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Telenor to Shut Down its Customer Service Centers Across Pakistan

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Telenor to Shut Down its Customer Service Centers Across Pakistan</h2>
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According to the buzz Pakistan’s second largest mobile operator has decided to <span style="color: red;"><b>Shut Down</b></span> all its <span style="color: red;"><b>Sales</b></span> and <b><span style="color: red;">Support</span></b> <b><span style="color: red;">Service</span></b> <b><span style="color: red;">Centers</span></b> in Pakistan.</div>
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Telenor has <b><span style="color: blue;">17 Support Centers</span></b> where hundreds of people are working and as a consequence of this sudden decision the employees are going to lose their job. Customers now will turn to <b><span style="color: blue;">289</span></b> <b><span style="color: blue;">Franchises</span></b> that are opened in many cities across Pakistan to get after sale services.</div>
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According to what Telenor has planned Franchises will be renovated and equipped with all features that are needed to give after support services.</div>
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These measures are being taken to give best possible facilities to all the customers.</div>
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Telenor is of the thought that now the customers use online portals and helplines to resolve problems so they don’t need any such facility.</div>
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Where employees are concerned Telenor is trying their best to complete the process soon and in an efficient way. It is offering them compensations, medical allowances, bonuses and all necessary support to them.</div>
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Telenor Pakistan has about <b><span style="color: blue;">36 Million Subscribers</span></b> over Pakistan. It has a network of over <b><span style="color: blue;">200,000 Retailers</span></b>, <b><span style="color: blue;">Franchises</span></b> and <b><span style="color: blue;">Support Centers</span></b>. In fact Telenor Pakistan customer service centers were operating very well.</div>
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Let’s see for the further details from Telenor Pakistan.</div>
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via <a href="http://techlist.pk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Techlist</span></a></div>
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Telenor to Shut Down its Customer Service Centers Across Pakistan

Telenor to Shut Down its Customer Service Centers Across Pakistan According to the buzz Pakistan’s second largest mobile operator ...

11:42:00 PM

WordPress Banned in Pakistan by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)

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<b><span style="color: blue;">Pakistan Telecommunication Authority</span></b>, in a recent development, has asked Pakistani Internet service providers to block the access of <b><span style="color: blue;">WordPress.com</span></b> in Pakistan. As of now, the website is inaccessible on all major Pakistani ISPs.<br />
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Just to be recalled, WordPress is a blogging platform that hosts millions of blogs from across the world.<br />
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While we don’t have any word from <b><span style="color: blue;">PTA</span></b> on why this decision was made and on what grounds such popular and so widely used blogging platform was blocked, we anticipate that it will get unblocked soon.<br />
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Not to be mentioned, <b><span style="color: blue;">PTA</span></b> was just granted the powers to monitor content on Internet and block any indecent, blasphemous or anti state website. Previously such decisions were made by inter-ministerial committee that was dissolved on directions of a recently issued court order. Prime minister of Pakistan, after inter-ministerial committee was dissolved, granted <span style="color: blue;"><b>PTA</b></span> the authority to control content on the Internet.<br />
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We have seen <b><span style="color: blue;">PTA</span></b> in past making decisions in haste, and later reversing them.<br />
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This is a developing story and we will update it when we get any further details.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Update</b></span><br />
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A source at <b><span style="color: blue;">Pakistan Telecommunication Authority</span></b> has confirmed <b><span style="color: red;">RexHacker</span></b> that <b><span style="color: blue;">WordPress.com</span></b> is temporarily blocked in Pakistan due to severe issues related to national security. It appears now that blocking decision is somewhat related to Pakistan day.<br />
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Source, who wanted to remain unnamed, said that exact content that caused the blockade can’t be revealed due to seriousness of the matter.<br />
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Source further confirmed that <b><span style="color: blue;">WordPress.com</span></b> will be unblocked in two days from now.</div>

WordPress Banned in Pakistan by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority , in a recent development, has asked Pakistani Internet service providers to block the access of Word...

8:06:00 PM

How To Use Free 3G Trial Internet On Telenor Sim

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As we all know very well that 3G mobile internet network is launched in Pakistan and every company has started marketing their offers already. Telenor Pakistan is now offering <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-to-use-free-3g-trial-internet-on.html" target="_blank">free 3G trial service</a> for all of its users. You can use 3G internet on your Telenor sim free of cost if you are in 3G trial coverage area. Read the details after the jump. Telenor has just recently won a license for 5MHz band at the auction held at Marriott Hotel Islamabad on 23rd April for a price of $147.5 million.<br />
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Telenor Pakistan grabbed a 5 MHz frequency 3G license for its users and now they are testing it in all the major cities of Pakistan.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">What Can You Do On 3G Internet?</span></b><br />
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<li>Uninterrupted Video Calling</li>
<li>Seamless Video Streaming</li>
<li>Non Stop Music Download</li>
<li>Amazing Social Networking and Browsing</li>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Benefits of 3G:</span></b><br />
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<li>Get broadband internet speed on your mobile phone</li>
<li>Stream videos without waiting for them to buffer</li>
<li>Make video calls (Telenor to Telenor)</li>
<li>Download music and browse websites with the best experience out there</li>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">How To Use Free 3G Trial On Telenor Sim?</span></b><br />
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You can enjoy free 3G trial in selected areas of Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Other cities of Pakistan will be covered soon as well.<br />
To check if you are in the 3G coverage area to use free 3G, you need to dial <b><span style="color: blue;">*7799#</span></b> from your Telenor Sim.<br />
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Did you like this free trial 3G service offer by Telenor Pakistan? Tell us in the comments below.</div>

How To Use Free 3G Trial Internet On Telenor Sim

As we all know very well that 3G mobile internet network is launched in Pakistan and every company has started marketing their offers alr...

1:33:00 PM

Mobilink Plans For Another Round of Layoffs

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Restructuring at Mobilink has entered in its next round where more 
employees are going to see the exit doors, most probably tomorrow 
evening. <br />

Mobilink said that its aim is to fine-tune organization’s 
productivity with right-sizing the head-count to ultimately relieve 
pressure from increasing operating expenditure, which has become a major
 concern for VimpelCom.<br />

It appears that group level brunt is now going to be borne by the 
Mobilink employees in Pakistan, which contributes major part of revenues
 for Moscow based VimpelCom group. <br />
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Our well placed sources tell that  Mobilink has plans to off-load at 
least two dozen employees from finance department this time, from the 
head office and other regions. Moreover, another few dozens employees 
from technical department are also going to lose their jobs with-in next
 few weeks.<br />

Not to forget that at least 30 employees from sales department were 
shown the doors just last Friday. This was in addition to over <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/11/firing-spree-mobilink-lays-off-another.html" target="_blank">250 employees that were fired from Technical department</a> with-in last six months.<br />

Our sources say that restructuring has caused various positions at 
Mobilink to become redundant. For instance the finance tasks at various 
channels are now being handled by customer support people leaving 
finance guys to become almost valueless for the company.<br />

Similarly, there are other efforts being made to add more functions 
and responsibilities for some of the staff to ultimately off-load the 
remaining work-force. Outsourcing technical department was part of the 
same strategy.<br />

While there is no denying of the fact that Telecom industry is not in
 its best times these days (see financial reports of telcos for 
elaboration), however, such massive lays-off are definitely going to 
worsen the already weakening economy of the country.</div>

Mobilink Plans For Another Round of Layoffs

Restructuring at Mobilink has entered in its next round where more employees are going to see the exit doors, most probably tomorrow ev...

6:45:00 PM

Appointment of PTA Chairman Challenged in High Court

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At a time when Information Memorandum for 3G auction is about to get 
released and auction for next generation licenses is just around the 
edge, the appointment of Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Dr. Ismail Shah has been challenged in the Islamabad High Court.<br />

Petition comes from Mr. Nasim Arshad Rana through his counsel 
Barrister Gohal Ali contending that appointment of Dr. Ismail Shah was 
against PTA’s act.<br />

Not to mention, Mr. Nasim Arshad was also contesting for the chairmanship of PTA, which was bestowed to Dr. Ismail Shah when <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/09/sc-rejects-govts-request-orders-to.html" target="_blank">Supreme Court had directed the government</a> to appoint chairman at earliest to <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/09/sc-rejects-govts-request-orders-to.html" target="_blank">urgently peruse the auction of next-gen licenses</a> in the country.<br />

In his petition, Mr. Nasim Arshad Rana cited Federation of Pakistan, Secretary Establishment, and Chairman PTA as respondents.<br />
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Petition argued that chairman PTA could not be appointed without appointing the required numbers of members of PTA.<br />

It maybe recalled that Member Technical wasn’t appointed when Dr. 
Ismail Shah was made the chairman. In fact the slot for member technical
 is still vacant.<br />

The counsel maintained that this appointment is also against the 
directions of Supreme Court since the apex court had instructed to 
appoint the heads of all semi-government organisations through a 
competent commission.<br />

Therefore, the petition, prayed the court to declare the appointment of Chairman PTA as null and void.</div>

Appointment of PTA Chairman Challenged in High Court

At a time when Information Memorandum for 3G auction is about to get released and auction for next generation licenses is just around th...

6:33:00 PM

Warid Launches 75 Paisa MNP Offer

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Warid has announced a special flat calling rate for all new and 
port-in customers, who will be able to enjoy 75 paisas per 30 second 
call rate for all networks.<br />

In addition, they can get 75 paisas per half MB internet plus 75 paisas per SMS for all networks.
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Moreover, all port-in customers will be given free on-net minutes
 for every Rs. 50 or more recharge. All such recharges will get them 
equivalent number of free minutes with which they will be able to make 
free Warid to Warid calls.
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Customers of other networks can join Warid through a very simple 
and easy method; online number port-in available on the website <a href="http://www.waridtel.com/cs/online-port-in.php" target="_blank">http://www.waridtel.com/cs/online-port-in.php</a>
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Other networks’ users can also call on Warid MNP Helpline 
0321-3213211 or visit the nearest Warid Business Center, Franchise or 
Warid Super Shop along with their CNIC to get their number ported in to 
Warid. Upon successful execution, the new SIM will be directly delivered
 to the customer’s door step.<br />
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<li>Special One Rate for all services
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<li>Calling Rate for all local networks: 75 paisas/30 sec
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<li>Nationwide SMS:75 paisas/SMS
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<li>All new and ported-in numbers can SMS ‘A1’ to 3333 and avail a flat rate of just 75 paisas for Calls, SMS and Mobile Internet. </li>
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<li>Free minutes will be added on every recharge of Rs. 50 and above.
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<li>Free minutes bonus will be provided up to 6 months of the activation.
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<li>Free minutes can be utilized on any Warid number in Pakistan.
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<li>Free minutes will expire in 3 days.
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<li>You can avail IDD bundles with this package as well.
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<li>This offer is for all new and ported in Warid consumers.
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<li>Standard call setup charges apply.
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<li>You can change your package anytime by dialing IVR 100 but you cannot go back to the Special Package once you have changed.</li>
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Warid Launches 75 Paisa MNP Offer

Warid has announced a special flat calling rate for all new and port-in customers, who will be able to enjoy 75 paisas per 30 second ca...

8:19:00 PM

Wateen Telecom Supports Second Annual Lahore Literary Festival

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Wateen Telecom has announced its support for the Second annual Lahore Literary Festival (LLF).<br />

As part of its continued support for the Lahore Literary Festival and
 Lahore’s revival as Pakistan’s cultural capital, Wateen Telecom has 
become a silver sponsor for the three day event and will be providing 
guests and visitors at the festival with continuous high-speed wireless 
broadband experience.
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Commenting on Wateen’s involvement with the Festival, Mr. Naeem 
Zamindar, CEO Wateen Telecom, said, “The Lahore Literary Festival 2014 
promises to be an exciting event, with some truly amazing delegates. We 
at Wateen wanted to demonstrate our support for this fantastic effort by
 ensuring that visitors to the Festival are able to live blog or Tweet 
or post pictures or even videos online, sharing their experiences with 
friends and loved ones across the country and the world at large.”
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After the great success of LLF 2013, this year the event is being
 held on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of February at the Alhamra Arts Center.
 Like last year, LLF aims to revive the Lahore spirit of art and 
creativity.
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The event promises to enrich the cultural experience of the 
city’s residents by creating an institutional platform for fostering and
 furthering Lahore’s literary traditions.</div>

Wateen Telecom Supports Second Annual Lahore Literary Festival

Wateen Telecom has announced its support for the Second annual Lahore Literary Festival (LLF). As part of its continued support for the...

8:16:00 PM

PTCL Launches One-Year Paid Internship Program For 2014

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has opened its 
doors to the talented youth of Pakistan through its ‘One-Year Paid 
Internship Program 2014’.<br />

The program enables fresh graduates to develop essential skills and 
gain the necessary experience required to compete in today’s fast-paced 
and challenging job market.<br />

Commenting on this initiative President and CEO PTCL Walid Irshaid 
said, “At PTCL, we believe in contributing towards the socio-economic 
progress of the country through various community development 
initiatives and we would continue exploring innovative ways like this to
 serve the society.”<br />
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He further added, “I am confident that such programs will play an 
important role in capacity building and nourishment of the country’s 
human capital and future leaders”, he further added.<br />

A batch comprising of 500 interns has been selected after going 
through the assessment process. The successful interns who have joined 
the program will be paid a stipend amounting to Rs.15,000 per month.<br />

PTCL began this One-year Paid Internship program in 2012 with 
departments including engineering, finance, marketing, customer care, 
IT, Human Resource, and others. 50 top performers of the first batch 
were offered an opportunity to work as full-time employees at PTCL, 
while 100 interns were hired by various organizations upon completion of
 the one year term. The rigorous and challenging program also led to 283
 more interns getting jobs during the continuity of the program.<br />

“This program is designed to develop and enhance the capacity of our 
youth and we plan to explore such innovative approaches which serve the 
community in future as well”, commented Syed Mazhar Hussain, Chief Human
 Resource Officer at PTCL.</div>

PTCL Launches One-Year Paid Internship Program For 2014

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has opened its doors to the talented youth of Pakistan through its ‘One-Year Paid Int...

8:13:00 PM

PTCL Sets Up Management Portal For EVO, Wingle And Nitro Customers

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PTCL has established a management portal for its EVO, Wingle, Nitro 
and 3G Tab users to keep a watch on the services they are using.<br />

Through this portal customers will be able to manage their accounts, 
view their usage details and perform various other functions relating to
 PTCL wireless broadband services they are using.<br />

Almost all packages from EVO, Wingle and Nitro are capped now with a 
monthly limit on downloads, this management portal is going to help 
customers to track their usage patterns and to plan their broadband 
usages.<br />

Customers can also recharge their (prepaid) accounts through the management portal.<br />
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Here is the URL: <a href="http://evo.com.pk/" target="_blank">evo.com.pk</a><br />

If you are new user then click on “Register” to get yourself an 
account. You will need your MDN – a number available on your device or 
back of packing – to get started. Along with you will need to provide 
your email ID and mobile number to get registered.<br />

You will get your passwords in an SMS on your phone.<br />

Please note that PTCL has this tendency of sending email and SMS 
reminders for payments, so be willing to receive such notifications if 
you register with them here.<br />

Once registered, you can log-in to start performing various management operations relating to your EVO, Nitro and 3G tab.</div>

PTCL Sets Up Management Portal For EVO, Wingle And Nitro Customers

PTCL has established a management portal for its EVO, Wingle, Nitro and 3G Tab users to keep a watch on the services they are using. T...

7:57:00 PM

Know This Before Calling For a Call Center Job

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<b>By Madiha  Javed from Wah Cantt</b><br />
Pakistan’s call center industry has established itself to be one of 
the most popular and successful sector of the country. The reason behind
 this success is that it has created vast employment opportunities for 
youngsters who have very little or no work experience and skills.<br />
In a country like Pakistan, where unemployment rate is high, such job
 opportunities are bound to be welcomed by job seeking individuals.<br />
Fresh graduates take this opportunity as sunshine towards a bright 
future. Call center jobs are easily accessible and act as a good starter
 to generate income. If you have strong communication skills and feel 
you can talk to people over the phone with authority and confidence then
 that’s all what you need to get a job with a call centrer.<br />
Once you get the job things look quite exiting. Till the trainings 
are undergone it remains a fun, but once that’s over the real work 
begins. It does get boring and frustrating in a few weeks as you start 
the routine of answering one call after the other. Especially when most 
of the times customers are calling in to abuse you over different issues
 including balance deduction without his/her knowledge, network issues 
and so on.<br />
When you are unemployed and get a chance to work at a BPO, your 
communication skills are enhanced and you learn tactics to handle calls 
efficiently, but still when the pros and cons are compared, its long 
term benefits are far less.<br />
The repetitive nature of most call centers can be both good and bad 
simultaneously. If you’re feeling down and don’t want to go to work any 
day, the repetition can help you as you will not have to put in too much
 effort in your work. The negative side is that, at some point you will 
get bored of the monotonous nature of the BPO or call center industry.<br />
I still remember the days when I worked at a call center and used to 
come home after work. I simply hated answering calls from anyone or even
 seeing someone’s name appear on my cell phone’s screen. I became rude, 
irritated, and began hating myself. There were severe impacts on my 
family life and I had to practically abandon my friends circle.<br />
Job seekers take this opportunity as a first step towards the 
corporate world, but unfortunately only a few actually end up 
successfully shifting to a better job; most of them remain stuck in this
 job forever.<br />
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Long hours of work, permanent night shifts, incredibly high work 
targets and loss of identity are amongst some of the major factors 
adversely affecting the lives of employees affiliated with the call 
center industry in Pakistan.<br />
The nature of work in call centers is such that an agent is made to 
work on a chair, continuously for nine hours, whereby he/she is forced 
to read a pre-scripted document at the start of a call for every 
customer. This tedious routine literary made me a psycho, insomniac, and
 rude individual with a disturbing my life as a whole. It’s one of the 
looniest jobs in the world as you are surrounded by your colleagues and 
friends constantly talking on the phone in 8 to 9 hour long shifts, with
 just 15 minute tea breaks and 30 minute lunch breaks in between.<br />
This frustration, tension and depressive nature of a call center job 
is driving our youth into adoption of unusual and abnormal behaviors 
and poses a serious threat to the society and is weakening our roots and
 culture.<br />
In my opinion, the worst part about working at a call center is the 
overly strict rules and regulations. Generally, if you are more than a 
few minutes late you receive a negative ‘point’. If you get a certain 
number of ‘points’ you will be fired instantly regardless of how good 
you are at your job.<br />
In some cases things are even worse than words can describe. I myself
 worked at a call center of a cellular company in Pakistan and I and was
 deprived of any employee benefits besides my salary. In addition to 
this, we were also dispossessed of basic employee rights, for instance, 
we were not given a single penny for working on public holidays. Taking a
 day off even for medical reasons is an uphill task there.<br />
We worked in 9 hour long shifts and were given just a single day off 
after 6 days of work which is extremely tough; other call centers 
generally give at least two days off weekly.<br />
It is indeed a challenging job that requires tackling different 
customers which include good, bad, abusive, moody and at times 
aggressive clients. You require a tactful approach to address the needs 
and issues of the customer.<br />
A lot of sacrifice and commitment is required from an agent to work 
during night shifts and to alter his/her life to adapt to a new 
lifestyle; hence I salute all CSO’s (Customer Support Officers) for 
adjusting to such a tough lifestyle.<br />
One year work experience with this industry is enough. A CSO gets far
 away from his social life and develops habits of rudeness and 
frustration in life. A CSO requires a lot of patience even when a 
customer is annoying and using abusive language. You end up taking out 
this frustration in your life outside your work place which impacts your
 relationship with your friends and family; please keep in mind that no 
job is worth more than these closely knit relationships.<br />
Opting for a job in a call center might not be the best job in the 
world, but it is better than being unemployed and sitting at home. 
However, I sincerely request youngsters not to consider it as a long 
term carrier.</div>

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Pakistan Aiming to Pull New Operators For 3G/4G Auction

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Pakistan government is making all possible efforts to bring in new 
operators for participation in expected 3G auction that is planned 
with-in next couple of months.<br />

Anusha Rehman, Minister for IT and Telecom and Dr. Ismail Shah, 
Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority are on their visits to 
Middle Eastern and European markets to arrange road-shows for 3G auction
 in Pakistan.<br />

Anusha Rehman visited Qatar
 and met Qatari regulator and telecom operators to invite them for 
participation in Pakistan’s next-gen license auction. Similarly Dr. 
Ismail Shah met with Saudi regulator and telecom operators in Saudi 
Arabia to convince them about the potential that Pakistani market bears 
for telecom players with next-gen telecom services.<br />

Dr. Ismail Shah, according to <a href="http://www.arabnews.com/news/525921" target="_blank">Arab News</a>,
 first time hinted that a 1800Mhz 4G license – in addition to 2100 Mhz 
3g licenses – might also go on for auction. 1800Mhz is considered a rich
 spectrum for LTE deployments, making it extremely viable for the 
investors to cap the untapped broadband market of Pakistan.<br />
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Chairman of Board of Saudi Telecom, Abdulaziz A. Alsugair, during his
 meeting with Dr. Shah showed his enthusiasm in the upcoming auction, 
acknowledging that statistics pertaining to opportunities in Pakistan 
were highly attractive.<br />

Pakistan has currently mere 2 percent broadband penetration with less than 3 million subscribers. <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2014/01/3g-can-trigger-pakistans-economy-by.html" target="_blank">Estimates suggest</a>
 that with 3G and 4G networks the number of broadband subscribers can 
cross 20 million mark in just less than three years. This translates to 
over Rs. 50 billion in quarterly revenues per telco by 2018 or double 
the revenues of what the largest telecom operator is currently 
generating in Pakistan now.<br />

Dr. Ismail Shah and Anusha Rehman has plans to visit Turkey and UK during this week.<br />

Next-gen telecom licenses are being planned for auction during March-April 2014.<br />

Government is intending to maximize the money generated through 
auction by making sure that new foreign operators also take part in the 
auction.<br />

At least four operators in Pakistan namely Telenor Pakistan, 
Mobilink, Ufone and Zong of China Mobile have already shown interest in 
the auction.</div>

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Ufone Offer Rs. 600 Free Balance for New and Port-in Customers

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Ufone has introduced a new offer for its new and port-in customers 
that will enable anyone who buys a new Ufone SIM or switches to network 
to get free balance of Rs.600 in six months.<br />
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Rs.100 per month, once every month, on a minimum recharge of Rs. 100.
 The offer will continue for six months, hence giving the customer a 
benefit of Rs. 600 in total.<br />

Speaking about this exciting offer, General Manager Marketing at 
Ufone, Taimur Cheema, said, “We consider our customers as the most 
important members of the Ufone family. Keeping that in mind, we have 
launched this lucrative offer to reward new customers so that they can 
benefit from our exceptional services while looking forward to earning 
more balance each month.”<br />

“This offer is to remind our customers that they are a part of a 
network that believes in giving the best to the consumers. The offer 
will ensure peace of mind as new and port-in customers can look forward 
to enjoying Ufone services without worrying about their <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>balance.” He added.<br />

<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Terms and Conditions:</span></h4>
<ul>
<li>This offer is valid until 15th of April 2014.</li>
<li>Upon recharging balance of Rs. 100 or more, customers will get additional balance of Rs. 100, once a month, for up to 6 months.</li>
<li>Customers will also get the standard amount of balance alongside Additional balance of Rs. 100</li>
<li>Additional balance will be valid for 72 hours</li>
<li>This offer is for customers who buy a new Ufone SIM or port-in to Ufone network</li>
<li>Additional balance is only available on scratch cards and ULoad recharges</li>
<li>Additional balance cannot be shared via Ushare</li>
<li>Additional balance is valid for calls from Ufone to Ufone, PTCL and 
Vfone, local SMS & MMS, GPRS, balance enquiry and package conversion
 on the Ufone network</li>
<li>Additional balance is not valid for bundle subscriptions, offers, 
buckets, short codes, IVR, Ushare, International SMS, calls to other 
networks and international calls</li>
<li>To check your remaining balance, dial *124#</li>
</ul>
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Zong Circle Offers Pakistani Youth a Chance to Win BIG

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With an effort to reward its customers for their loyalty, Zong is offering a consumer promotion drive under its Youth Brand Circle titled <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="OLE_LINK3"></a><span style="color: black;">“Circle sey Jeeto – Aik Baat Phir</span><span style="color: black;">”.</span><br />

With this promotion, Zong users can win Pakistan’s first Hybrid 
Sports Car, the 1500 CC Honda CRZ along with many other exciting prizes 
including stylish Heavy bikes like Honda CBR 500 and Honda CBR 150.<br />

This promotion, which is effective from 12<sup>th</sup> February, 2014 till 15<sup>th</sup> March, 2014 is only for Circle pre-paid subscribers who have activated their Circle Club Promotion.<br />
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Speaking about this latest promotional offer, Mr. Amees Ahmed, Dy. 
Director Marketing, ZonG said, “As important it is to ensure your 
customers have an amazing service experience, it is also important to 
make sure they are constantly rewarded for their loyalty. After the 
recent success of our Circle Heavy Bike campaign, we decided the time 
was right to reward our customers even more and remind them that as a 
company we are always on the look out to show our appreciation.”<br />

On a separate note, Zhao Peng, CCO, ZonG added, “Our subscriber base 
has crossed the 24 Million mark and we are the fastest growing network 
in Pakistan at the moment. Through this promotion, we want to express 
our gratitude towards our customers for the support they have shown us 
in all these years of growth.”<br />

The “Circle sey Jeeto – Aik Baat Phir” campaign is not the first time
 that the company has decided to reward its youth customer base as it 
follows the recently concluded Circle Heavy Bike Campaign.<br />

Circle is designed especially for the youth of the nation and 
includes very affordable rates, a fast internet connection and virtually
 free calls and unlimited SMSes .<br />

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<span style="font-weight: bold;">List of Prizes:</span></h4>
<ul>
<li>Honda CRZ Sports Car</li>
<li>Honda CBR 500 Heavy Bikes</li>
<li>Honda CBR 150 Heavy Bikes</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy Note 3</li>
<li>DSLR Camera Nikon</li>
<li>Clothing Vouchers worth Rs. 25,000 each</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Win </span></h4>
<ul>
<li>Buy a Circle SIM or dial *456# if you are an existing Zong Customer.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Circle Club to get AMAZING rates of Rs 0.9/hr + tax 
(Club member to Club member) and enjoy Unlimited Free SMS (Club member 
to Club member).</li>
<li>Use balance of Rs. 300+ tax till 15th March 2014 to be eligible for the Lucky Draw.</li>
<li>And that’s it.</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Check Used Balance</span></h4>
<ul>
<li>You can check your usage by just dialing *221#. This facility is Absolutely Free</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Increase your chances to win</span></h4>
More balance you use means more chances to win.<br />

<ul>
<li>Use Rs. 300+tax and become eligible for the Lucky Draw (Single Entry)</li>
<li>Use Rs. 500+tax and become eligible for the Lucky Draw (Two Entries)</li>
<li>Use Rs. 550+tax and become eligible for the Lucky Draw (Three Entries)</li>
<li>Every Rs. 50+tax consumption from Rs. 550 and beyond, till Rs. 
1000+tax will allow the customer for an additional entry into the Lucky 
Draw.</li>
</ul>
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Mobilink Allows Its Users to Buy Pepsi Drinks With Mobile Balance

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Mobilink has partnered with Pepsi to launch new kind of vending 
machines, which will allow Mobilink users to get their desired drinks 
from the machine while paying through their available mobile balance. 
How does it sound? Interesting enough, isn’t it?<br />

Here is how they are doing this:<br />

Customer sends a blank SMS to a short-code, which in return sends a 
unique PIN code to be entered into the vending machine. After 
authorization the machine will get you the desired drink while money 
from your Mobilink balance will get deducted.<br />

Mobilink has started to deploy such vending machines in Lahore and 
Islamabad, mainly in the universities. But we believe the idea can 
replicated at various other locations and for other consumer products as
 well.<br />
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Paying through Mobile Balance can altogether become a new payment 
channel for variety of things, ranging from Cinema tickets to website 
hosting payments.<br />

<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">How To Use This Service</span></h4>
Send a Blank SMS to the following short codes for your desired drink:<br />

<ul>
<li>Pepsi: 7054</li>
<li>Aquafina: 7055</li>
<li>Sting Bottle: 7056</li>
</ul>
By sending a blank SMS to any of above short-code, user will get a 7 
digit PIN code through SMS. Enter this PIN code into Machine to get your
 desired drink.<br />

<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pricing</span></h4>
Following are the prices that will be deducted from your mobile balane:<br />

<ul>
<li>Pepsi: Rs. 35</li>
<li>Aquafina: Rs. 25</li>
<li>Sting Bottle: Rs. 55</li>
</ul>
There are no additional charges for the service. You will be charged price of the product only with no taxes involved.<br />

<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span></h4>
<ul>
<li>This service is available for Mobilink prepaid and postpaid customers</li>
<li>A user cannot vend more than 5 drinks in a day</li>
<li>All complaints/Queries will be entertained by the Pepsi vending machine helpline: 051-2256166</li>
<li>Machine will not dispense the drink if it is switched off or if the keyboard is not responding</li>
<li>Do not press the vending selection button if red light is on. It means that the product is out of stock.</li>
</ul>
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Mobilink Organizes Road Safety Painting Competition

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<span style="color: blue;">Omar Manzur Head of Corporate Communication 
Mobilink receiving a shield from Jawad Paul, Chief Commissioner 
Islamabad and Sultan Azam Taimuri, AIG Operations Islamabad Police.</span></div>
Mobilink Foundation in collaboration with Islamabad Traffic Police 
(ITP) organized the ‘Mobilink Road Safety Painting Competition’ at the 
Open Air Theater Shakarparian, Islamabad.<br />

The painting competition was aimed at increasing the awareness about road safety to encourage a traffic rules savvy generation.<br />

Hundreds of children from Government and private schools of the twin cities took part in the competition.<br />
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Participating students were asked to use their imagination to 
visually depict simple yet critical topics related to road safety and 
associated hazards using the medium of art.<br />

A unique feature of the event was the involvement of special children
 who shared their perspectives on the need for safety measures 
specifically designed for those with special needs.<br />

Omar Manzur, Head of Corporate Communication Mobilink praised the art
 of the school children and encouraged them to learn about road safety 
measures.<br />

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Speaking to the audience Omar said, “Every year thousands of people 
are affected by road accidents, and much of this distress can be 
prevented by exercising a little care and vigilance. With this 
initiative, these young children have helped Mobilink Foundation and ITP
 share a public service message to educate our citizens towards 
preventing loss of life and increasing awareness in the public.”</div>
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9:08:00 PM

Zouhair A. Khaliq Steps Down as Board Member of Wateen Telecom

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Zouhair A. Khaliq has stepped down as Board Member of Wateen Telecom,
 Pakistan after completing a 3 year-tenure that led to the restructuring
 and reorganization of Wateen, said official statement issued by the 
company.<br />

It may be recalled that Zouhair was appointed by Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, to the Board of Wateen and Warid in December 2010. However, later on he resigned from Warid Board while continued to remain the board member of Wateen Telecom.<br />

Naeem Zamindar was appointed CEO at the same time and together this 
team brought in key new members to strengthen the management team and 
address the challenges at the Company.<br />

Zouhair led the restructuring effort as Chairman of the Board Executive Committee.<br />
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Working with the CEO and shareholders Zouhair played a key role in 
strengthening Board Governance bringing in additional independent 
members to the Board, and reorganizing the operational team, including 
the appointment of a Restructuring firm to successfully negotiate new 
financial terms with its lenders.<br />

Zouhair’s leadership consolidated and refocused Wateen’s businesses leading the effort in carving out the WiMax business and <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/12/breaking-wateen-and-qubee-to.html" target="_blank">planning a merger with QuBee</a>.<br />

The Company went private by de-listing from the Stock Exchanges, strengthened the LDI business and charted a new strategy for its fibre business.<br />

His contribution enabled Wateen to emerge from a loss making entity 
to one which is generating positive EBITDA and is now viewed as a stable
 organization set to build on these successes.<br />

Zouhair is currently based in the UK and continues to work in an 
advisory capacity in the Telecom and Technology sector where he has had a
 successful and productive career over the last 22 years.</div>

Zouhair A. Khaliq Steps Down as Board Member of Wateen Telecom

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7:35:00 PM

Telenor’s Revenues Decline During Q4 2013

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Telenor Pakistan posted its total revenues of Rs. 23.14 billion (or 
NOK 1340 million) for fourth quarter of 2013, down from NOK 1,421 
million during the same duration last year.<br />
Total revenues in local currency declined by 1%, mainly due to price 
erosion from low priced on-net offers and negative contribution from ICH
 of 3 percentage points.<br />
Telenor Pakistan’s revenues from subscriptions and traffic stood at 
Rs. 17.02 billion during the quarter ended December 31st, 2014, while 
non-mobile revenues during the report period were recorded at Rs. 4.27 
billion.<br />
The EBITDA margin decreased by 8 percentage points primarily coming 
from increased commissions as last year was affected by the government 
directed SIM sale restrictions and increased push on Easypaisa services 
this quarter.<br />
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Operating profit improved by Rs. 5.82 billion (NOK 337 million) as 
accelerated depreciations were reduced following the completion of 
network modernisation.<br />
Capital expenditure decreased after the successful completion of 
network modernisation and was focused towards network optimisation and 
swapping of billing platform.<br />
ARPU in local currency decreased by 8% and reached Rs. 189, down from
 Rs. 208 during same period last year, mainly due to increased focus on 
on-net offers accompanied by the decrease in interconnect ARPU due to 
shifting of revenues from incoming international traffic through 
International Clearing House (ICH) to non-mobile revenues and declining 
levels of domestic interconnect traffic.<br />
Average monthly minutes per user increased from 217 during Q4 2012 to 245 during Q4 2013.<br />
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Telenor’s Revenues Decline During Q4 2013

Telenor Pakistan posted its total revenues of Rs. 23.14 billion (or NOK 1340 million) for fourth quarter of 2013, down from NOK 1,421 m...

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PTCL Offers Free EVO For Broadband DSL Users

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PTCL has announced that it will offer free EVO devices to all DSL subscribers as a backup connection.<br />

There will be no device charges, however, a monthly line rent of Rs. 500 will apply for 3.1Mbps speed with 10GB monthly limit.<br />
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This offer can be especially beneficial for DSL broadband subscribers who want connectivity while on the go as well.<br />

Charges for EVO device, that is Rs. 500 per month, will be included in customer’s monthly bill.<br />

Just to add, this is an opt-in package and can be availed with any 
DSL package as per customer requirement. However, once subscribed, Rs 
1,000 will be charged in case of disconnection of Evo Package on 
customer request before lapse of 12 months since purchase.<br />

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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Offer Details:</span></h4>
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<li>Package Name: EVO DSL Bundle (Rev.A 3.1 USB)</li>
<li>Device Price: Free of Cost</li>
<li>Monthly Line-Rent: Rs. 500</li>
<li>Monthly Volume Limit: 10 GB</li>
<li>Validity: 1 Month</li>
<li>Billing Mode: Postpaid</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Business Rules:</span></h4>
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<li>The promotion can be availed by any existing or new PTCL Broadband Customer.</li>
<li>Offer is valid for DSL subscribers only.</li>
<li>Package can be availed with any DSL package as per customer requirement.</li>
<li>Billing Mode will be Postpaid (PSTN Billing Only), to be billed alongside DSL in customer’s landline bill.</li>
<li>Rs 1,000 will be charged in case of disconnection of Evo Package on customer request before lapse of 12 months since purchase.</li>
<li>Disconnection of Package after a period of 12 months at the request of the customer will not be charged.</li>
<li>EVO connection will be disconnected if the PSTN connection is terminated.</li>
<li>EVO Service can be availed through any PTCL OSS. For DSL, orders can be booked through PTCL order line i.e 0800-8-0800</li>
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PTCL Offers Free EVO For Broadband DSL Users

PTCL has announced that it will offer free EVO devices to all DSL subscribers as a backup connection. There will be no device charges, ...

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Mobilink Offers Unlimited Data Bundles with Huawei G700 and Y220

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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 />
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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

Mobilink in collaboration with Huawei is offering Ascend G700 & Y220 as a means to further increase its smartphone subscriber base. ...

9:01:00 PM

Cellular Subscribers in Pakistan Reach 132.33 Million

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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 />
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Warid managed to end the month with 12.87 million subscribers.<br />
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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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