Mobilink Offers Unlimited Data Bundles with Huawei G700 and Y220

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWCqgF7y1Gvd7qGgT-lM-zrDWhy1zqGje6jMd10IIqf7cR9lxIhGoPgaVj-NSwynZo09lp2A9tvcUMFETgsfdom2515F-kTUBw6njSQfRbmqw7v2xV2tQBZklmSBKhXX2LvtvL6wdI18/s1600/Mobilink-Huawei.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mobilink Offers Unlimited Data Bundles with Huawei G700 and Y220" border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWCqgF7y1Gvd7qGgT-lM-zrDWhy1zqGje6jMd10IIqf7cR9lxIhGoPgaVj-NSwynZo09lp2A9tvcUMFETgsfdom2515F-kTUBw6njSQfRbmqw7v2xV2tQBZklmSBKhXX2LvtvL6wdI18/s1600/Mobilink-Huawei.jpg" title="Huawei G700 and Y220" width="400" /></a></div> Mobilink in collaboration with Huawei is offering <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2014/01/huawei-to-launch-ascend-g700-in.html" target="_blank">Ascend G700</a> & Y220 as a means to further increase its smartphone subscriber base.<br /> The Ascend Y220 is one of the lowest cost 3G smartphones in the market, and will enable Mobilink to capture market share in this category.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> G700 boasts 720 x 1280 pixels & 5.0 inches display, 8 MP camera, Quad Core 1.2 GHz Cortex A-7 processor. The Y220 has a 320 x 480 pixels & 3.5 inches display, Dual Core 1 GHz processor.<br /> The Acend G700 is priced at Rs. 25,899 while Y220 comes for Rs. 7,499.<br /> Both these devices come with an unlimited data bundle offer from Mobilink for 6 months, with fair usage of 6GB.</div>

Mobilink Offers Unlimited Data Bundles with Huawei G700 and Y220

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Cellular Subscribers in Pakistan Reach 132.33 Million

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Cellular subscribers in Pakistan reached 132,333,853 at the end of November 2013, as per stats made available by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority.<br /> All five operators added 800,071 subscribers during the month of November 2013, while around 2 million subscribers were added during October 2013. Zong remained the major contributor for both the months, with over one million subscribers’ addition during October 2013 only, which is quite amazing but its astonishingly strange.<br /> Teledensity for cellular subscribers reached all time high at 73.5 percent.<br /> Mobilink still leads the market with 37.72 million subscribers, while Telenor remains at second slot with 33 million subscribers. Ufone came along on third position with its 25 million subscribers.<br /> Zong is fast catching up with Ufone with 23.72 million subscribers.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Warid managed to end the month with 12.87 million subscribers.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5R0Qswecqn5UmihpwA0A3utQtJjvnd0bBNoVKuMo5VwiIimlUXftZvkH3VVShGIZe4pay6yiyhbPm0PBt5eaKGa2CQasY3PqXujimm5Xtk2G-lDaKBNrzofM-F8Aqy23vomz_fURStQM/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cellular Subscribers in Pakistan Reach 132.33 Million" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5R0Qswecqn5UmihpwA0A3utQtJjvnd0bBNoVKuMo5VwiIimlUXftZvkH3VVShGIZe4pay6yiyhbPm0PBt5eaKGa2CQasY3PqXujimm5Xtk2G-lDaKBNrzofM-F8Aqy23vomz_fURStQM/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11_01.jpg" title="Cellular Subscribers" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwuNEW5mbnRuhYzKhWc82u47oBRVdc22nE82DvjcUk75rtX8Rr9gDkYS_6OAuxy-a6pc9vW-opktEoiUwsdFBBvFy333Gxtg9Qu0OxiTjMA8I9UbMavKo9fK-sEB_tLryvPMVairNKtY/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cellular Subscribers in Pakistan Reach 132.33 Million" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwuNEW5mbnRuhYzKhWc82u47oBRVdc22nE82DvjcUk75rtX8Rr9gDkYS_6OAuxy-a6pc9vW-opktEoiUwsdFBBvFy333Gxtg9Qu0OxiTjMA8I9UbMavKo9fK-sEB_tLryvPMVairNKtY/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11_02.jpg" title="Cellular Subscribers" width="400" /> </a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2k_qfp1iG1w18BkmzOv1e73TLQkHFzZbLQXqWI4gobeiCj5gPX_Wf6xHEn5c6StTFYYe58vInQ6I1I-HKBtDOT22DD97d0CSs4Mqgr_c5qx2e81nDbqnmu9dAm8985ogSnndOjtjDU4/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cellular Subscribers in Pakistan Reach 132.33 Million" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2k_qfp1iG1w18BkmzOv1e73TLQkHFzZbLQXqWI4gobeiCj5gPX_Wf6xHEn5c6StTFYYe58vInQ6I1I-HKBtDOT22DD97d0CSs4Mqgr_c5qx2e81nDbqnmu9dAm8985ogSnndOjtjDU4/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11_03.jpg" title="Cellular Subscribers" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ql4LTEg4qFDHDLZPEKck9B87XsIig_QAHOUkECNiSDcR_COeAjf26dazp_B0E5LYkE5VcUiw0cGV1ZKbe007B3QXgnbrC1avGZTwHtjTJyMPzOXiXbuYEgh9Q5pC_G1xohhFSzFZCTs/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cellular Subscribers in Pakistan Reach 132.33 Million" border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ql4LTEg4qFDHDLZPEKck9B87XsIig_QAHOUkECNiSDcR_COeAjf26dazp_B0E5LYkE5VcUiw0cGV1ZKbe007B3QXgnbrC1avGZTwHtjTJyMPzOXiXbuYEgh9Q5pC_G1xohhFSzFZCTs/s1600/cellular_Subscribers_2013_11.jpg" title="Cellular Subscribers" width="400" /></a></div> </div>

Cellular Subscribers in Pakistan Reach 132.33 Million

Cellular subscribers in Pakistan reached 132,333,853 at the end of November 2013, as per stats made available by Pakistan Telecommunicatio...

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Easeus Data Recovery 7.0 Full Version With Key

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoPtmLVHP6Jbf8EZR0gpKEGSQoHcyqc22JoCZheloNMtllc4IZGedlHkvG-AYwYMRF3sNapLAw_e1D-RAN2kkHvJgW4Wev0EWFl2qvHP3NVA4wFZauVEBzdZXY9mQ7WaKWH4SFOax598/s1600/Easeus+data+recovery+7.0+full+version+with+key.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Easeus Data Recovery Full Version With Key" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoPtmLVHP6Jbf8EZR0gpKEGSQoHcyqc22JoCZheloNMtllc4IZGedlHkvG-AYwYMRF3sNapLAw_e1D-RAN2kkHvJgW4Wev0EWFl2qvHP3NVA4wFZauVEBzdZXY9mQ7WaKWH4SFOax598/s1600/Easeus+data+recovery+7.0+full+version+with+key.png" title="" width="283" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard is the Advanced and Best data recovery software to do format recovery, unformat and recover deleted files emptied from Recycle Bin or lost data due to partition loss or damage, software crash, virus infection, unexpected shutdown or any other unknown reasons under Windows systems. It will do an amazing job when the data loss disaster strikes, especially when you want to recover data from formatted drive. EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard supports hardware RAID and hard drive, USB drive, SD card, memory card, etc. It provides the comprehensive data recovery solution for computer users to recover lost data. “Complete Recovery” module is used for recovering formatted data by simple clicks. “Deleted File Recovery” module is designed for recovering deleted files. “Partition Recovery” module is for recovering data from deleted, lost or damaged partition. Also recover lost data due to software crash, virus infection, other unknown reasons, etc.<br /> <br /> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: blue;"><b>Key Features!</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Hot! English & German language support.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • New! Support hard disk up to 8 TB.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • New! Windows 8.1 compatible – recover any data under Win 8.1.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • New! Brand-new user interface for more intuitive data recovery process.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • New! Faster scan lost files by skipping bad sectors automatically.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • New! Once you have purchased you do not have to download and search a second time.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Recover deleted or lost files emptied from the Recycle Bin.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • File recovery after accidental format, even Windows reinstallation.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Disk recovery after a hard disk crash.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Get back files after a partitioning error.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Get data back from RAW hard drives.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Specify file types before file recovery to find lost files quickly.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Recover office document, photo, image, video, music, email, etc.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Recover from hard drive, USB drive, memory card, memory stick, camera card, Zip, floppy disk or other storage media.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Support FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS/NTFS5 file systems.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: blue;"><b>Supported OS:</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit).</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> • Mac OS X 10.9( Mavericks),10.8, 10.7, 10.6</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/n2senj7xdcswjza/EaseUS+Data+Recovery+7.0.rar" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Download </span></b></span></a></div> </div>

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IBM developing Self-Destructing Microchips for US Defense

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWuyrY-HLgEFgiBBWmISfH52ReInLJgdtKSY8YrTMImUGybQgm0elDNHXaD02_yR_DthGltDUa7_OJduWCmicTZSgVVih0JyPtkKJwX5tUGA1hJZtbz1CBbjC6v_4l4Nzt6xGYz_7JvE/s1600/self-destruct+CMOS+microchip+Vanishing+Programmable+Resources.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWuyrY-HLgEFgiBBWmISfH52ReInLJgdtKSY8YrTMImUGybQgm0elDNHXaD02_yR_DthGltDUa7_OJduWCmicTZSgVVih0JyPtkKJwX5tUGA1hJZtbz1CBbjC6v_4l4Nzt6xGYz_7JvE/s1600/self-destruct+CMOS+microchip+Vanishing+Programmable+Resources.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Science Fiction Movies always show the possible direction of the development of technology and gives us the opportunity to think about it. The U.S. Government is also trying to develop such technology that was introduced in movies like <i>Star Trek</i> and <i>TERMINATOR</i> i.e. Self destructing Network of computers, Sensors and other devices. <br /> <br /> The agency of the United States Department of Defense which is responsible for funding the development of many technologies, <i>Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)</i> has <a href="https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=41304fc8f8cfcf93b758886c5705ab6b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">handed </a>over a contract to IBM for creating a microchip that will self-destruct remotely.<br /> </div> <div style="clear: both; margin: 10px 0;"> </div> <div id="aim26082779389869243762"> <br /> The project announced a year back, known as <b>Vanishing Programmable Resources (<a href="http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/MTO/Programs/Vanishing_Programmable_Resources_%28VAPR%29.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VAPR</a>)</b>, which is dedicated to developing a CMOS microchip that self-destructs when it receives a certain frequency of radio signal from military command, in order to fully destroy it and preventing it from being used by the enemy. <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The U.S. Military uses all kinds of embedded systems and there are obviously concerns about American technology falling into the wrong hands. If Iran shoots a drone out of the sky, there could be all sorts of sensitive data and bleeding-edge technology that could then be collected, analyzed, and reverse-engineered.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> "<i>It is nearly impossible to track and recover every device, resulting in an unintended accumulation in the environment and potential unauthorized use and compromise of all intellectual property and technological advantage,</i>” DARPA states.<br /> <br /> This target will be achieved by using a fuse or a reactive metal layer initiate shattering when ‘glass substrate’ receives an external Radio Frequency (RF) signal. Once broken, the material would render the device's silicon chip into dust.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <div> “<i>IBM plans is to utilize the property of strained glass substrates to shatter as the driving force to reduce attached CMOS chips into Si and SiO2 powder. A trigger, such as a fuse or a reactive metal layer will be used to initiate shattering, in at least one location, on the glass substrate. An external RF signal will be required for this process to be initiated. IBM will explore various schemes to enhance glass shattering and techniques to transfer this into the attached Si CMOS devices.</i>”</div> </blockquote> IBM has awarded £3.4 million to design a CMOS microchip that can be turned into silicon dust remotely. I Hope the new destruction technology would stay within the military infrastructure, and not extend their reach to devices like Smartphones and Personal Computers.</div> </div> </div>

IBM developing Self-Destructing Microchips for US Defense

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Zong Sponsors Van Service for Women in Islamabad / Rawalpindi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4v540rssPitm7UNXMRIHXVPlLqsAEhIgwH_r7x3uoUrs48zky_f8xdq9LPlPmi9dln-TeyJ5_tu-P10ewQENjOyhuVwhrLomf4GLXXpSiklP_zfgcfTSiEkuwA6fKmYUW8EPWtlKX68/s1600/Zong_Tabeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4v540rssPitm7UNXMRIHXVPlLqsAEhIgwH_r7x3uoUrs48zky_f8xdq9LPlPmi9dln-TeyJ5_tu-P10ewQENjOyhuVwhrLomf4GLXXpSiklP_zfgcfTSiEkuwA6fKmYUW8EPWtlKX68/s1600/Zong_Tabeer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="wp-caption-text" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: blue;">Secretary DRTA Mr. Awais Manzoor Tarar along with Mr. Ali Hamdani CEO Al-Abrar Associates and Ms.Nabila Yazdani, Dy. Director HR, Zong at the press launch of project Tabeer.</span></div> Taking further the Government of Punjab’s objective of women empowerment, Al-Abrar Associates, RTA (Regional Transport Authority) and ZonG have joined hands to launch a Women Exclusive Van service – “Tabeer” for the commuting women of Islamabad/ Rawalpindi.<br /> Lack of safe, secure, comfortable and economic transport is one of the reasons that even skilled and educated women are unable to break out of the cycle of grinding poverty.<br /> To provide a sustainable solution to this issue, DRTA has taken a step of Project Tabeer in collaboration with Al-Abrar Associates, sponsored by Zong Flutter to allow every woman the right to avail convenient transport facility to commute for work. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><br /> Expressing his views on the Project Tabeer initiative, Mr. Awais Manzoor Tarar, Secretary DRTA said, “With the very first initiative of its kind taken by private sector, DRTA in collaboration with Al-Abrar Associates and support of Zong wishes to take the endeavors of Government of Punjab for women’s empowerment to a new level. Public Transport is one area where we feel women face a number of problems and hence we couldn’t think of any better platform than a dedicated van service for the working women of Islamabad and Rawalpindi which will offer them a safe and easy commute.”<br /> 12 exclusive branded vans will facilitate women, in not only commuting between the twin cities, but also serve as a hub of information on ZonG Flutter packages with the added advantage of allowing women to avail recharge facility on the go.<br /> This is in line with Zong Flutter’s tagline, “Meri dunya, Merey khwaab”, specifically dedicated to help women realize their dreams. Project Tabeer is yet another step in that direction.<br /> Speaking on sponsoring Project Tabeer, Ms. Esna Bhatti, Product Manager Flutter, ZonG said: “We are grateful to RTA, Al-Abrar Associates and the Government of Punjab in turning the Tabeer project into a reality. Since ZonG Flutter is all about females, the project was a natural fit with the values that ZonG Flutter stands for. Hence, we decided to become the principal sponsors of the project”.<br /> Sharing her thoughts on Project Tabeer, Ms. Nabila Yazdani – Deputy Director HR, ZonG said, “At ZonG, we are sensitive to the many problems faced by Pakistani women to stand up for their rights and understand the hurdles faced by Pakistani women every single day. Hence, Tabeer is our way of letting women in Pakistan know that we respect their ambitions and want to become active partners in helping them achieve a prominent status in the society”.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Talking about the project, Mr. Ali Hamdani, CEO Al-Abrar Associates said, “We are pleased to collaborate with ZonG, Government of Punjab and RTA to bring together this very special project. Al-Abrar, Government of Punjab and ZonG Flutter share a common goal of facilitating the women of Pakistan. There could be no better way of empowering the women of Punjab than launching Project Tabeer, women exclusive van service providing them a safe and comfortable commute facility to get a step closer to their dreams and ambitions. We plan to expand this facility in other areas of Punjab after initial success in the twin cities”<br /> Following are the routes for 12 vans that are started as a pilot project:<br /> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Route No. 1: </span></h4> Haider Road Saddar Rawalpindi to Pak Secretariat Islamabad via Railway Station, Marrer Chowk, Moti Mahal, Committee Chowk, Waris Khan, Naz Cinema, Central Hospital, Sadiq Abad, Rehman Abad, Shamsabad, Faiz Abad, Zero Point, Fire Brigade, Abpara, Melody, GPO, Poly Clinic, F6/1, Super Market, Pak Secretariat.<br /> <b>Route length: 23 km.</b><br /> <br /> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Route No. 7: </span></h4> Haj Complex to Swan Camp via Golra Morr, Kohinoor Mil, Pir Wadai Morr, Chur Depot, Cheering Cross, Radio Pakistan, Rece Course Ground, MH Chowk, Railway Station, Kamran Chowk, Marrer Chowk, District Courts, Morgah Morr, Alshafa, SOS Village.<br /> <b>Route length: 19 km.</b><br /> The salient feature of Tabeer Ladies Transport Project is that it will be self-sustaining and the revenue required for smooth execution of the project will be generated by branding the vans.<br /> <div class="wp-caption-text" style="text-align: left;"> This project will not only meet the travelling needs of females but will also generate employment for them as the vans will be conducted by the females also. Strict checking of timing and routes shall be ensured by regular monitoring to address the complaints if any of the lady passengers.</div> </div>

Zong Sponsors Van Service for Women in Islamabad / Rawalpindi

Secretary DRTA Mr. Awais Manzoor Tarar along with Mr. Ali Hamdani CEO Al-Abrar Associates and Ms.Nabila Yazdani, Dy. Director HR, Zong...

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Telcos Team Up Against Unauthorized Shut Down of Cell Sites by Local Bodies

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U8KV-jb9Q3-9Qx6aBblxMyJ90od-p4gbB2w4onjcEfIKaQMxU1HAr0qpr0DiUhXwbHFl-AzGcR4J0o1Va4kWwzSQqOA-Zxhz5K61KyB9yO4z3i8rBkDL3xFym55buy04PmPKFFo3dSk/s1600/Telcos+Team+Up+Against+Unauthorized+Shut+Down+of+Cell+Sites+by+Local+Bodies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U8KV-jb9Q3-9Qx6aBblxMyJ90od-p4gbB2w4onjcEfIKaQMxU1HAr0qpr0DiUhXwbHFl-AzGcR4J0o1Va4kWwzSQqOA-Zxhz5K61KyB9yO4z3i8rBkDL3xFym55buy04PmPKFFo3dSk/s1600/Telcos+Team+Up+Against+Unauthorized+Shut+Down+of+Cell+Sites+by+Local+Bodies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Cellular companies have gotten together to make sure that their cell sites and other wireless equipment is not shut down or damaged without any authorization from regulator.<br /> Reportedly some influential local authorities, such as city development authorities, housing authorities, and most frequently the cantonment boards etc. forcibly gain access to the BTS sites and shut them down without any authorization from PTA, causing cellular outage in vast areas resulting in depriving the general public of the right to communicate and also making emergency services inaccessible.<br /> Such illegal actions are for the singular purpose of coercing the CMTOs to pay the unreasonable demands of these local authorities or individual persons.<br /> It is obvious that shutting down or damaging cellular BTS sites and interfering with wireless communication deprives customers of cellular services and also affects the accessibility and link to emergency services and is a criminal offence.<br /> In a Writ Petitions filed by three Cellular Mobile Telecom Operators (CMTOs), the Rawalpindi Bench of Lahore High Court passed injunctive orders directing that BTS sites shall not be shut down except in accordance with the provisions of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act, 1996 (PTRA).<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> BTS sites which include the towers installed for hoisting the wireless antennas and the wireless switching equipment are the backbone of a cellular mobile network without which cellular mobile services cannot be provided and CMTOs under their licenses are obligated to keep telecom services operational at all times.<br /> Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is the sole and exclusive authority, which may give orders for closure of any BTS Tower as per the provisions of the PTRA; a fact even admitted and acknowledged by the GHQ Signals Directorate in a letter recently issued to the Commander 10 Corps highlighting the illegal closure of BTS sites by the CEO of the Cantonment Board Rawalpindi.<br /> Under Section 31 of the PTRA it is an offense to prevent or obstruct any licensed telecommunication system or telecommunication services as well as to damage or remove any telecommunication equipment and is punishable with imprisonment for period up to 3 years and fine up to Rs. 10 million or both.<br /> Shutting down of BTS units is also an offence under Section 25 of the Telegraph Act 1885 punishable with imprisonment for a period up to three years or with fine or both. Additionally under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 any act, which is designed to seriously interfere with or seriously disrupt a communication system or a public utility service is an offense punishable by imprisonment that may extend from one year to ten years and imposition of a fine.<br /> Last month PTA issued a letter acknowledging that only PTA may give orders for closure of any BTS Tower of the CMTOs remaining within the legal framework.<br /> In its letter which was issued to the Ministry of Defence and the CEO of the Cantonment Board Rawalpindi, PTA clarified that as per the provisions of the PTRA, it is an obligation of the CMTOs to provide uninterrupted telecommunication services to the consumers and under section 31 of the PTRA an attempt to prevent or obstruct any licensed telecommunication system or telecommunication services as well as to damage or remove any telecommunication equipment is a criminal offence.<br /> After cellular companies approached High Court and in parallel PTA also issued its notes to several government and local bodies, unfortunately, the trend of shutting down BTS sites only increased, especially just before the start of any national or local holiday such as Eid, Ashura etc. when they are aware that not only will cellular services be in extremely high demand but also restrict the CMOTs ability to seek immediate and urgent relief leaving with little option but to succumb such coercive harassment and pay the disputes or illegal demands to keep the cellular network operational for the benefit of the million of customers.</div>

Telcos Team Up Against Unauthorized Shut Down of Cell Sites by Local Bodies

Cellular companies have gotten together to make sure that their cell sites and other wireless equipment is not shut down or damaged with...

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