New JAZZ Favourite Numbers

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After the success of Jazz Welcome and Jazz ‘Ghanta’ offers, Jazz brings yet another fantastic ‘favourite’ feature. Now, Jazz One customers can choose upto 3 of their favorite Mobilink numbers & talk for just 50 paisa/minute (3 minute pulse) at any time they desire.

This offer & campaign has been developed keeping our valued customers & their needs in mind. It has never been easier & more convenient to keep in touch with your friends at the best rates in the market. When it comes to the favourite prepaid brand of the country, there’s definitely NO Compromise on Jazz!

-Subscribers can add upto 3 Mobilink numbers as Favorite numbers
-This offer is only applicable on Jazz One. For more details about Jazz One Click here
-For conversion to Jazz One, customers have to dial ‘123’ and press ‘3’
-To add favourite numbers to their Jazz One package, customers have to dial ‘121’ and press ‘1’
-21% tax apply on the above mentioned price
-Limited time offer

50% Discount Offer Roam at ease. Whether it’s vacation or the Twenty 20 cricket matches

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50% Discount Offer
50% Discount on International Roaming for UK

Roam at ease. Whether it’s vacation or the Twenty 20 cricket matches that take you to UK this summer, enjoy your time and stay connected to your loved ones only with Ufone Postpay.

Get up to 50% discount on International Roaming when you visit the UK during the month of June.


-This offer is valid on all roaming usage including Voice (Incoming & Outgoing), SMS (Outgoing), GPRS and BlackBerry® services
-This offer is exclusively for Ufone Postpay customers traveling to the United Kingdom from June 1st -30th 2009
-To activate International Roaming on your Ufone, visit your nearest Sales and Service Center
-Terms and conditions apply
-21% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies.

Prime Minister tells Punjab, Sindh to transfer properties' title in name of PTCL

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ISLAMABAD (May 29 2009): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed Punjab and Sindh governments to immediately transfer the title of all properties in the name of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) without formal procedures.

Prime Minister in a letter to the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Sindh has stated that most of the properties are already in possession of the PTCL and the titles of ownership and possession thereof have been transferred to the PTCL.

There are 71 properties in Punjab and 45 in Sindh, which now need to be transferred in the name of PTCL (Etisalat). "Such transfers are vital to facilitate payment of $799 million to the GoP and help the country improve its financial position," the sources quoted the Prime Minister as saying in the letter.

He is of the view that all other modalities/procedures can be completed/settled later between the federal government and provincial governments with mutual consent.Official sources told Business Recorder that Etisalat had served a notice on GoP that in case all the balance properties are not transferred by December 31, 2008, it will surrender its right to these properties together with a surrender of corresponding payment obligations in respect of such surrendered properties.

The sources said, both the Privatisation Commission and the Punjab government have to negotiate the value of the properties and if the deal is finalised, title of the said properties will be transferred to the PTCL after 50 percent payment.

As per the agreement, federal government is responsible for payment of the value of the said properties to the provincial governments.

On June 8, 2006, the federal government had constituted an inter-provincial committee under the chairmanship of Secretary Information Technology and Telecom to settle the issue but it failed to fulfil its responsibilities.

Recently, the Prime Minister formulated another committee comprising Mian Raza Rabbani (the then Minister for Inter Provincial Co-ordination), Qamar Zaman Kaira, Raja Pervez Ashraf and the Secretary IT and Telecom. This committee did its best to resolve the issue but failed.

As per Share Purchase Agreement (SPA), GoP is required to provide clean titles of 100 percent of PTCL properties (3384 in number) by January 12, 2008. Payment of balance sums of $1.198 billion was contingent upon transferring titles to the properties in question. Three more instalments of $133 million were paid by the buyer upon transfer of the corresponding number of properties.

New Telenor Talkshawk 63 Package

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TV COmmercial of Telenor Talkshawk 63

Telenor talkshawk 63

Telenor talkshawk 63 package – Not just a few millions, talk to all of Pakistan with the most simple and best call rates ever!

Telenor introduces another exciting new prepaid package – Telenor talkshawk 63, with amazing call rates, freedom to recharge through Easy load and a lot more.

-All existing Telenor prepaid customers can convert to Telenor Talkshawk 63 for Rs.25 (inclusive of tax)
-With IVR Dialing 345661/345662: Rs.0.25 exclusive of tax
-Or with SMS Sending "Migrate" to 345: Rs.2/SMS exclusive of tax
-Balance validity is limited, based on recharge.
-Govt. taxes & CED apply.

Warid brings green technology to Pakistan

Tweet Pin It The green technology has finally landed in Pakistan another first by Warid Telecom. To protect environment by introducing the environment friendly or green energy for mobile in Pakistan, Warid is in lead to introduce/deploy solar powered Macro Base Stations (BTS). The non-hybrid site is 100% powered on solar energy thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions and noise pollution, both of which are unfriendly to the environment.

The solution also reduces pressure on Pakistan's overall energy supply which further benefits the environment.

Environment-friendly Solar Powered Macro BTS allows Warid to extend its network reach to the rural areas of the country where there is no commercial power or frequent electric failures.

Solar power system integrated with energy storage can also provide backup power during the worst power outages. Every residential PV system reduces greenhouse gas emissions as much as removing one car from the road.

In four year of operations Warid has covered 450 cities and having further ambition to aggressively expand its network coverage especially in small and medium sized cities, suburban areas, countryside, as well as in mountainous areas with poor transportation links.

PTCL buyer withholds $799.3 million till transfer of properties …

Tweet Pin It ISLAMABAD (May 28 2009): Etisalat, the buyer of Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL), has withheld $799.3 million until the Government of Pakistan (GoP) transfers properties in Sindh and Punjab in favour of PTCL, sources in Privatisation Commission told Business Recorder.
PTCL was privatised through sale of 26 percent shares for $2,598,960,000.00, to be paid in nine equal instalments, payable on biannual basis. As per Share Purchase Agreement (SPA), GoP is required to provide clean titles of 100 percent of PTCL properties (3384 in number) by January 12, 2008. Payment of balance sum of $1.198 billion was contingent upon transferring titles to the properties in question.

Three further installments of $133,000,000 ($133 million) were paid by the buyer upon transfer of the corresponding number of properties. In the event of non fulfilment of this obligation, GoP is obliged to nominate a list of non-transferred properties to the buyer whereafter GoP and buyer will separately appoint property valuators to determine the value of such properties. The valuations have been procured.

Following such valuations, the buyer has the option to surrender its right to the use of non-transferred properties and deduct the estimated value from balance payments or withhold such payments till the titles to the properties are transferred.

In order to ensure timely completion of transfer of title and possession of the properties in question, GoP constituted a steering committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology, (who is also Chairman of the PTCL Board of Directors).

However, to date, a balance of 161 non-transferred properties (including 71 in Punjab and 45 in Sindh) remain outstanding and consequently the instalments ($133.218 million each), due on March 12, 2008 and September 12, 2008 have been withheld by the buyer. Etisalat has now paid a total of $1.799 billion and the balance of $799.3 million remains, which Etisalat intends to adjust against the value of non-transferred properties, sources said.

The Privatisation Commission (PC), on its part, has followed up the case of transfer of properties with earnestness and various meetings have been held with the Provincial Chief Secretaries/Senior Members, Boards of Revenue for resolving the issue. The Minister for Privatisation and Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance have also written letters to the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Sindh to help facilitate the transfers but no progress has been made.

The Punjab government has conveyed that it proposes to charge the current market price plus 10 percent surcharge for transferring the properties to the federal government or the PTCL. Sindh government has, however, agreed to charge fees at amenity rate (50 percent of the commercial rate). In this regard, Sindh government has asked for Rs 11.4 billion, whereas Punjab is demanding higher figure.

Sources said that meetings were also held between Secretary Privatisation Commission, Chief Secretary Sindh and Senior Member Board of Revenue Sindh to discuss and finalise valuation of these properties. "We are very close to arriving at a figure for payment to Government of Sindh for transfer of the properties in that province," sources added.

They said that Chairman and CEO Etisalat was kept updated by Secretary PC through personal meetings, telephonic discussion, and letters and was assured of GoP's full support at all levels.

However, vide his letter dated 10-3-2009, the Chairman and CEO Etisalat, in a letter on March 10, informed the PC that EIP has decided to exercise its rights under clause 2.8(a) of the SPA which allows the buyer to instruct PTCL to surrender the right to eleven high value properties, together with a surrender of EIP's corresponding payment obligations in respect of such surrendered properties. The aggregated value of these properties was far in excess of Pakistan's own assessment carried out by our external valuator, sources said.

A Privatisation Commission team headed by the Secretary visited Abu Dhabi on May 4, 2009 at the invitation of CEO, Etisalat, to discuss the process of transfer of properties. In the meeting it was discussed that subject to the approval of the GoP, PC/ GoP would expedite the process of transfer of properties and Etisalat agreed to a period of three months for this purpose.

However, payment of balance sale considerations and release of shares would automatically happen at the end of this period.

Payment would be released in full by Etisalat of outstanding amounts subject to deduction for those properties not transferred at the end of the three-month period.

Privatisation Commission also held a meeting with Chief Secretary Punjab on May 22, 2009 to discuss the transfer of outstanding properties on the pattern of the arrangement agreed with the Sindh Government. It was agreed in this meeting that clean titles and possession of properties be transferred to PTCL in the shortest possible time.

The properties would be valued at market price by the District Price Committees under the supervision of senior member Board of Revenue Punjab. The Punjab Government would transfer titles @ 50 percent of the market price for all the 71 properties located in that province within a period of one month, provided the payments of valuated price was made to them.

PTA suspends FLL’s operator licence…

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KARACHI: Pakistan Telecom-munication Authority (PTA) has suspended licence of Fixed Local Loop (FLL) operator Zari Telecommunication after it failed to roll-out obligations in the region, it was learnt on Wednesday.

Official sources told the telecom watchdog has asked the defaulter FLL operator to suspend all its telephony services awarded under the terms of its licence in its area of coverage immediately till June 30, 2009.

However, it said the non-exclusive FLL operator may restore its licence and services after it met the mandatory requirement stated by the authority.The company was awarded licence No LL-16-2004 dated July 19, 2004 by the authority to provide the licenced services in the three Licenced Regions of ITR, HTR and NTR-1 and to establish, maintain and operate a Telecommunication System on the terms and conditions contained in the licence.

Under PTA’s laws mentioned in licence conditions, the operator was obliged to establish at least one Network Connection Point in each Licenced Region 2 and commence the provision of Mandatory Services, within eighteen months from the effective date, like the date of issuance of the licence.

The licencee failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the licence and the directions of the authority concerning roll-out obligation despite extended relaxations by the authority.

Furthermore, in this regard it had served show-cause in March 2009, which was also not responded. The telecom watchdog has also fined and warned two Data Class Value-Added Service providers for change of management and control of licences without informing the authority.It has fined Rs 10,000 to Sindh-based Check Mate, a service provider of vehicle tracking for the violation of stated laws, whereas it warned another Punjab-based vehicle tracker not to repeat infringement of this law.

Pakistan’s mobile subscriber base nears 92Mn mark at April - end

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Pakistan’s mobile subscriber base has reached 91.979 million at the end of April, up from 91.442 million in March, reports Pakisitan Telecommunications Authority. Mobilink emerged as the market leader with a subscriber base of 28.282 million rising from 28.240 million a month earlier. Telenor took the second position as its subscriber base passes 20 million mark, up from 19.985 million. Ufone’s subscriber base which stood at 19.612 million in March rose to 19.713 million. Whereas Warid posted 17.511 million subscribers versus 17.376 million in March. Zong, the China Mobile subsidiary, ended April with 6.129 million subscribers, up from 5.980 million in March. Mobile penetration in the country stood at 57.10% of the population in April, versus 55.90% at 2008 start.

Nokia N97 Sneak Peak

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Nokia pakistan are planning to launch yet another head set in the N-series category, the Nokia N-97. The basic idea behind this meetup is the make all these tech savy information hungry maniacs famaliar with the new device. The theme of the new product is making internet personal to you, which is your own personal internet on the go, just so that you stay connected to the world at all times, you dont have to be dependent on someone else’s internet connection. The 4th Screen.. the end of something and the beginning of something else. The first screen was the silver screen which was the father of all entertainment.. the cinema, discovered 100 years ago and entertaining people and making them aware as the first medium. The 2nd screen is the TV.. the smaller screen which brought the world to your home in your TV sets. Making us vary of information, entertainment, sports etc etc. The third screen is the Monitor of your computer.. emphasizing more on the internet. It made the world a global village, making people across continents come together, and communicate with each other regardless of the distance, nationality and interests. Currently there are 1.3 billion users all over the world, and an striking 40% of the lot use internet on their mobile devices. Research suggest that by the year 2012 1.5 billion people will be using internet through their mobile devices. Well this figure attracted Nokia amazingly. And why would not be someone baffled by such facts, this presents an astonoshing opportunity to take advantage of the growing market. The 4th Screen.. as they call it.. Cell phones gave the world a whole new way to express themselves. Almost substituting the pc world, partnering the internet in such a way that it became the way of life. Cellular devices have such a huge impact in a person’s life nowadays that they are almost incomplete without it. They can access the internet through their cellular devices and have the world in their palms, on the go. They don’t need to have a notebook or a desktop computer to connect to the internet, that simple device in their palms can do wonders, making life much more easier for them. Nokia exploits this opportunity in the best way. Presenting consumers with devices that collaborate with internet and other services that save them a great deal of time and money. Nokia’s services such as Ovi, GPS-maps, email services, Stock reports, Weather reports and what not! All these services have made life easier for the consumers, having all these various sort of information on hand anytime they want, what more do you want from life. Nokia’s major focus is Consumer convenience and making life easier for them as well as providing excellent services in addition to over coming all the communication barriers bybringing the device and services together to provide consumers friendly solutions.

A Flash of N-97

Your mini laptop!

As light as a feather at just 150 grams.

System configuration of : WCDMA 900/1900/2100
S60 5th edition
dimension of : 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm; 18.25 mm at camera area
3.5 inch TFT with upto 16 million colors.
An astonishing 48GB memory.
Camera: Carl Zeiss Tessar, 5.4 mm, upto 5 megapixels
Talktime: Upto 320 min (3G) 400 min (GSM)
music playback : Upto staggering 37 hours! You will get bored but your phone wont!
WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g with UPnP Support connectivity GPS receiver with support for assisted GPS (A-GPS)
Easy and fast connection to internet services
easy text input wit QWERTY keyboard and touch screen.
live personal home screen with widgets.
fully compatible with Ovi services.
high qualtiy video on the large 3.5 inch 16:9 widescreen.
Nokia Maps with integrated compass and A-GPS receiver.
Multimedia city guided navigation services. Drive voice guided car navigation or walk: pedestrian optimized.

Free Smart TV Services by PTCL

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Providing Free Smart TV Services to PTCL Customer till June, 2009 in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The free Smart TV includes the following;

-Free BTV Channels
-Free Set Top Box
-Rs 25 per 24 Hours for single subscription

OR

-Package option of Rs 300 for any 30 Movies Per Month

Launched for the first time in Pakistan using the flexible Internet Protocol (IP) technology, PTCL’s Smart TV is service which allows customer to be more interactive and more in control with their TV service as compared to conventional TV broadcast or cable TV. Smart TV delivers television programs to households via broadband connection and requires a subscription, a set-top box, and offers key advantages over existing cable TV. You will now be able to:

-Playback / Rewind live TV channels at any time
-Parental Lock facility on any channel
-Search and select favorite programs by using ‘Electronic Program Guide’. Viewers have full control over functionality such as rewind, fast-forward, pause, and so on.
-Watch DVD quality movies on demand
-Watch 100 plus digital quality TV channels.

Features and Benefits of ‘Smart TV’
Smart TV provides advanced features and services that are not possible with traditional broadcast television systems. These advanced features include Time Shift Television (TSTV), Parental Control, Electronic Program Guide (EPG), Global Television Channels, Video on Demand (VoD), Near Video on Demand (NVoD) and many more interactive features.

• Time Shift Television (TSTV)
Time Shift Television is an exciting feature that allows viewers to playback live TV channels at any time they want. So when the viewer misses an important part of a movie, a play or a sporting event, he can view it by ‘rewinding’ that particular channel (displaying the symbol ), watching the missed part and then coming back to live action. This function will be available to the TV viewers for the first time in Pakistan and only through the PTCL Smart TV service.

• Parental Control
This feature enables parents to restrict certain channels which are not suitable for juvenile viewing. Restriction is enabled by assigning a password to particular channel(s) thus empowering parents to control the content their children can watch.

• EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is an extremely responsive and feature-rich application that manages viewer interaction during channel and program selection. It is an on-screen guide to schedule broadcast television programs, allowing viewers to navigate, select, and discover content by time, title, channel, genre, etc, by use of their remote control. It also provides access to billing details, changing password and managing favorites.

• VoD (Video On Demand)
Video on Demand is a service that provides end users to interactively request and receive videos. VoD permits a customer to select a program from a catalogue using EPG (Electronic Program Guide). The play out of the selected movie starts nearly instantaneously on the customer's TV. A film that is chosen, for example, will be available for multiple viewing during 24 hours without any extra charge.

• NVOD (Near Video On Demand)
NVoD is another exciting feature working like a community TV Channel. A number of channels are allocated for NVoD. Popular or recently released movies and programs are played on NVoD channels and are available to all Smart TV viewers. Difference between VoD & NVoD is that VoD is a personalized service catering only to individual needs, on payment whereas NVoD is like community cinema available to all Smart TV customers at no extra cost. In case of NVoD channels, customer feedback plays a pivotal role in content selection.


Tariff/Package Details:
PTCL VOD service will be charged effective February 15th, 2009 to all existing and new Smart TV customers with the following two options :
a). Rs 25 per movie for 24 Hours; Customers can subscribe to a movie at Rs 25 and can watch/re-watch that movie multiple times within the next 24 Hours b). Rs 300 fixed per month for any 30 movies of their choice and available in the list within a period of one month. This is a value added bulk discounted package. Each movie will cost Rs 10 to the customer.

Key Highlights:

a). Package option ‘a’ will be activated on all existing and new Smart TV Connections. b). Package option ‘b’ can be activated by calling at the PTCL contact center at 0800-80-800.

Ufone signs agreement with Jaffer Brothers …

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Karachi—Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (Ufone) and Jaffer Brothers (Pvt.) Limited (JBL) have signed an agreement for I.T Storage Consolidation and Replication Project. Under the agreement, JBL will implement and deploy Enterprise Storage Consolidation & Replication Solution to enable Ufone strengthening its storage and correlated systems.

The agreement was signed by Abdul Aziz Khan, CEO & President, Ufone and Nasser N. Jaffer, CEO Jaffer Brothers (Pvt.) Limited. The signing ceremony was also graced by the presence of Mr. Faisal Khaliq, CIO, Ufone, Saleem A Chauhan, GM Administration & Procurement, Ufone and Tanveer Ahmed Shaikh, Deputy General Manager, Jaffer Brothers (Pvt.) Limited.

Ufone is an Etisalat Group Company and the premier telecom carrier with its presence in all the major cities of Pakistan along with a comprehensive coverage across all major towns, villages and tehsil headquarters of the country.

Jaffer Brothers Private Limited (JBL) has expanded its operations over the past 25 years, venturing into the multi-dimensional domain of Information Technology and Security. JBL enjoys the position of being one of the most reputed IT companies in Pakistan with an extensive branch network all over the nation.

Scholarships in engineering launched by Zong

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Islamabad—The first international brand of China Mobile – has launched ZONG Scholarship Program, by signing a MoU with University of Engineering and Technology, to fund the education of students annually for higher studies in Computer Sciences, Engineering and Sciences.

The ZONG Scholarship Program will enable talented, deserving young people to acquire quality higher education from renowned educational institutions in the country.

The Scholarship Program is aimed at assisting students seeking admissions in the disciplines of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Sciences & Engineering to the University for the academic year commencing in 2009. ZONG intends to provide scholarships in the above-mentioned disciplines, to cover various educational expenses like registration fees, tuition, laboratory fees, internship fees, study materials, accommodation costs and others. Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Zafar Usmani, Chief Operating Officer, ZONG said that we are deeply committed to promoting higher education in Pakistan as a caring corporate citizen and look forward to working with organizations like UET to make this Program a success.

“ZONG will support UET’s talented and needy students meeting the agreed scholarship criteria set out by both the organizations. The company will also facilitate providing counselling to engineering students for study of telecommunications in Pakistan as well as abroad.” He further added. Lt. Gen (Retd) Muhammad Akram Khan, Vice Chancellor, UET appreciated the initiative taken by ZONG for the support of higher education in Pakistan. “We are excited about this Scholarship Program of ZONG, a company which we regard very highly, as it has consistently been supporting youth by introducing different programs.

We are confident that this partnership will truly benefit the deserving students, as it offers tremendous convenience and benefits to the students.” The emphasis of the ZONG Scholarship will be to financially support the talented students to motivate and channelise their energies towards scientific and technological research. For three years that this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is in effect, up to 60 students will receive scholarships under the Program. ZONG and UET have created a Steering Committee comprising representatives of ZONG and the UET that will convene periodically to evaluate and serve as an advisory body with regard to the application of this MOU.

In order to keep students updated ZONG would launch a campus news and music radio channel which would be accessible to students through their ZONG SIMs. ZONG would also provide Location Based Charging solution for the GPRS / voice to the UET to facilitate student’s access to the internet and their access to the faculty members and fellow students for exchanging notes.

Jazz Ghanta Offer

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Jazz Ghanta Offer

Jazz now brings “Jazz Ghanta Offer” that enables customers to make longer calls for just Rs 3.99/30 minutes from 9 am to 5 pm, while enjoying the widest coverage, best network and unsurpassed customer care experience. This offer enables customers to talk for longer duration without paying the total charges for an hour on the very first minute. In this offer, subscriber is charged as per normal tariff plan for first few minutes but as soon as the total charge of call reaches Rs 3.99, the following minutes are not charged (same charging cycle repeats for the next 30 minutes).

Note: Daily charges of Rs. 3 apply during subscription.

*21% tax apply on the above mentioned price

This offer will not be available to Jazz Ladies First subscribers
This will be a Limited Time Offer

Subscription Process
1-USSD:
Dial *105*1# on mobile screen and press send
2-IVR:
Dial 121 for Jazz Features Menu

-Press 6 for New features
-Press 5 to Hear information about Step Charging Voice
-Press 1 to Subscribe to Step Charging Voice
-Press 1 to confirm the selection

FAQs

1.Is this offer available on all Jazz Packages?
No, this offer is only available of Jazz Easy, Jazz Octane, Jazz Budget and Jazz One.

2.How can I check the status of the subscription?
Dial *105*2# on mobile screen and press send
Or You can check the status of your subscription by dialing 121 and then
Press 6 for new features and
Press 5 to hear the information about Ghanta Offer

3.What will happen if I change my package plan after subscribing to this offer?
You will remain subscribed to this offer if you change your package to Jazz Easy, Jazz Octane, Jazz Budget or Jazz One.

4.Can I call other networks or PTCL numbers with the same rate?
No this offer is applicable for Mobilink to Mobilink calls only. For calls on other networks and PTCL normal tariff will apply.

5.What is the time window during which this offer applies?
This offer will be available during 9am to 5pm.

6.Will I be charged Rs 3.99 for every on-net call during this time window?
For first few minutes you will be charged normal calling rate as per your package plan, but as the total charge of your call reaches Rs 3.99 the following minutes will not be charged till 30 minutes.

7.What will happen if my account balance is less than Rs. 3+tax at time of daily deduction?
In case your account balance is lower than daily fee, you will be un-subscribed from the offer and once you recharge you will have to re-subscribe (as per the process explained earlier).

8.How can I un-subscribe from this offer?
Dial *105*4# on mobile screen and press send
Or Dial 121 for Jazz Features Menu
Press 6 for New features
Press 5 to Hear information about Step Charging
Press 2 to Un-Subscribe from Step Charging
Press 1 to confirm the selection

9.Will I be able to get Club Red discount on the calls between 9am to 5pm?
Yes, Club Red discount (50% on on-net calls) will also apply during 9am-5pm.

10.If I have free minutes in my account, will they be consumed during 9am to 5pm calls?
Yes, free minutes will be consumed first even if you are calling during 9am-5pm.

Officials of BS-20 and lower grades allowed cell phone facility at government expense: roaming mobile telephones for BS-21, 22 …

Tweet Pin It TAHIR AMIN ISLAMABAD (May 23 2009): The Cabinet Division has allowed officials in the BS-20 and below to use mobile phones at government expense, with some allowed the facility of roaming, official sources told Business Recorder on Friday.

Under the new policy, circulated to all ministries/divisions, the facility of roaming mobile telephones has been extended to secretaries, additional secretaries, head of attached departments and autonomous organisations, which are in or equivalent to BS-21 and BS-22.
The policy clearly indicates use of tax money to facilitate the bureaucrats and senior government officials at public expense. These officials would be permitted to use unlimited landline ceiling and Rs 1,000 mobile phone ceiling. The revised phone policy and revised office ceiling on landline are effective from May 11, 2009 subject to observance of the following conditions:
-For the joint secretaries (BS-20) or equivalent in the ministries/divisions and director generals in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, office phone ceiling on landline number is unlimited per month; Rs 1,000 per month for mobile phone ceiling while unlimited for revised office phone ceiling on landline numbers.
-For deputy secretaries (BS-19) or equivalent in the ministries/divisions and directors in the Foreign Affairs Ministry: Rs 8,221 plus line rent for the office phone ceiling on landline number per month; Rs 800 per month for mobile phone ceiling, while Rs 7421 plus line rent for revised office phone ceiling on landline number.
-Similarly for Section Officer (BS-17-18) or equivalent in the ministries/divisions and assistant directors /deputy directors in the Foreign Affairs Ministry: Rs 6,711 plus line rent for the office phone ceiling on landline number per month: Rs 500 per month for mobile phone ceiling, while Rs 6211 plus line rent for revised office phone ceiling on landline number.
According to the revised policy, all entitled officers of Foreign Affairs and other ministries, posted in Pakistan missions abroad, are authorised 20 percent of combined ceiling (office and residential telephone) for use of mobile phone. Similarly, the roaming facility of mobile telephone has been extended to secretaries, additional secretaries, heads of attached department and autonomous organisations, who are in or equivalent to BS-21 and BS-22.
It is mentioned in the policy that excess expenditure beyond ceiling on roaming mobile phone up to 25 percent will be condoned by the concerned Principal Accounting Officer (PAO). The excess expenditure up to 50 percent will be condoned by the Cabinet Secretary on the recommendations of the concerned PAO.
It is also clarified in the policy that only posted billing would be admissible for use of mobile telephone. The facility allowed to the officers in BS-20 and below will also be subject to the condition that the officers will arrange the equipment (mobile phone set) on their own. In the policy, it is said that the officers will be allowed to have connection to any mobile company they choose.

Mobilink provides relief to IDPs

Tweet Pin It KARACHI: Mobilink has distributed relief packages to over 500 families in the Mardan and Swabi districts as part of its ongoing support for the internally displaced persons (IDPs). Mobilink’s Security Team personally donated relief packs containing food items such as flour, rice, sugar, ghee etc as well as bars of soap for basic hygiene to over 500 families in camps, Hujras and schools. The employees distributed goods in Mardan and Swabi and were the first ones to reach out to far and remote locations bordering Buner such as Parmuli Village, Mir Ali Village, Ghulama and Sang Bhatti.

Telecom infrastructure sharing can reduce business cost: Dr. Yaseen…

Tweet Pin It SHR Jahfery Islamabad—Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Dr.Mohammed Yaseen has said that to achieve cost efficiency in the operations, telecom operators need to enhance their collaboration. By sharing infrastructure, they can save costs and yet maintain quality. He said this while addressing at Nokia Siemens Networks Industry Seminar here Thursday.

The Chairman said that PTA took initiative to pursue mobile operators for sharing of infrastructure to reduce BTS towers and other sites so that costs of business can be brought down. He emphasized on the importance of broadband proliferation to achieve goal of setting up ‘Information Society. He said that massive awareness campaign is needed to be launched to improve broadband growth besides developing contents in local languages and applications.

He said PTA has made coordinated efforts to facilitate broadband growth by forming a “Broadband Stakeholders Group” and other measures. He said that we are trying to develop contents for different market segments like agriculture. Similarly, PTA was negotiating with State Bank to introduce Mobile Banking Services. He said that three operators are in the process of launching mobile broadband. Two operators have launched E-Video services.

This all will help in provisioning of better information services to consumers on one hand and increased revenues for the industry on the other. Dr Mohammed Yaseen said that in 2008 there was a slight slowdown in telecom industry but in first quarter of 2009 the industry has again started getting momentum. Average Revenue per User (ARPU) in mobile sector was recorded at 2.5 US $ to 3 US$ per user which is a positive sign. Chairman said that PTA has recommended tax reduction on telecom products to FBR and it was hoping a positive response on it in upcoming Budget. Earlier Saad Waraich, Pakistan and Afghanistan Country Director for Nokia Siemens Networks, said: “Service Providers need network efficiency to better face the current market challenges.

To improve operational efficiency, we focus on five approaches, analyze the customer situation, optimize business process, modernize existing assets, expand fast and flexibly, and maximize the growth opportunity.” Waraich added”Working on these 5 approaches, we help service providers identify and implement effective business process improvements.” Salman Ansari CEO of SATC defined the new open opportunities in the current times in Pakistan and how to capture these opportunities and CEO USF Parvaiz Iftikhar also shared his views in the seminar.

Twitter and Facebook hunt for revenue

Tweet Pin It 23 May 2009 NEW YORK - Facebook and Twitter have helped make social networking a household word. Now they need to make money.

Efforts to monetize the popular Internet services are increasingly a priority within the two companies, with Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter Co-founder Biz Stone outlining several initiatives at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in New York this week.And analysts and investors, in search of the next Google-like hit, are paying close attention to the breakneck speed at which Facebook and Twitter are adding new users.

While the popularity of the two social media firms has yet to translate into the kind of revenue-generating machine that Google Inc developed with its search advertising business, some say Facebook and Twitter have become so central to the Internet experience that they are inherently valuable.

“Both are new ways of communicating. And when you have a new way of communicating ... you benefit people enough so that there is going to be value there,” said Tim Draper, managing director of venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, noting that he regretted not having invested in either firm.

In April, Twitter’s website attracted 17 million unique visitors in the United States, up sharply from 9.3 million the month before. Facebook grew to 200 million active users in April, less than a year after hitting 100 million users.

DIVERGENT STRATEGIES

Facebook sees advertising as its primary money-making strategy, said Zuckerberg, noting that the company could eventually offer ads not just on its own website, but on other sites that interact with Facebook.

Stone said Twitter was less interested in generating revenue through advertising than it was in offering premium features for commercial users of Twitter. The divergent strategies underscore the novelty of social networking and the lack of an established business model.Pacific Crest Securities analyst Steve Weinstein said advertising is probably the quickest way for social services to make money in the short term, but a purely ad-supported model does not take full advantage of the business opportunities created by social media.“The amount of real-time information being created by Twitter is unparalleled,” he said. Creating a better way to filter that information has great business potential, he said.Because the value of social media sites improves as they become larger, Weinstein said the important thing now is for Facebook and Twitter to grow their networks and tread carefully with any monetization efforts that might inhibit that growth.“The last thing you want to do is rush monetization and kill the golden goose,” said Weinstein.Additional featuresSome analysts are skeptical that advertising will catch on in a meaningful way on social networks, arguing that companies are reluctant to place their brands next to unpredictable, and potentially offensive, user-generated content.A search advertising deal between Google and News Corp’s MySpace social network has not lived up to expectations, they say.But Cowen and Co analyst Jim Friedland believes there is plenty of opportunity to make money in social media.“Because there have been some big missteps in the space, there’s a misconception that social networking can’t be monetized,” said Friedland.He cited media reports that Facebook is on track to generate about $500 million in revenue this year, which would be about a third of the $1.6 billion he estimates Yahoo Inc will make in display sales this year.“Even though Yahoo is still bigger, Facebook is a pretty substantial asset for a company that was just founded in 2005,” said Friedland.Users of the social networks tend to spend a lot of time on the sites, providing an attractive platform for advertisers to promote their brands. The average Facebook user visits the site twice a day, and spends the equivalent of nearly three hours a month on the site, according to comScore.The average Twitter user visits the site 1.4 times a day and spends 18 minutes a month, although many Twitter users access the service through cellphone text messages and third-party websites.Facebook and Twitter could also get revenue from features and services. Facebook has already introduced so-called credits that users pay for to buy virtual goods on its store, and the company is experimenting with other types of payment products.Some analysts believe Facebook could eventually create a payment system that lets users buy online applications from software developers, and enjoy a cut of that revenue.That kind of business may still be a ways off, but social media companies are still young

PTA negotiating with SBP to introduce mobile banking services

Tweet Pin It ISLAMABAD : Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Dr Mohammed Yaseen has said that to achieve cost efficiency in the operations, telecom operators need to enhance their collaboration by sharing infrastructure, they can save costs and yet maintain quality. He said this while addressing at Nokia Siemens Networks Industry Seminar here on Thursday.

The Chairman said that PTA took initiative to pursue mobile operators for sharing of infrastructure to reduce BTS towers and other sites so that costs of business can be brought down. He emphasised on the importance of broadband proliferation to achieve goal of setting up 'Information Society. He said that massive awareness campaign is needed to be launched to improve broadband growth besides developing contents in local languages and applications.

He said PTA has made co-ordinated efforts to facilitate broadband growth by forming a "Broadband Stakeholders Group" and other measures. He said that we are trying to develop contents for different market segments like agriculture. Similarly, PTA was negotiating with State Bank to introduce Mobile Banking Services.

He said that three operators are in the process of launching mobile broadband. Two operators have launched E-Video services. This all will help in provisioning of better information services to consumers on one hand and increased revenues for the industry on the other.

Dr Mohammed Yaseen said that in 2008 there was a slight slow down in telecom industry but in quarters of 2009 the industry has again started getting momentum. Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) in mobile sector was recorded at 2.5 $to 3 $per user, which is a positive sign. Chairman said that PTA has recommended tax reduction on telecom products to FBR and it was hoping a positive response on it in upcoming budget.

On this occasion Saad Waraich, Pakistan and Afghanistan Country Director for Nokia Siemens networks, said: "Service Providers need network efficiency to better face the current market challenges. To improve operational efficiency, we focus on five approaches, analyse the customer situation, optimise business process, modernise existing assets, expand fast and flexibly, and maximise the growth opportunity." Waraich added".

Ufone offers up to 50 percent discount on roaming in UK …

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KARACHI (May 21 2009): Ufone, one of the leading telecom companies of Pakistan, has come up with another innovative package that offers up to 50 percent discount for its postpay customers, travelling to UK, on international roaming tariff including voice, SMS and data services.

This offer is exclusively available for all postpay customers having international roaming service provisioned on their numbers/subscriptions. The offer, valid for the month of June, will not only benefit all the tourists visiting the United Kingdom for their vacations but also cricket fans who plan to spend their summers enjoying the upcoming Twenty20 Cricket Tournament in UK.-PR

Telenor Persona Karobar package

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21% CED tax applies on all Tariffs
10% withholding tax at bill applies


IDD & Other Rates

You can call your friends and family living abroad with Telenor's International Direct Dialing Service offered on your Telenor Persona subscription.You can get international Direct Dialing activated on your Telenor Persona subscription by visiting any of our Sales & Service Center or Franchise. For IDD activation the minimum requirement is that your bill delivery address is verified and at least two invoices have been delivered to you.
After activation all you need to do is dial the relevant country code, area code and the telephone number you wish to call!
For all Telenor Customers All countries in the world have been grouped into Zones, following are the details.



The above call rates apply on all Price Plans. For International dialing access, minimum security deposit is Rs. 2000 or price plan credit limit which ever is higher.
GPRS / EDGE RatesTelenor GPRS/EDGE gives you the convenience of browsing the internet, accessing emails, downloading attachments and staying connected to your business from anywhere in Pakistan and across the world.


MMS RatesYou can send and receive real photos, color pictures, audio clips, text or a combination of the three with your MMS enabled mobile phone to another MMS enabled mobile phone or to any e-mail address.



GPRS / EDGE and MMS rates apply on all Price Plans.21% CED tax applies on all Tariffs10% withholding tax at bill applies


Policies

Security DepositsFollowing is the minimum Security Deposit for purchase of Persona Karobar Price Plan.

-Security deposit for nationwide access is equal to Karobar price plan minimum credit limit.
-For International dialing access, minimum security deposit is Rs. 2,000 or Karobar price plan credit limit which ever is higher.
-For International roaming, minimum security deposit is Rs. 15,000.
-For more details, visit the nearest Telenor Sales and Service Center, or call 345 from your Persona Karobar subscription.
-The above deposit applies to Karobar price plan without Value add-ons /CUG add-ons.

Credit Limit AlertsTo help you stay in control of your usage, credit limit alerts are sent to you at different usage levels. These alerts are as follows.


Payment PolicyThe bill becomes due immediately after your invoice is generated. Please pay your organizations bills with in 15 days of your invoice date to avoid suspension of your accounts.
For your convenience a consolidated invoice of your organization is sent to your organizations contact person to help you with your internal billing administration.

New Persona Subscription
Can I Port all my Organization Numbers to Persona Karobar Price Plan?Yes, you can easily port in all your organizational numbers and get a Persona Karobar Subscription while keeping your old organizational numbers. For more details Click Here

What Documents do I need for subscribing to Persona Karobar?The contact person of the company will need to bring the company letter head mentioning user names, designations and CNICs along with the Business Ownership Proof ( it can be NTN#, Partnership deed etc)

In case you are applying for an approval for wavering of credit limit then you also need to bring the following documents along;
-Bank Statement / Proxy Documents
-Credit Application Form
-Business Ownership Proof

Process of Activation
Process of activation for Persona Karobar subscription is very simple and follows these steps

Step 1, Documents:
Contact Person to bring the required Documents to any of our Customer Sales & Service Centers / franchise.

Step 2, Number & Price Plan Selection:
Select the numbers that you like for your organization.

Step 3, Form Filling:
Fill out the Persona Karobar Subscription form. Contact person of the company must ensure that he provides the correct organizational billing address & also provide the other Contact number.

Step 4, Activation:Your Subscription will be activated with in 24 hours (48 hours for waiver sales) of your purchase.

Step 5, Address Verification:
Your organizational Bill Delivery address is verified in two stages.
In first stage Our Data quality assurance team will call up the company's contact person & verify the address entered in the system.

In the second stage our Customers Support team physically verifies your organizational bill delivery address with in 48 hours of purchase of your subscription.

If the address verification is successful then your Karobar subscription is complete. However if your Persona Karobar subscription is not verified then our Customer support team will contact the Contact person of the SME again for correct address verification.

In case the number of the company's contact Person is not attended or not responding upon contact, all Persona Karobar numbers will be blocked till your organizational address is verified.

Call Back ServiceThis is unique service specially designed for Persona Karobar Subscribers. All you have to do is to SMS 'Call back (time)' to 345.Our representative from the customer support team will call you back at the required time and help you.

Existing Persona Subscription

Existing Persona postpaid customers can request migration to new price plan packages at any time by contacting their Relationship Executive.

What are the charges of Price Plan Migration?
Migration to new price plans is absolutely free if you are migrating from existing Persona Price Plan.

Can I carry forward or use my remaining free minutes upon migration?
No, your free minutes of existing price plans will not carry forward to new price plan. Upon activation you will benefit from features of new price plan.

FEATURES

Welcome to the world of Persona Karobar. Giving you instant connectivity, crystal clear voice clarity and much more. With its simple and uncomplicated billing and a host of value added services, Persona Karobar will exceed your expectations!

With Telenor Persona Postpaid you get Value Added Services such as:



And all the basic services such as:



POWER BILL



Telenor introduces a unique, innovative and state-of-the-art web based portal - Persona Power Bill for providing simplified and unified billing details to SMEs and Corporate Customers.

Using Persona Power Bill, customers can see the summarized billing details of all the employees of their company in a single "Consolidated Invoice".

Moreover, Persona Power Bill also provides various Billing Analysis Reports.
Admin departments of SMEs or Corporates can conduct various analysis like,

-Split of bill across various dimensions e.g., voice/sms/data
-Price Plan Analysis
-Separate Bill for Official and Personal Calls
-Monthly Summary Report

Persona Power Bill - One Stop Billing Analysis Solution

Persona Power Bill enable customer to:

-Have more Visibility to analyze usage trends of employees

Implement Control measures in his company regarding mobile usage.
Use application for Reporting purposes
Ensure Transparency in billing.

Benefits of Persona Power Bill
Persona Power Bill helps customer is numerous ways

Saving on Time & Efforts:
Using Persona Power Bill, Admin staff can do the billing analysis of all employees of company within few minutes - thus saving time and leaving admin department with more time to focus on other official matters.

Saving of Costs:

Persona Power Bill gives Admin department of SMEs and Corporate customers more control & visibility on spending of their employees, which enables them to control their costs. By Persona Power Bill, companies can reduce their monthly bill considerably.

Saving of Resources:

By Using Persona Power Bill, Corporate Customers wont require separate resources to conduct analysis on cellular spending of employees.

Persona Power Bill – Companion in “Cost Cutting”

Billing Data in Persona Power Bill Application

Billing Data in Person Power Bill application is not Real-Time. Billing data is updated on 6th of every month. Customers can conduct billing analysis only on last month's bill or preceding months bills. Billing details of current month are not available.

Packages of Persona Power Bill
Basic Package of Persona Power Bill will be provided to all SME Customers free of cost. The reports in Free Package are:


Basic Package also includes Consolidated Invoice.


Description of Analysis Reports

A brief description of Persona Power Bill reports is as below:


Price of Persona Power Bill

The Persona Power Bill Basic package will be free of cost for first two months.

How to Activate Persona Power Bill

To Sign-up for the Persona Power Bill Solution, customers will need to get in touch with any of Telenor's:
-Sales & Service Centers (S&SC),
-Franchise,
-Corporate Sales representative,
-Relationship team,



Formats of Analysis Reports and Consolidated Invoice
Using Persona Power Bill, customers can generate and download consolidated invoice and analysis reports in various formats like MS Word, MS Excel, PDF for ready reference and later usage.



PERSONA KAROBAR INVOICE


Persona Karobar customers receive a regular monthly invoice. As a customer you enjoy a good amount of control over this invoice. Following are just some of the features of the invoice:

Consolidated Invoice of Organization(sent to Contact Person Only)
Details of your Persona Karobar Package
A brief history of Transactions (invoices & payments) for your ready reference
Easy to read & understand format
Charges split into types of services used- international calls, landline calls, Value added services, International Roaming etc.
Detail of each outgoing call, SMS or GPRS session with date, time, origin, destination, duration, charges & the discount applied on the call
Complete visibility of free minutes- summary as well as detail
Every aspect under your control- level of detail, delivery mode and delivery week
Invoice delivery time of your choice
Invoice detail level according to your preference
Delivery mode of your choice- courier, email or fax


Invoice Delivery Week:
The invoice for all Persona Karobar customers is generated on 2nd of Every Month.
You can specify the format of the invoice you wish to receive by calling at 345 from your Telenor number.

Invoice Detail Options:
You have the option to receive invoice in either of the following modes:

Summary- A summary invoice contains package plan information, brief account history, and summary of free minutes (available & utilized). Summary invoice typically spans two pages.

Itemized-
An itemized invoice contains all the information that the summary invoice contains plus a section more. This additional section is called Itemized Call Detail. It contains detail of each outgoing call, SMS or MMS sent, or GPRS session established. These call records appear with date and time of call, origin, destination number, destination place, duration and charges. Against each individual session the discount is shown to demonstrate how the quota of free minutes was utilized on an individual call basis.

To change the format of the invoice you wish to receive, you can call at 345.

Available Invoice Delivery Modes:
You can receive Persona Karobar invoice either by email (recommended), by fax or by courier.

We encourage you to opt for receiving your invoice through email. The invoice you will receive will be an electronic replica of the paper invoice and at the same time will allow for easy duplication, forwarding, copy & paste, archiving & retrieval. And most of all, this is environment friendly. You can also print the invoice as and when required.

In case you wish to receive the invoice via Email or Fax, kindly send us a request through email mailto:billinfo.update@telenor.com.pk. Please include following details:





PAYMENT OPTION
Persona Karobar provides you with range of payment options according to your convenience. Paying Persona Karobar bill was never so easy.

Pay by Cash:
You can always visit Telenor Sales and Service center and pay your bill by providing cash to our representative.
To find out your nearest Telenor Sales and Service center, click here

Pay By Cheque:
Persona Karobar offers you the comfort and ease of paying your mobile bills through Cheque. For more details Click here.

Pay by Easy Load:

Pay your bills At more than 150,000 Easy load outlets across the country.

Here is how it works

-Look out for an Easy load sign at a shop or ask for Telenor Easy load facility,
-Provide your phone number and amount
-You will get an instant SMS confirming that your payment has been received
-Your payment will be submitted within 2 hours in your account

Pay by Scratch Card
Pay your bills through/ using scratch cards. It is simple and easy and now you can pay at your own convenient time.

Telenor scratch cards are available in the denominations of Rs. 100‚ Rs. 250‚ Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000.

Here is how it works

-Buy your scratch card
-Remove the protective coating at the back of the card to reveal the 14 digit scratch card number
-Enter *555*(14 digit scratch card number)# and press SEND
-You will get an instant confirmation
-Your payment will be submitted within 2 hours in your account

Pak scientists honoured at int’l science competition…

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Islamabad—The Intel Foundation today announced top winners of the world’s largest pre-college science fair, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program of Society for Science & the Public.

Tara Adiseshan, 14, of Charlottesville, Va.; Li Boynton, 17, of Houston; and Olivia Schwob, 16, of Boston were selected from 1,563 young scientists from 56 countries, regions and territories for their commitment to innovation and science. Each received a $50,000 scholarship from the Intel Foundation. Three students from Pakistan also participated in this prestigious international competition. Winners of the Intel National Science Olympiad, held early this year in Islamabad, who represented Pakistan were individual project winner Malik Usama from Pak Turk International School and College, Khairpur with his project ‘Waste water sewage treatment’ and Group project winners, Mohammad Naeem Khan, and Zaki Hussain from Sir Syed Science College, Rawalpindi with their project titled ‘Hovercraft.’

“The real end point of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is to elevate the recognition of achievement of the younger generation in academic and learning exercises,” said Intel Chairman Craig Barrett. “I hope that more young people will look at these students and realize they can be recognized for using their brains. You don’t have to be a quarterback, a basketball player or a baseball player to be recognized by your peers and the public.” In addition to the three $50,000 top winners, more than 500 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair participants received scholarships and prizes for their groundbreaking work. Intel awards included 19 “Best of Category” winners who each received a $5,000 Intel scholarship and a new laptop powered by the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor. Intel also awarded a $1,000 grant to the winner’s school and the Intel ISEF-affiliated fair they represent.

Intel’s commitment to education extends far beyond the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Over the past decade alone, the company has invested more than $1 billion, and its employees have donated more than 2.5 million hours toward improving education in 50 countries.

Zem Crazy hours by warid

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Zem Crazy Hours

Experience real freedom to talk by making as many calls any time, any day, to as many Warid numbers as you like for only Rs.5+tax per hour.

And if one hour is not enough for you, then why stop? Choose up to 3 hours anytime during the day as per your convenience.

To activate, SMS your “Hour” to 2742 from your Warid Prepaid. Forget minutes and talk for hours to Go Crazy!!!

SMS your choice of Hour to 2742E.g. SMS 4pm to 2742 (for 4pm-5pm Crazy Hour)

FAQ’s
1.What is the Crazy Hours offer?
Crazy Hours is an offer that lets you make unlimited calls to all on-net (Warid to Warid) numbers for any three chosen hours daily at Rs.5+tax/hour.

2.Is this offer available for both, Postpaid and zem Prepaid customers?
No, this offer is available for zem Prepaid customers only and it is a limited time offer.

3.Is this offer available on all zem Prepaid packages?
Yes, you have the flexibility of retaining your old package while making use of this facility as well.

4.What time is Crazy Hours facility available?
Crazy Hours facility is available 24 hours a day. Customers can select any three hours of their choice daily.

5.How many Crazy Hours can I choose in a day?
You can choose up to three hours in a day. But you have to consume the first crazy hour in order to apply for the second, and consequently have to consume to second hour to apply for the third one.

6.What are the charges?
This is a limited time offer, in which you are charged a flat rate of Rs.5+tax for each hour you choose (up to 3 hours) to enjoy unlimited on-net calls within Pakistan. SMS charge of Rs. 3+tax is applicable on each request sent for selection of the Crazy Hour.

7.When do I activate my Crazy Hours?
You can activate your Crazy Hours whenever you want. However, you can only subscribe to hours within the same day. Any hour which has passed cannot be subscribed. In order to choose your second or third Crazy Hour, you need to utilize your first Crazy Hour.

8.How do I activate my Crazy Hours?
You can activate the Crazy Hours by just sending an SMS to 2742.Example: to select 4pm-5pm as your Crazy Hour, just type 4pm and SMS it to 2742.

9.Do I need to select the Crazy Hours every day?
Yes, you need to choose your Crazy Hours every day. Your selected Crazy Hours are not automatically renewed every day.

10.Can I change my Crazy Hours after I have selected it for the same day?
Yes, you can change the Crazy Hours as many times as you want in a day before the start of the chosen hour. Your latest request will override the previous request.

11.What if I send two messages for Crazy Hour selection simultaneously before the hours have arrived?
In this scenario your first request will become null & void and the last request sent will be considered your selected Crazy Hour.

12.Can I select my choice of hour in advance for the next day?
No, you can only choose hours of your choice for the current day.

13.How can I know which hour has been selected as my Crazy Hour?
Type: Find and SMS to 2742 to know your selected Crazy Hour and you will be charged Rs 3+tax for this message.

14.Can I make calls to other networks during my Crazy Hour?
Yes, you can make off-net calls during your Crazy Hours, but you will be charged normal off-net rates as per your subscribed package.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Activation charges applicable.50% discount on peak hours for Crazy Hour is valid till June 30, 2009.21% FED on usage & 10% with holding tax on recharge apply