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The major growth in mobile telephony was triggered by two steps taken by Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman FRS when he was
Federal Minister of Science & technology. These were to introduce a "Calling Party Pays" (CPP) regime under which no charges are paid by the call receiving party on mobile phone calls. The second was the launching of UFone as a government owned mobile phone company that competitive call rates that led to strong market competition. The impact of these two measures has been the expansion of mobile telephony from 0.3 million mobile phones in 2001, to 160 million mobile phones by 2018.
172:'s Telecommunications Regulatory Environment (TRE) index summarizes stakeholders’ perception of the regulatory and policy environment and provides insight into how conducive the environment is for further development and progress. The most recent survey was conducted in July 2008 in eight Asian countries, including Pakistan. The tool measured seven dimensions: (i) market entry; (ii) access to scarce resources; (iii) interconnection; (iv) tariff regulation; (v) anti-competitive practices; (vi) universal services; and (vii) quality of service; for the fixed, mobile, and broadband sectors.
110:, which allowed and encouraged foreign companies to invest in the Pakistani telecommunications market. The centerpiece of the deregulation was the establishment of two categories of basic services licenses: Local loop (LL), for fixed line telecommunication within the 14 PTCL regions, and Long-distance and International (LDI), for connectivity between regions.” Two sets of criteria set by the regulatory authorities must be met before an operator is allowed to start operation: one for the issuance of a
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In 2008 Pakistan was the world's third-fastest growing telecommunications market. Pakistan's telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth.
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received a low score in the mobile sector due to the perception that the cost of a new or renewal mobile license was prohibitive, thus posing a serious barrier to entry. However, this conclusion may have been incorrect, as the license fee, at least in the case of renewal by
Mobilink GSM, was paid in
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The mobile telecommunications sector is seeing very large year-to-year growth in
Pakistan. Approximately 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone. With 194 million mobile subscribers in June 2022,
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This prompted the government to take a series of actions to improve the service by opening the telecommunications market. This was critical, but required a fine balance because opening the market and preserving PTCL were both important for the government.
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networks. Pakistan is connected to the rest of the world through nine submarine cable systems (SEA-ME-WE-3, SEA-ME-WE-4, SEA-ME-WE-5, I-ME-WE, AAE, TW-1, SRG, PEACE and Africa-1) that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe; 3
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then followed by the number of the destination, therefore you dial 042-XXXX-XXXX. For international calls, you dial "00" followed by the country code, e.g., for calls to the
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joined the mix in 2001. The sector was highly regulated which led to high call rates and poor service quality. A new addition in
Pakistan telecommunication, the
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When dialing on landlines, calls made within cities are considered local calls and you just dial the local number. Calls to other cities (e.g.
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installments over a period of three years. Thus, lack of complete information on the part of survey participants may have skewed the results.
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Pakistan has the highest mobile penetration rate in the South Asian region. 3G/4G subscribers stood at 115 million in June 2022.
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describes the overall environment for the mobile telecommunications, telephone, and
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Fixed-line subscriptions declined from a peak of 5.2 million in 2005–06 to 3.4 million in 2009–10.
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sector remained somewhat static. The parameters that improved compared to the 2006 survey were:
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were the pioneers in mobile communication in
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Pakistan to be producing the third-highest SMS traffic in the world in 2010.
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with 23.47 million. All telecom companies are working to broaden their networks in the
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Pakistanis collectively sent over 151 billion text messages during the year 2009.
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Recognize the rights and obligations of mobile cellular operators;
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In January 2004 the Ministry of Information Technology issued its
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leads the market with 75.00 million subscribers, followed by
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radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and
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Pakistan Telecommunications Authority. TQR 7 Dec, page 2.
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The deregulation bore fruit as international companies
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Pakistan's telecommunications infrastructure includes:
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De-Regulation Policy for the Telecommunication Sector
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The Telecommunications Ordinance of 1994 created the
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Pakistan Telecommunication Coverage Footprint (maps)
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Deregulation Policy for the Telecommunication Sector
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rates were even higher. During the 1990s, a call to
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486:"Etisalat to pay $ 800m for PTCL stake: Waqar"
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456:"Pakistan: Birth Of A Telecom Revolution"
422:List of Urdu language television channels
354:from Pakistan you dial 00 - 44 - XXXXXX.
106:In July 2003 the government introduced a
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938:Pakistani economic crisis (2022–present)
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240:Promote efficient use of radio spectrum;
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1985:Telecommunication companies of Pakistan
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417:List of television stations in Pakistan
123:Emirates Telecommunications Corporation
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175:The survey found that in Pakistan the
71:Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd
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357:The country code for Pakistan is 92.
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444:"Telecommunication Laws in Pakistan"
281:Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
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83:Due to a lack of competition, local
67:Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
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412:List of radio channels in Pakistan
367:Information technology in Pakistan
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507:Joseph Wilson (22 January 2009).
402:List of dialing codes in Pakistan
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28:Telecommunications in Pakistan
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387:Telephone numbers in Pakistan
3203:Telecommunication portal
2984:Telecommunications equipment
805:Finance Minister of Pakistan
537:"Pakistan joins PEACE cable"
189:universal service obligation
145:satellite earth stations (1
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2720:Alexander Stepanovich Popov
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2072:Internet service providers
1572:Telecommunications in Asia
1492:Central business districts
1451:Central business districts
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555:"Pakistan Country Report"
200:Mobile telecommunications
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2380:Satellite communications
2219:Communications satellite
1993:Mobile network operators
1637:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
834:Federal Board of Revenue
2822:Molecular communication
2645:Gardiner Greene Hubbard
2474:Undersea telegraph line
2209:Cable protection system
1898:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1512:Pakistanis by net worth
1263:Cottage and small scale
1155:Entertainment and Media
1134:Pakistan Stock Exchange
926:Foreign aid to Pakistan
894:Economic Liberalization
763:State-owned enterprises
295:with 44.80 million and
2964:Communication protocol
2750:Charles Sumner Tainter
2565:Walter Houser Brattain
2510:Edwin Howard Armstrong
2318:Information revolution
1273:Information technology
1236:Science and technology
1187:Healthcare in Pakistan
904:Periods of stagflation
783:State Bank of Pakistan
624:Mobile Cellular Policy
581:"Global Media Journal"
460:Bloomberg Businessweek
392:Television in Pakistan
382:Mass media in Pakistan
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307:have mobile coverage.
301:Azad Jammu and Kashmir
234:Mobile Cellular Policy
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38:Regulatory environment
2938:Polarization-division
2670:Narinder Singh Kapany
2635:Erna Schneider Hoover
2555:Jagadish Chandra Bose
2535:Alexander Graham Bell
2266:online video platform
1502:International ranking
1456:I. I. Chundrigar Road
889:Islamic economization
323:Fixed-line telephones
204:Further information:
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2780:Vladimir K. Zworykin
2740:Almon Brown Strowger
2710:Charles Grafton Page
2365:Prepaid mobile phone
2293:Electrical telegraph
1812:United Arab Emirates
1258:Books and publishing
679:"Telecom Indicators"
638:"Telecom Indicators"
372:Internet in Pakistan
291:with 49.19 million,
236:with objectives to:
87:rates were high and
51:United Arab Emirates
2730:Johann Philipp Reis
2489:Wireless revolution
2451:The Telephone Cases
2308:Hydraulic telegraph
1839:limited recognition
732:Economy of Pakistan
667:The Express Tribune
2928:Frequency-division
2905:Telephone exchange
2775:Charles Wheatstone
2705:Jun-ichi Nishizawa
2680:Innocenzo Manzetti
2615:Reginald Fessenden
2350:Optical telegraphy
2183:Telecommunications
1517:Standard of living
1403:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1371:Domestic economies
1246:Telecommunications
669:, 15 November 2011
559:The World Factbook
89:international call
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2650:Internet pioneers
2515:Mohamed M. Atalla
2484:Whistled language
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2856:Network topology
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2625:Oliver Heaviside
2610:Philo Farnsworth
2585:Daniel Davis Jr.
2560:Charles Bourseul
2520:John Logie Baird
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2224:Computer network
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