Recently the telecom sector in Pakistan has attracted a lot of attention from international investors – and for the right reasons: it is one of the fastest growing sector with a huge potential market. Looking at the billboards and media advertisements of mobile phones in Pakistan it is hard to believe that until a few years ago there was no one else but PTCL monopoly. The government is determined to make use of this opportunity to attract foreign investment. For example The International Herald Tribune recently reported:
Overseas investment in Pakistan’s telecommunications industry is expected to hold at $1 billion a year until at least 2009, said Shahzada Alam Malik, head of market regulator Pakistan Telecommunications Authority. As many as 50 percent of Pakistan’s 160 million people are expected to use telephones by that time, up from 23 percent in March this year and 4.3 percent in 2003, he said.
Telenor and Warid Telecom have since secured 20 percent of Pakistan’s cellular market, cutting the share of market leader Pakistan Mobile, or Mobilink, as the unit of Egypt’s Orascom Telecom Holding SAE is known, to 51 percent from 64 percent in 2004.
Pakistan, South Asia’s fastest growing telecommunications market, added as many as 2.6 million cellular users in April, according to a report by the regulator released that month. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz wants to widen the nation’s communications network to help the $118 billion economy grow 7 percent in the year starting next month.
The increasing competition should theoretically be good for the Pakistani consumers as well, but only if the regulatory framework does what it is supposed to do. There remains some concern from the consumers about service and rates. The question is: Is Pakistan Telecommunication Authority doing a good job of looking out for the consumers in Pakistan?
This post also appeared in Adil Najam’s blog: All Things Pakistan on July 7, 2006.
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July 5, 2006 at 9:56 pm
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July 17, 2006 at 5:46 am
Athar M. Khan
Talking from investors persepctive. especially those from OECD countries, what opportunitiies Pakistan’s Telecom Sector offers to foreign companies who wish to ente into Pakistan market.
July 17, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Babar Bhatti
Athar,
For foreign companies the opportunities lie because of the vast untapped market. The challenges are with the poor infrastructure, inconsistent regulatory market and unstable government. If you look at Mobilink or Telenor they have made big investments and as teledensity increases they will be in a good position to benefit from a larger customer base.
– Babar
July 29, 2006 at 11:11 am
Khalid zaib hasnain
Hi!
i am Khalid Zaib hasnain Living in Karachi and i am Student D.A.E TeleCommunication
PTCL not working in Student plus in Colleges and Institute. we want Internship but no buddy Come in our Institute My institute (SAIFEE EIDE ZABHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY) in all over Sind Saifee Doing D.A.E 1st time Plz Come and Got the Talent. Bcz we New Baby and fresh So Inshallah this time u Working grassrut Lavel.
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September 10, 2006 at 10:46 am
asif
i want to take internship in your institute but i dont know about procedure plz sms me on my hot mail ID …
i will thankfull to you….
i have 63% marks in D.A.E from kahuta institute of technology….
October 12, 2006 at 5:28 pm
Guest Post: Telecom Action in Pakistan at All Things Pakistan
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April 8, 2007 at 11:48 pm
sahib khan
i am a student of 6TH semester (3rd year) in telecommuniction engineering at UET NWFP.I want to take internship in your institute .pleze send me all the procedure trough mail at mail address
engrsahib_khn@yahoo.com
yours imeadiate responce is desired
Thank
May 14, 2007 at 12:20 am
muhammad azam javed
salam. i am student of 6th semeser electrical engineering in ali ahmed shah university of engineering and technology mirpur azad kashmir . i want to have internship .plzzz send me the procedure. at m y mail address . thanks .
May 24, 2007 at 4:56 am
Hasnain Iftikhar
I am final year student of COMSATS Institute of information technology (Islamabad).I have already done internship in PTCL. I want to have some experiance working with mobile company.
Tell me how to apply.
Doing final year project on “Mobile WiMAX”;
June 19, 2007 at 1:46 pm
sameer mahar
hi my name is sameer im doing BSC in telecommunication from university of sindh jamshoro,right now im in final year final semester.i want an ineternship but i don’t know the procedure.plz help us we r future of pakistan.
0302-3063128
0333-2981060
June 27, 2007 at 2:27 pm
RIZWAN AHMED
asalam-o-oalaikum
sir i m dtudent of 2nd year of telecommuniction engineering in mehran university jamshoro (B.E)
sir i want to do internship in my reachable location. i m from hyderabad. plz guide me about complelete procedure require for it
thanks
July 9, 2007 at 4:49 am
Umar Aftab
Asalamalikum,
Respected sir,
I,the undersigned am a current undergraduate student of GIK Institute,Topi,NWFP,and have completed 2 semesters in the faculty of Computer Software Engineering along with an internship at a software house in the networking department for 6 weeks.
I am willing to do an internship in any telecom network provider in Karachi,so that I can get my networking and GSM interests exploited.I am currently residing in Khi and am looking forward for a 4 week internship program starting latest by 15th July in Khi.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Umar Aftab
July 28, 2007 at 2:14 am
SAJJAD AHMED
HI,
THIS IS SAJJAD SOOMRO IAM 3RD YEAR STUDENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION FROM UNIVERSITY OF SINDH JAMSHORO I NEED TO DO INTERENSHIP IN TELECOM SECTOR THANKS
July 31, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Ali iqbal
hi,
My name is Ali Iqbal.And i am from Islamabad and i have just given my exams of B.com (Final year).Now i am free so i just need a internship in any field of telecoms sector in Islamabad.So please help me out.And i am waiting for your email.I will be very thankful to you.
August 5, 2007 at 3:01 am
Maqsood Bhatti
Sir, I have Passed BSIT(hons) From Sindh Agriculture University IT-Center with 1st Disition and i want to server myslef for experience in your company, i have programing skill speailly thandk
August 6, 2007 at 1:25 am
Wajahat Haleem
hi,
My name is Wajahat Haleem.And i am from Islamabad and i have just given my exams of B.com (Final year).Now i am free so i just need a internship in any field of telecoms sector in Islamabad.So please help me out.i am waiting for your Response i will be very thankful to you.
August 6, 2007 at 1:27 am
Wajahat Haleem
hi,
My name is Wajahat Haleem.And i am from Islamabad and i have just given my exams of B.com (Final year).Now i am free so i just need a internship in any field of telecoms sector in Islamabad.So please help me out.i am waiting for your Response .i will be very thankful to you.
August 13, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Maqsood
Sir, I have Passed BSIT(hons) Bachelor Sceiecce Informaton Technolgy From Sindh Agriculture University IT-Center with 1st Disition and i want to server myslef for experience in your company, i have programing skill speailly thank
My Mailing Address
S.D.A Church Tandojam Hyderabad Sindh Pak
August 31, 2007 at 11:26 pm
ISMAIL ALTAF
DEAR SIR,
I HAVE PASSED MY DAE ELECTRONICS RECENTLY
& AWARDED WITH A GRADE SESSION 2004-2007.
IN 2004 FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL I CLEARED DIPLOMA OF COMPUTER HARDWARE SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTER NETWORKING.
NOW I WANT TO GET EXPERIENCE,SO PLZ REPLY ME FOR INTERNSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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September 10, 2007 at 4:38 am
Muhammad saad sahu
WITH THE NAME OF ALLEH THE MOST BENIFICENT AND MERCIFUL
A.A SIR,
i m the student of telecom engg. i have a small land of about 7 marlas in gulgasht colony multan punjab,i want to give this land on rent to your compony or any other cellular compony,so please help me of doing thid because i have no such experience.
i shall be thank ful to you.
regards
fone no: 03336237520
September 18, 2007 at 3:02 am
Najam-Ul-Hassan
Sir I am a student of a telecom engineering.
Now I am in a 5th semester.Sir If you find any internship kindly inform me.OK
September 25, 2007 at 2:31 am
Najam-Ul-Hassan
Sir I will send you a CV within a few days.
October 1, 2007 at 4:07 am
Muhammad Umer Nadeem
Assalam o Alaikum
Sir I am student of final semester & doing Telecommunication Engineering Plz do inform me if u find any job or internship in Lahore for me I would be very thanful
November 30, 2007 at 7:51 am
syed inayat ali shah
hi
this is inayat M.sc(electronics)from peshawar and applying for internship in any company related to electronics cell no 03015328452
June 25, 2008 at 1:34 pm
ishtiaq
i am a student of 6TH semester (3rd year) in telecommuniction engineering at COMSATS Institute Of Information technology Lahore.I want to take internship in your institute .Plz do inform me if u find any job or internship in Lahore for me I would be very thanfulto you.