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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is offering its EVO customers free internet along with waiver on outstanding dues on reconnecting their inactive EVO devices.
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PTCL Posts 9% Growth in Revenues During Q1 2014
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) today announced its financial results for first quarter with revenue during the period standing at Rs 21.1 billion, up from Rs 19.38 billion during the same duration last year and showed a positive growth of 9%.
Company said that its net profit after tax stood at Rs. 3.4 billion, up from Rs. 2.9 billion during same quarter last year, while gross profit was recorded at Rs. 7.6 billion for the quarter that ended on March 1st, 2014.
PTCL cash flows remain healthy and stable due to the consistent growth in the subscriber base and strong market position.
PTCL Group revenues were Rs. 33.4 billion for the period ended March 31, 2014, an increase of 4% over the same period last year, while net earnings of the Group stood at Rs. 4.4 billion. The Group’s gross profit remained Rs.13 billion.
Earning per share
Walid Irshaid, President & CEO PTCL expressed his pleasure at this strong performance of the company adding that, “Our solid first quarter results again demonstrate our ability to grow our business and perform for our customers and shareholders”.
“Despite fierce competition in the telecom market, we have continued to pursue our goals with a commitment to lead the broadband market and maintain overall leadership in the industry,” added Walid Irshaid.
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PTCL Commemorates International Women’s Day
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| PTCL Commemorates International Women’s Day |
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) marked the international women’s day by organizing a ceremony to acknowledge the commitment of its female employees.
The event highlighted the positive role played by women in the development of the society and acknowledged PTCL’s female employees who have contributed to the growth of the company.
Hayam Qayyum, renowned columnist, educationalist and researcher was invited as Guest Speaker at the occasion to share her views on gender sensitization.
Syed Mazhar Hussain, Chief Human Resource Officer, PTCL said at the occasion, “PTCL is an equal opportunity employer and boasts a conducive environment for learning and career growth. The company greatly values its female employees and continuously provides them opportunities to excel and make a difference. This highly conducive work environment makes PTCL a preferred place to work for the talented female professionals.”
The session was attended by female employees of the company and provided an opportunity to the participants to learn and get inspiration in order to be successful in all realms of life. The participants showed keen interest and shared their opinions as well.
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PTCL Upgrades All DSL Users to At Least 4Mbps Package
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| PTCL Upgrades All DSL Users to At Least 4Mbps Package |
Little late than earlier planned, PTCL has finally announced that it is capable of offering its entire DSL broadband subscribers’ base with at least 4Mbps broadband speeds.
Consequently, all 1Mbps and 2Mbps (both regular and student) broadband subscribers are automatically upgraded to 4Mbps speeds.
A note published on PTCL’s website reads:
We are now equipped to offer minimum 4Mbps Broadband connections to our subscribers thereby connecting Pakistan to the world at higher speeds.
Under this campaign, all existing 1Mbps and 2Mbps Regular/Student broadband users with feasible lines are also upgraded to 4Mbps free of cost till the promotion period.
As mentioned above, this free upgrade is for limited time and regular 4Mbps tariff will apply once the promotion period will end.
PTCL didn’t mention any expiry date of its promotion duration during which 4Mbps speeds are offered free of charge.
It won’t be out of place to mention that PTCL struggles with offering advertised speeds to certain users where lines are running on ageing copper media. PTCL, however, is working aggressively to replace end-to-end lines with fiber optic cables but that is going to take some time.
PTCL’s “4Mbps speed for all” slogan is inline with its target of achieving 2 million wired broadband customers in shortest possible time.
PTCL would want to grab maximum share before a severe competition is faced from cellular companies in coming days when wireless broadband will be on the offering through 3G and 4G services.
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PTCL Holds Squash Tournament for Employees
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| PTCL Holds Squash Tournament for Employees |
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) held a Squash tournament for its employees at company’s officers club in Islamabad.
The 7 day tournament saw a large number of employees competing in categories of Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and Veteran’s Singles events.
In the Men’s Singles final, Arslan Aslam emerged as winner by defeating Asim Akhtar, while Uzma Ajmal clinched the women’s title by defeating Tasneem Akhtar. The veteran’s title went to Amir Hayat while Zia Ur Rehmanremained the runner-up.
Chief Guests Syed Mazhar Hussain, CHRO PTCL; Muhammad Nasrullah, CBOO PTCL; Tariq Salman CTO, PTCL; Raid Yousaf CIO, PTCL & M.O. Haj Mahmoud, Senior Advisor Technical presented shields & souvenirs to the participating players.
The matches drew large number of spectators comprising of employees as well as their families who appreciated the sportsmanship and level of competition displayed by the players.
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PTCL Holds Eco-hike and Tree Plantation Drive to Preserve Environment
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) organized ‘Eco-Hike and Tree Plantation Drive’ in the Margalla Hills to raise awareness about preservation and protection of the environment.
The event was held as part of PTCL’s ‘Go Green’ vision, which is a manifestation of the company’s corporate social responsibility policy, aimed at preserving the environment in a sustainable manner.
The initiative emphasized the importance of keeping the surroundings clean and raised awareness in the community about environmental issues.
More than 230 hikers including PTCL employees and students participated in the hike, which started at the base of Margalla hills on Trail 3 & 5 and culminated at the picturesque Pir Sohawa.
The participants also collected litter along the trails, with an aim to raise awareness among the general public about the need to keep the environment clean. Students and faculty members from various universities including Iqra, FAST and Bahria University were also invited to take part in this CSR initiative.
A tree plantation drive in collaboration with CDA was also launched at the occasion; where top brass of PTCL, led by Syed Mazhar Hussain, Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) PTCL, planted pine tree saplings.
Syed Mazhar Hussain, CHRO PTCL while speaking at the occasion enunciated the value that PTCL attaches to various socially responsible activities that it undertakes under the aegis of its CSR policy. He vowed to keep the momentum of such activities in future also, so that PTCL continues to play its part in the social and economic uplift of the country.
At the closing ceremony, an environment awareness session was also held, where renowned environmentalist Dr. Muhammad Hanif elaborated the need for preservation and protection of environment.
Sanaullah Aman, Member Environment CDA, assured of his agency’s full cooperation to the civil society and corporate organizations in accomplishing this objective.
Protecting the environment and keeping the habitat clean is at the forefront of PTCL’s social responsibility initiatives and the company actively pursues endeavours to keep the environment clean.
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PTCL Launches Corporate SMS Service
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| PTCL Launches Corporate SMS Service |
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched its Corporate SMS Service.
The service is a complete bulk SMS management system which manages SMS campaigns and offers built-in controls to send web to phone messages to any mobile operator in the country.
This service is being offered through a simple to use web based interface enabling corporate customers to log-in from any internet enabled device (computer/laptop/smart phone/tablet) and communicate instantly with individuals or groups via bulk text messaging.
The web based Corporate SMS management control panel offers easy-to-use interface which entails a web based SMS editor, campaign scheduler to schedule messages, address book, reporting module to view delivery acknowledgements, history of messages sent and controls to prevent possible security lapses.
Kamal Ahmed, Chief Digital & Corporate Services Officer of PTCL said at the occasion, “PTCL remains committed to bring cutting edge ICT solutions for the corporate sector, and we are confident that this new service shall enable organizations to add more value to their business”.
“The Corporate SMS service is a powerful web-to-mobile messaging service that allows organizations to deliver updates & information swiftly and also provides customized modules which can be tailored as per requirements”, added Kamal Ahmed.
The service is integrated with PTCL OCS, PTCL SMS gateway, Billing & Customer Care (for revenue reconciliation) and prepaid charging system offering convenience and accessibility. The service comes with various high-level features including SMS text messages to individuals & groups from the internet and personalize outgoing.
PTCL Corporate SMS Service enables companies, educational institutes and organizations to target wider customer base, notify their target audiences and undertake large scale marketing campaigns.
Packages:
PTCL offers following packages for Corporate SMS (Pak Rupees)
Package Name
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Package-1
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Package-2
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Package-3
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Package-4
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One Time Setup charges
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1,000
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1,000
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1,000
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1,000
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Tax @ 19.5% FED/Sale tax & 15% Income tax
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345
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345
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345
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345
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Total One Time Setup charges
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1,345
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1,345
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1,345
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1,345
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Package Fee
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700
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1,500
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4,000
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5,000
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On-net/Off-net SMS charges
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0.7
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0.6
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0.5
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0.42
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Total SMS allowed after tax
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1000
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2500
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8000
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12000
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Tax @ 19.5% FED/Sale tax & 15% Income tax
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241.5
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517.5
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1,380
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1,725
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Total Amount payable for Package Subscription
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942
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2,018
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5,380
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6,72
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New users shall follow below procedure for new account creation:
One account will be created and Single MDN shall be issued against a single CNIC.
Customer can subscribe one or more than one packages under one created account (i.e. against one MDN).
Account and package subscription is valid for 30 days and both shall expire automatically if customer doesn’t purchase any package within the expiry date.
Customer is not required to repurchase the account/MDN if any package is purchased before the expiry of existing package.
Customer has to consume all SMS available in package within validity of existing package.
Existing package additional SMS shall not be carried forward to the next month in case new package is subscribed before expiry of existing package.
Customer can purchase one package for as many months by purchasing same package over and again.
Every time customer purchases a package, it will increase account subscriptions’ expiry date for an additional 30 days.
Appropriate tax deductions as per applicable laws will be made before making any payment to CSL.
Activation procedure:
An MDN will be allotted by the system with validity of three days and an SMS containing allotted MDN, concerned corporate sales/service manager’s contact information and payable amount (as per the selected package) will be sent on customer’s mobile number.
Within three days of account creation;
Customer will submit the copy of his/her CNIC in person to respective corporate sales center along with a request on letterhead/plain paper mentioning the MDN.
Customer will load the balance equal to one time setup charges and package fee against issued MDN through any PTCL KIOSK Machine (WLL/EVO Prepaid) at PTCL OSS or Ufone retailer (EVC).
Customer account will be activated and an SMS shall be sent on his/her mobile number with username and password.
Customer is now able to sign in on PTCL corporate SMS interface to use the service. Remaining SMS and expiry date will be displayed on the top of the corporate SMS interface.
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