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Articles tagged with: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority
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. In a statement to the local business newspaper, the PTA said that it is expected that once the service would be available with all mobile operators it would increase the data usage and more value added services. more
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Bangladesh Seeks Pakistani Assistance in Telecoms Reforms
Bangladesh has sought Pakistani cooperation to introduce reforms in the telecommunication sector of their country. The appreciation for Pakistan telecom sector was expressed by the visiting delegation of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) headed by its Chairman Maj. Gen. (Retd) Manzurul Alam in a recent meeting at Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters. more
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Warid Telecom Orders Number Portability Platform
Pakistan's Warid Telecom has become the second of three major mobile operators in the country to select a Telcordia number portability solution. The country's regulator Pakistan Telecommunications Authority and the Pakistan MNP Database (Guarantee) Limited (PMD), chose the Telcordia Number Portability Clearinghouse as the centralized repository for number porting. processes. more
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One in Three Pakistanis is Mobile
The latest figures from the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority show that March 2007 was the best month for proportionate growth in the mobile market in Pakistan since the sudden change of gear in November 2006. The monthly growth rate in the first ten months of last year averaged almost 7.5% but dropped to below 5% in the final two months, a trend which continued into January and February 2007. Whilst growth in March did not reach the heights seen last year, the rate was back over 5% - 5.2% to be precise - as customer numbers climbed to 55.6m. more
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Mobile Number Portability Arrives in Pakistan
Telenor Pakistan says that it gained the first customer who took advantage of mobile number portability when it was launched in the county last week. Syed Mehar Masood-ul-Haq changed his service from Mobilink to Telenor Pakistan. more
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Mediocre December for Pakistan Doesn't Spoil Impressive 2006
After a remarkable year of growth, Pakistan's mobile market finished 2006 with a total of 48.3m customers, equivalent to a penetration rate of 28.8%, according to the latest data from the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA). A total of 26m net new customers adopted the mobile services of one of Pakistan's six operators during the year, giving the market an equally impressive proportionate growth rate of 123% between December 2005 and December 2006. more
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PTA Pakistan September 2006 Customer Numbers
Another 2.33m net new mobile customers joined the fast expanding ranks in Pakistan in the month of September, taking the country's total subscriber base to over 41.5m. With average monthly net additions for the 12 months to 30th September 2006 standing at 2.05m, customer base growth for year amounted to 145.4%, down from 167.5% for the year to 30th June. more
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