SIM Activation New procedure as per PTA regulations

If you have purchase new connection all cellure companies reuqired to fill out a Customer Service Agreement form (CSAF) and attach all necessary information, in addiotion of this PTA also adviced that all connection purchased after 31st of January 2009 must be activated only after verification of customer anteceedents.

New procedure for SIM activation

1. To purchase a new Ufone, Telenor, Jazz,  Zong, Warid connection, visit the nearest Customer Services Centre, Franchise Centre or Registered Retailer. Complete the Customer Services Agreement Form (CSAF) and attach along your identity documents.
2. Insert your new SIM in your mobile.
3. To activate the SIM, make a free call to 789.
4. Helpline 789 will require customer’s personal details and CNIC number.
5. Provided antecedents will be verified by helpline through NADRA database.
6. Once confirmed, SIM will be activated in 30 minutes.

In accordance with PTA laws and regulations, any mobile connection which is not registered, does not carry complete information, or has false information is liable to be disconnected. Possession of such connections is considered a crime.

NTC and Siemens Pakistan have entered into a technology agreement according to which SAP would be licensing its ERP software solution at NTC. The solution will be implemented at NTC through Siemens Pakistan, which is one of SAP’s top implementation partners in Pakistan.

The Chief Guest at the ceremony was Mr. Nagueeb ullah Malik, Secretary IT and Telecom. He appreciated NTC’s initiative to implement global best practices in the business processes of the organization that will enable NTC to standardize its core processes, and help the organization in taking well informed decisions.

Speaking on the occasion Brig. (Retd.) Mirza Babar Aziz Beg, Chairman NTC, said: “We are delighted to have signed such a strategic agreement with SAP. We are confident that implementation of SAP technology will increase our working efficiency and help us in quick decision making, which is essential for any telecommunication company.”

Syed Aamir Raza Shah, Head of Business Development, Defense, Education, Utilities & Public Sector, SAP Pakistan said: “We are pleased to be associated with NTC, along with our Partner Siemens in this Project. At SAP, through our portfolio of various products and solutions, we are constantly working with all our customers to accelerate their business innovation, cultivate growth and create value in their business”.
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Landline and cellular operators’ expenses to repair damaged infrastructure are likely to cross Rs 2.3 billion in flood-hit areas across the country.

Heavy rains and flash floods have destructed the network infrastructure of telecom operators unprecedentedly in different telecom regions of the country.

The initial assessment report prepared by Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) said the damage losses of the two sectors would increase manifold as the figures show these sites have became totally un-operational and destructed.

However, expenses to repair and reestablish sites are excluded from the estimates as the number of Base Transceiver Stations and Base Controller Stations / cellular towers, switches, optic fibre cable hit at large in the floods are likely to enhance with the completion of next assessment phase.
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Three leading telecom operators have contributed Rs 238.5 million for the flood victims, while other operators are gearing up efforts to assist the masses in this hour of need. Telenor made a major contribution of Rs 100 million to Secretary General, Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Brig (Retd.) Muhammad Ilyas Khan, at a ceremony. The amount will be utilized to facilitate immediate relief efforts and longer term rehabilitation initiatives by PRCS. Another telecom operator, Mobilink, committed Rs 85 million. Mobilink will be coordinating with relief organizations, including World Food Programme (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) to reach out to the flood victims to ensure that aid needs of the deserving and un-served are met in an efficient manner. The funds will be used to provide immediate relief assistance including clean drinking water and dry food rations. Meanwhile, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and its sister organisation, Ufone, made a joint contribution of Rs 53.5 million to the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund. President of PTCL, Walid Irshaid, and CEO Ufone, Abdul Aziz, called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and expressed their solidarity at this time of need. app

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PTCL introduce Ramadan offer for landline users

Key Highlights:

• All NTC custmers will nly pay Rs.500 as installatin charges (ffer valid till last day f Ramadan)
• Free telephne set fr all NTC custmers wh apply fr PTCL’s Fixed line during Ramadan
• Discunted Tariff Rate fr making calls t Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia Fixed: Rs.6.99 per minute
• Saudi Arabia Mbile: Rs.12.99 per minute
• Fllwing Value Added Services accessible thrugh shrt cde
• Live Tarawee frm Khana Khaba
• Full Quran with Urdu translatin
• Tp 10 Naats
• Naats and Hamds
• Arabic Duas
• Arabic Islamic Nasheeds
• Prayer timings
• Names f Allah
• Sehar and Aftar timings
• Service Shrt Cde: 1324
• Service tariff is Rs 2 / minute (Exclusive f Taxes)
• Free Wakeup Call Service fr Ramadan
• T activate dial: 55 HH MM # (time in  24 Hrs frmat)

3G telecom services would soon be launched in Pakistan with a lot of work on its policy directives already completed, IT and Telecom Secretary Naguibullah Malik said on Monday.

Speaking at a seminar organised by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with HUAWEI on ‘Demands for 3G and beyond,’ Malik said the policy on 3G licenses would be issued soon, enabling Pakistan to launch the new technology.

He said three things are important for 3G services: policy stream, regulatory regime and business model. He added that we are better-off than India and other regional countries in telecom services.

PTA Chairman Dr Mohammed Yaseen said the telecom sector of Pakistan has seen unprecedented growth since the deregulation of the industry. Currently our teledensity stands at 63 percent and we are well on our way to cross the 100 million mobile subscribers mark in the near future.
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Pakistan Software House Association (PASHA) has registered 20 new Information Technology (IT) firms in the second quarter of 2010, depicting a significant growth over last year, when it enrolled the same number of companies in 12 months, Yusuf Jan, Chairman, PASHA, told The News on Wednesday.

“There has been a focus on entrepreneurship in the local IT industry for the last three years,” said Jan, adding “There’s a tremendous growth in new companies entering the business, especially in the second quarter.”

Jan is also the Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Mixit Technologies, a company providing trading platform to Nasdaq and 250 brokerage houses. Pakistani IT companies such as Sofizar, Mindstorm, Jadu, Chopal, TPS, etc. have won accolades by preparing unique software, games, and Internet-based solutions for global companies.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance mutual cooperation for research in the relevant field and to promote mutually beneficial relations between the two organizations. Chairman PTA, Dr Mohammad Yaseen, and Rector NUST, Lt Gen Muhammad Asghar, signed the MoU in a ceremony held at NUST Headquarters Islamabad here on Tuesday. The MoU would be valid for five years and would be renewed after completion of the period.
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Information and Technology Secretary Naguibullah Malik has said that there is no ‘turf war’ between him and Adviser to Prime Minister on IT Sardar Abdul Latif Khosa, as their roles are different.

Talking to The News regarding Khosa’s statement appeared in The News on July 23, he said it was his professional duty to ensure efficiency and transparency in the Information Technology Ministry, being its administrative head.

“Since my assumption of charge as the IT secretary on May 19, 2009, I have tried to establish high standards of professionalism and there are some success stories. However, I am neither responsible nor can I give comments on the action taken prior to my posting,” he said, adding: “I can safely say that despite some deficiencies and capacity issues, the ministry is in the right gear to meet challenges”.

He said information with regard to the USF and ICT R&D Fund companies was available at www.usf.org.pk and www.nictrdf.org.pk. “At present, activities being undertaken by the IT Ministry and its attached organisations are strictly in accordance with the given legal and policy parameters, and open to any kind of scrutiny,” the IT secretary added.

An official of the ministry, however, said Adviser Khosa acted in an arbitrary and whimsical manner. “He wanted his orders implemented forthwith, without any check or hindrance. However, the IT secretary insisted on going by the book,” the official added.

Since most of the adviser’s decisions were in conflict with the legal-cum-administrative framework; therefore, their implementation was widely resisted. “The IT Ministry is responsible for the policy formulation and the PTA is the regulator and it functions under the administrative control of the cabinet secretariat.” The official said both entities had to adopt investor-friendly policies, as the IT and Telecom sector contributed towards the economic growth of the country, as Pakistan was a known IT and Telecom investment destination.

The adviser went wrong in targeting the multinational telecom investor companies, unnecessarily, without realising their importance and the fact that the ministry is driven by the private sector entities.

The companies contribute their share of profits to the USF fund and National ICT R&D fund companies, which is the basic financial resource of the companies.
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