http://tech.one.com.pk Exploring Pakistan's Technology Frontier Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:48:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Daily Times reports that the Central Board of Revenue has widthdrawn the 40 percent import duty imposed on telecom equipment. In its latest Customs General Order 22/2006, the CBR had announced the removal of two telecom equipment from the list of other products that could be imported without paying a penny ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2006/02/02/40pc-import-duty-on-telecom-equipment-goes/ ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to produce tissue culture vaccine (TCV) against rabies and give up the current simple sheep brain vaccine. The decision was taken at a meeting of provincial health secretaries and director-generals, with Federal Health Secretary Syed Anwar Mahmood in the chair, on Tuesday. The meeting was ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/30/production-of-tissue-culture-vaccine-soon/ MULTAN: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s General Managers Conference held in Lahore on November 21 and 22 recommended to close centuries old telegraph system, which is running in loss. Similarly, telex and trunk calls, which are also running in loss, will be closed, sources said. Being a member of the International Telegraph ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/30/ptcl-to-close-telegraph-system/ ISLAMABAD - The government Tuesday handed over the management control of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) to the Consortium of Hassan Associates after receiving the remaining payment of bid. The share transfer documents for the privatization of KESC were signed and handed over by M. Tahsin Khan Iqbal, Secretary Privatization Commission ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/30/kesc-control-given-to-hassan-associates/ Ever noticed a local mobile number show up on your caller id when recieving calls from abroad? If that happens the call is probably being routed through an illegal call termination point within Pakistan. The PTA and FIA raided a house in Lahore’s DHA district that had equipment used to ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/28/illegal-international-call-termination-points/ After becoming the laughing stock of the world (along with economic losses going into Millions of dollars) when losing internet connectivity to the entire country and not having a backup line, we finally recieve a new undersea optic fibre cable. Hopefully this solves the peoples problems of bandwidth along with ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/23/undersea-cable-lands-at-karachi/ Around May the alleged figure was 10.5 million cellphone subscribers which was possibly misleading. 6 Months later, the number of subscribers is now claimed to stand at 18 million. That is phenomenal growth (or imaginative accounting). If the trend continues, land lines will soon be outmoded--a welcome change. It ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/16/cellphone-subscriber-base-crosses-18-million-mark/ From the register comes the story of the Pakistani who will save the internet and the politics behind it. For those living under a rock, it's related to the World Summit on the Information Society being held in Tunisia and primarily the controversies behind Internet Governance. It’s been four years since ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/14/the-man-who-will-save-the-internet/ The Daily Times reports that Etisalat aren’t the only ones disgruntled with Pakistan’s telecom sector. DVCOM along with other wireless local loop operators have moved a petition before the Lahore High Court demanding PTA return their license fees due to breach of contract. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C11%5C09%5Cstory_9-11-2005_pg5_3 “As per the defined regulation in ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/09/wll-operators-move-to-shutdown-operations/ I am working on a small project to statistically establish likes, dislikes & preferences of fellow resident Pakistanis regarding their choice of online search engine, free web-based email service & instant messaging (IM) software. I had to conduct this online survey myself as there are no detailed official statistics available regarding ... http://tech.one.com.pk/2005/11/01/survey-internet-usage-trends-in-pakistan/