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<span style="color: blue;">Mr. Fan YunJun(R), CEO Zong, and Mr. Arif Shafique (L), Country GM, Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan signing the MoU</span></div>
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Zong has signed a MoU with Nokia Care according to which Zong SIMs 
will be available at all 18 Nokia Care centres across Pakistan while 
Nokia phones will be made available for purchase across all Zong 
Customer Service Centres (CSC) in Pakistan.<br />
The MoU was signed at Zong’s headquarters in Islamabad.<br />
This collaboration is a first of its kind in the robustly developing 
telecom market in the country. According to the partnership, both the 
companies will be able to increase their outreach to customers and 
facilitate them in a better way by offering bundled solutions.<br />
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Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Arif Shafique, country general 
manager, Nokia Pakistan stated: “Nokia Pakistan and Zong have joined 
hands to promote a unique collaboration in the telecom sector due to 
which the two companies will be able to set a new standard in customer 
facilitation. As customers remain at the heart of all Nokia products, we
 want to provide them with the best mix of products and services. Nokia 
has always envisioned connecting the nation together and thus we take 
our vision further through such endeavors. Our devices enable our 
customers to get the most out of their social lifestyle by connecting 
with everything that matters to them. The availability of Zong SIMs at 
all Nokia Care centres means that our customers can now benefit from a 
reliable cellular network that is today Pakistan’s fastest growing 
cellular network”.<br />
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Fan Yunjun, CEO, Zong said: 
“Zong remains committed to the advancement of telecom in Pakistan. 
Through our partnership with Nokia Care, we aim to take our commitment 
further by enhancing the offerings at our Customer Service Centres and 
increase our customers’ outreach in Pakistan via Nokia Care centres. 
More Nokia customers can now become the part of Pakistan’s fastest 
growing cellular network by getting a Zong SIM <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>from any Nokia Care centre across Pakistan.”<br />
The telecom market in Pakistan is growing at an exponential pace and 
Zong, – a China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) company and part of China 
Mobile, the largest telecom operator in the world, is a significant part
 of the process.<br />
Being the fastest growing cellular company in the country, it 
constantly strives to deepen its network through similar initiatives. 
This way, more and more customers can become a part of the Zong family. 
Nokia mobile phones combined with Zong network can take the mobility 
experience to a whole new level.</div>

Zong and Nokia Get Together to Sell Phones and SIMs

Mr. Fan YunJun(R), CEO Zong, and Mr. Arif Shafique (L), Country GM, Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan signing the MoU Zong has signed a M...

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PTA Must Ensure Transparent, Timely and Successful 3G Auction: Anusha Rehman

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Minister of State for IT and Telecom Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan has 
assured full government support and complete transparency to the 
prospective investors bidding for the upcoming spectrum auction of next 
generation mobile services in Pakistan. <br />
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She stated this during her visit to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters today.
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Secretary IT, Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, Acting Chairman PTA, Dr. Syed 
Ismail Shah, Member Finance PTA, Mr. Tariq Sultan, senior officers of 
MoIT&T and PTA were present on this occasion.
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Ms. Anusha Rahman in her discussions assured PTA of her full 
support. She said that the Ministry has issued the spectrum auction 
policy and PTA must ensure a timely and successful auction.
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On this occasion, Chairman PTA gave detailed presentation about 
different aspects of spectrum auction in Pakistan. The Minister was 
informed that PTA is making necessary arrangements for spectrum auction 
for next generation mobile networks in accordance with the Policy 
Directive.
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PTA has constituted a team of senior officers who are working 
diligently to finalize different aspects of auction process under the 
supervision of the Authority.
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The Minister was informed that to hire consultant(s) of 
international repute, an advertisement was also published in 
international and national media.
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Chairman PTA informed that, with the launch of next generation 
service Pakistani cell phone subscribers will be able to transmit and 
receive high speed data through their mobile phones. High speed data 
means possibility of video calls, internet browsing and downloading at a
 much higher speed which also includes usage of data intensive 
applications.<br />
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Later on the Minister met female officers and staff of PTA and enquired 
about the work environment. She desired that the female staff should 
strive to play active role for their employer and the country.</div>

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Zong Arranged Special Eid packages for the Earthquake Victims of Balochistan

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<span style="color: blue;">Zong team members handing over relief goods 
for Balochistan Earthquake Victims to Pakistan Red Crescent Society 
(PRCS) officials in Karachi</span></div>
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To ensure that the balochistan earthquake victims don’t feel left out
 this Eid-ul-Azha, Zong again stepped up and arranged special Eid 
packages for the earthquake victims of balochistan.</div>
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The packages were delivered to the Earthquake victims in Labach and 
Tir Tej Tehsils of Awaran District, Balochistan just before Eid.</div>
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Zong said that activity was carried with the collaboration of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS).</div>
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Zong – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) company 
and part of China Mobile, the largest Telecom operator in the world 
believes in taking every opportunity to give back to the society.</div>
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The company’s key CSR priority at the moment is to give the 
Balochistan earthquake victims the comfort than Zong stands firm by 
their side during these testing times.</div>
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Zong Arranged Special Eid packages for the Earthquake Victims of Balochistan

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Faisal Sattar Appointed as CEO of USF

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Mr. Faisal Sattar, the former CTO of Wateen Telecom, has been 
appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Universal Service Fund, we have 
confirmed with the sources.<br />
Appointment was made through a decision from high profile committee 
headed by Federal secretary Information and Technology and Telecom. The 
committee had submitted its shortlisted names to Ms. Anusha Rehman, the 
Minister for State, Information Technology and telecom.<br />
Other shortlisted names included Mr. Naveed Saeed, Aamir Ishaque and Dr. Muhammad Yasin.<br />
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Mr. Sattar is likely to take charge in coming few days, however, the notification for his appointment has been issued.<br />
Faisal Sattar was lately the Chief Technical Officer of Wateen. He 
served the company for around three years. Previously he has worked with
 Mobilink and Alcatel Lucent (MEA).<br />
USF, with over Rs. 60 billion in its accounts, is considered to be a 
key organization to eliminate the digital divide in the country. With 
prolific performance during its first 3 years, company greatly suffered 
during last two years only due to managerial conflicts and abundance of 
politics.<br />
USF was long looking for a well versed professional to take control of day to day businesses at the company.</div>

Faisal Sattar Appointed as CEO of USF

Mr. Faisal Sattar, the former CTO of Wateen Telecom, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Universal Service Fund, we have c...

6:49:00 PM

USF Telecenters to Offer Biometric SIM Verification and CNIC, Death/Birth Registration Services

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Telecenters  — to be rolled out in rural areas of Pakistan under the 
supervision of Universal Service Fund – will host variety of services 
for the community, including biometric verification of SIM cards, 
Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC), birth/death registration 
and computer training for the youth of the nation.<br />
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This was decided during a meeting held in Islamabad. The meeting was 
chaired by Ms. Anusha Rehman, while other officials who attended the 
meeting include Mr. Akhlaq Tarrar, Secretary IT, Senior Officials from 
USF, and a team of senior officials from NADRA led by Mr. Tariq Malik 
Chairman, NADRA to further discuss the implementation of the Telecenter 
Project.<br />
During the meeting it was decided that Telecenters, so established, 
would offer several e-services such as e-health, e-learning, e-commerce,
 e-agriculture etc. to facilitate people of un-served, underserved and 
far flung areas.<br />
It is likely that telecenters will create local employment and 
entrepreneurship opportunities and extend broadband to provide distance 
education and ICT literacy.</div>

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Nokia to Retain its Brand Name for 10 Years, Even After Acquisition: Stephen Elop [Interview]

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Nokia is going through the critical times. With the announcement of Nokia’s acquistion by Microsoft, executive decisions and
the innovation in Nokia products during next few months are going to leave
establishing impact on smartphone market.<br />
With the unveiling of six devices yesterday at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, it is
determined that Nokia is taking on the competition in almost every segment. Company’s
newly announced tablet, the Nokia Lumia 2520 is already getting positive
reviews and is arguably said to be the best in the market.<br />
On one hand, Nokia brings along heritage, rich culture and large portfolio
of products while on the other hand its sole reliance on Windows Phone platform
– which is almost a necessity for them now – leaves countless questions
unanswered.<br />
During the Nokia World yesterday, RexHacker got the chance to  interact
with Mr. Stephen Elop, the head of Nokia Devices, to ask him about the current
strategies and future prospects of Nokia. We also talked about the
Nokia-Microsoft transaction. Here is the excerpt of our conversation:<br />
<b>RexHacker: What is Nokia’s strategy for emerging markets?</b><br />
<b>Stephen Elop: </b>Nokia is committed to enhance the mobile
experience of the people who are looking to get connected digitally for the
first time.<br />
Our heritage in low-cost devices come with amazing build quality,
unmatchable radio performance and crazy battery life; for example our phones
can remain without a charge for over a month or even 48 days in one particular
case.<br />
On top of that – at almost same price points – we have added Facebook,
WhatsApp and other similar apps to get the people beyond the basic calling and
text messaging.<br />
This is how people are ultimately getting their first digital experience on
a 2G network or probably a 3G network.<br />
Those with more digital demands can of course get to our Lumia series, Lumua
520 for instance. And I will not rule out the possibility of more Lumia devices
with lower price points.<br />
<b>RexHacker: Considering the prices of Nokia Asha phones, let alone
the Lumia series, there are manufacturers  — such as QMobile in Pakistan
or Micromax in India — that offer ridiculously low-priced smartphones at around
$60-$70 with Android experience. How is Nokia going to tackle that?</b><br />
<b>Stephen Elop: </b>I will tackle that with 60-70 dollar device that is
actually better designed, comes with more responsive touch screen, it has
better network capabilities and that offers longer battery of course. All these
features promise a wonderful experience for sure.<br />
See our approach is different. We carefully optimize the experience
according to the market conditions and the price points without compromising.<br />
You are definitely going to make compromises with experience when a vague
and huge operating system is squeezed into cheap hardware. That’s not what we
do!<br />
<b>RexHacker: Nokia is making Windows Phone devices for around three
years now, but the whole segment is still not profitable. Why a new backup plan
isn’t implemented?</b><br />
<b>Stephen Elop: </b>What we like about Windows Phone — and what
you have seen over the past few quarters — is the sales’ trend.<br />
That’s right, it’s not profitable but it was a very conscious decision. When
you are starting something new it’s obvious that you have to over-invest, you
have to put the money in.<br />
With time we are seeing the growth in sales. In fact we have hit 8 million
Lumia sales, up from mere 2.9 million sales just a few quarters ago.<br />
You see there is a momentum in the right direction.<br />
<b>RexHacker: With growing sales, as you have just mentioned, don’t you
think Nokia’s decision for Selling itself was too early?</b><br />
<b>Stephen Elop: </b>The part of the consideration is that you
look at the current pattern, forecasting the growth and the price opportunity
at a specific time. You have to make decisions that provide the greatest value
to the shareholders.<br />
After the announcement, the share price of Nokia has gone up significantly.
From the lowest-level — since the announcement — in July, the share price has
gone up 300 percent almost.<br />
When you put all the considerations together and shareholders get added
value on their investment then they say wow, you have done the right thing.<br />
<b>RexHacker: Going forward, what is going to happen with brand name of
Nokia after Microsoft’s acquistion? </b><br />
<b>Stephen Elop: </b>After the Nokia-Microsoft transaction, Nokia
brand is going to be owned by Nokia company and not by Microsoft. For a period
of 10 years, Nokia — as a brand name — will be licensed to Microsoft to use the
brand name for Asha and other low-end phones.<br />
For smartphones, this decision is yet to be made that what name, combination
of names or brand name would be used for the smartphones after the transaction.
This will be decided when both the companies will meet at a time set for that.<br />
Going forward, after 10 years, Microsoft will not use Nokia’s brand name for
its devices.<br />
Nokia will continue to be a company outside of Microsoft and will retain
rights to its brand and management thereof.<br />
Not to mention, Microsoft will continue to own the Microsoft brand and
Windows Phone brand.<br />
So in words, even after the Microsoft-Nokia transaction, hundreds of
thousands of Nokia outlets will keep carrying the Nokia branding and they will
keep selling Nokia phones like before till the end of licensed period.<br />
We are also looking at proper and intelligent channelization of our sales
network, where both Nokia and Microsoft distributors leverage each other.<br />
<b>RexHacker: Thank you Stephen!</b><br />
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