Meezan Bank provides bill discounting facility for Huawei

Mar 24

Corporate, IT & Telecom, Money & Banking

Meezan Bank provides bill discounting facility for Huawei

KARACHI: Meezan Bank has successfully instituted an Islamic alternate to Inland Bill Discounting Facility for Huawei Technologies Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited – a first-of-its-kind transaction in Islamic banking industry, developed as a Shariah-compliant alternate to local bill discounting facility. READ MORE: Meezan Bank lends Rs1 billion under youth scheme The first drawdown under the facility was […]

by Faisal Shah

Ufone 4G ranked top voice and data network

Mar 3

IT & Telecom

Ufone 4G ranked top voice and data network

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has declared Ufone 4G as No. 1 voice and data network in the country. The PTA declared ranked top Ufone 4G in its ‘Mobile Networks Benchmark Report for 2022’. PTA used Network Performance Score (NPS) methodology to ascertain service quality across the country. The integrated innovative methodology, standardized by European […]

by Anjum Shah

PTA issues procedure to block telemarketing messages

Nov 15

IT & Telecom

PTA issues procedure to block telemarketing messages

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday issued the procedure to bloc telemarketing communication and unwanted/spam messages. The PTA said that unwanted calls/messages can be disruptive, but there are measures to minimize them. For blocking telemarketing communication, a person needs to register his number on the “Do Not Contact Register (DNCR)”. In order to register […]

by Anjum Shah

Ufone signs Rs21 billion agreement for 4G spectrum

Nov 3

IT & Telecom

Ufone signs Rs21 billion agreement for 4G spectrum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Telecom Company, Ufone has secured its largest syndicated financing facility jointly led by MCB Bank Limited (MCB) (Agent bank), Allied Bank Limited (ABL), Bank of Punjab (BoP), National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), and United Bank Limited (UBL) to fund the acquisition and rollout of its 4G services across Pakistan. President and Group CEO, […]

by Hamza Shah

Ufone launches contact center for housing loans

Oct 6

IT & Telecom, Money & Banking

Ufone launches contact center for housing loans

ISLAMABAD: Ufone has launched its new state-of-the-art contact center for Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA). The contact center has been launched to resolve queries and generate leads for the Government of Pakistan’s ‘Mera Pakistan, MeraGhar’ helpline initiative, which brings affordable housing finance facilities for low-income groups. The Contact Center was inaugurated by Governor, State Bank of […]

by Anjum Shah

Cellular spectrum auction generates $30 million: PTA

Sep 29

IT & Telecom

Cellular spectrum auction generates $30 million: PTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday said that an amount of $30 million has been generated as revenue from first-ever cellular spectrum auction for Next Generation Mobile Service (NGMS) in Azad Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit Baltistan. The first-ever cellular spectrum auction for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) in Azad Jammu & […]

by Hamza Shah

Ufone awarded Next Generation MS spectrum

Sep 15

IT & Telecom

Ufone awarded Next Generation MS spectrum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Telecom Company, Ufone has been awarded Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) spectrum by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) as a result of recently held spectrum auction. The company won the spectrum in a bid to enhance 4G customer experience across the country. Federal Minister for IT & Telecom, Syed Aminul Haq along with Secretary […]

by Hamza Shah

Ufone awarded contract worth Rs2.07 billion for providing mobile broadband services

Apr 2

IT & Telecom

Ufone awarded contract worth Rs2.07 billion for providing mobile broadband services

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) on Friday awarded a contract amounting Rs2.07 billion to Ufone for providing high speed mobile broadband services in Kech district of Balochistan province. Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication, Syed Amin Ul Haque and Federal Minister for Defence Production, Zubaida Jalal witnessed the contract signing ceremony held […]

by Anjum Shah

Contracts worth Rs5.11 billion awarded for next generation broadband

Oct 19

IT & Telecom

Contracts worth Rs5.11 billion awarded for next generation broadband

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) on Monday approved award of contracts to Telenor, Zong, Ufone and PTCL worth Rs5.11 billion through the Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development program and the Next Generation Optical Fiber Network and Services program. Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired 74th Board of Directors […]

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Ufone awarded Rs518 million next generation broadband projects

Jun 29

IT & Telecom

Ufone awarded Rs518 million next generation broadband projects

ISLAMABAD: Universal Service Fund on Monday awarded contracts to PMTL (Ufone) for Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development Projects in Balochistan worth Rs518 million. Federal Secretary Ministry of IT & Telecom Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired 72nd Board of Directors meeting of Universal Service Fund. Chairman PTA Maj. Gen (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa also attended the […]

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