
Telenor Pakistan is the first, and at many places, the only cellular network providing GSM services in the Northern Areas, despite very challenging weather conditions and terrain. Many of the Telenor cell-sites are connected to the rest of the country via satellite.
India does not recognise the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir as part of Pakistan and refers to them as "Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)"."
Posted to the site on 3rd July 2007
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