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Auction of 3G/4G licences: Handsome FDI expected in 2HFY12

KARACHI: More than a billion dollars Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is likely to land in the second-half of the current financial year if the auction of 3G/4G licences is successfully carried out on high-realised value.

KARACHI: More than a billion dollars Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is likely to land in the second-half of the current financial year if the auction of 3G/4G licences is successfully carried out on high-realised value. It is estimated that the bidding process will drive the winning or final licence prices by at least twice the base prices set by the government at $210 million and $155 million for four licences of two different categories. The base prices totaled $785 million of the fou... Full Story

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APTMA reacts on tax policies, failure to outline power plan

LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), expressed mixed reaction on government`s tax policies, its failure to outline a plan for power sector and to stimulate economic recovery.
 
 
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PTA orders SMS filtration in a bid to enforce morality

KARACHI: Cellular operators are in no mood to filter subscribers` SMSes at massive scale that will lead to decline in service consumption on their networks.

They have expressed fear that filtration of SMSes will lead to a slow down of data traffic as keywords’ list provided by the authority are words widely used in the normal communication. All operators conveyed their message with mutual agreement to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday that they rejected authority orders to filter words with no objectionable meanings, said executives of different cellular operators while talking to Daily Times. The operators have consulted the issue and sent a letter to PTA mentioning their point of view in the reply of PTA order to filter SMSes content, an official said requesti... Full Story
 
 
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