Recommendation of ptcl The Company may be allowed to increase basic telephony services prices (exclusive of Central Excise Duty)

by an average of 19 per cent from July 1, 1999, to reflect the impact of: (a) declining international settlement rates, (b) inflation and, (c) the introduction of corporate tax on the Company. ii) The rate of Central Excise Duty on telecommunication services be reduced from 25 per cent to 15 per cent from July 1, 1999, to mitigate the impact of the above price increase on customers, without unduly affecting the Government of Pakistan's revenues. iii) The Company may be allowed to charge the following prices for basic telephony services from July 1, 1999 (inclusive of 15 per cent CED) in implementation of the above recommendations, and in line with the Government of Pakistan's commitment to have allowed the Company to have rebalanced its tariff by the time competition is introduced in basic telephony: installation charge (Rs 4,390 per line), monthly rental charge (Rs 235 per line per month), local call charge (Rs 2.10 per 5 minute unit), NWD call charge (Rs 9.25 per average call) and international call charge (Rs 67.04 per average call minute). The Financial Advisors have also recommended that Company may be permitted to make price changes of a similar nature, but somewhat lesser magnitude, to those described above, in each of the next four years, in order to achieve re-balanced tariffs in advance of the introduction of competition in basic telephony. Basket-based, inflation-linked, price control formulae be introduced for the on-going regulation of basic telephony service prices, with the parameters of the formulae to be pre-determined for a minimum period of four years in the first instance. The formulae will protect consumers against excessive price increases by the Company at two levels i.e. (i) by controlling the rate of increase of individual service prices and (ii) by controlling the overall level of prices that the Company can charge customers. This will provide the Company with an incentive to improve efficiency, and increase the number of customers and their use of the basic telephony service. Within the limits of the formulae, the Company must have the commercial freedom to set prices as it alone sees fit, without interference from any third party, thereby establishing the effective independence of the Company from the Government of Pakistan and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in this regard. PTCL Broadband(DSL) Review PTCL as the name sounds is the oldest Telecoms up gradation in Pakistan. DSL Broadband is the internet providers in all over the Pakistan. This article gives you the latest Information how to get involve in the services of PTCL(DSL) Broadband in Pakistan and what are the latest Packages Of PTCL DSL Broad Band. History of PTCL DSL Broad band reminds us the services of PTCL. If you are among those internet users who wants high speed of Internet and dont compromise on speed then PTCL(DSL) is the best Option for them. Here is the complete Review Of PTCL(DSL) Broadband. Introduction: PTCL is the largest telecommunications provider in Pakistan. The company maintains a leading position in Pakistan as an infrastructure provider to other telecom operators and corporate customers of the country. PTCL has laid an Optical Fiber Access Network in the major metropolitan centers of Pakistan and local loop services have started to be modernized and upgraded from copper to an optical network.

History Of PTCL(DSL) Broadband The year 2006-2007 in the telecom sector witnessed entry of major telecom companies, most notably China Telecom and SingTel, into the market. Restructuring and re-engineering are in their final stages along with the implementation of ERP system. From the end customers perspective, a major initiative was put in place in the shape of Broadband Pakistan; this launch was the first step by PTCL towards providing its customer with more value added services and convenience. Since its launch on 19th May 2007, PTCL has acquired500,000 Broadband customers in over 605 cities and towns across Pakistan, leading the proliferation and awareness of Broadband services across Pakistan, hence, the PTCL not only bringing the benefit of high speed Internet access to subscribers in major cities but will also generate new revenue streams for future growth. The launch of PTCLs Broadband service under the theme of Broadband Pakistan by the Prime Minister of Pakistan was the first major product initiative taken towards a changing PTCL. The service was launched on PTCLs new state of the art Broadband infrastructure that was added to our network during the last three quarters of 2007 with the initial capacity of over 100,000 subscribers. Success of PTCL broadband: PTCL achieved unprecedented success as it added over 10,000 customers within the first 120days of its launch while historically it had taken four years collectively for all the other operators to achieve 30,000 customers in Pakistan! The hallmark of PTCL service was the removal of the traditional barriers such as the upfront costs of installation and customer premises equipment and added bandwidth download. This high customer take up also reflected on the Companys trusted image in the eyes of the nation. The service is already available in the five largest cities of Pakistan and will be expanded into another dozen cities during the coming year. PTCL Broadband and Value Added Services: PTCL through diversification and assorted products and services could retain its fundamental presence in the Telecom Sector. Introduction of DSL Broadband services across major cities with plans to include more cities in times to come will enhance the revenue base of PTCL. Stiff competition from other cable based broadband service providers and local cable operators still persists. PTCLs broadband services were introduced in Jun 2007 with free installation service with an initial capacity of 100,000 subscribers by providing services in the five largest cities and had a decent start by adding over 10,000 subscribers within the first few months of its operations depicting PTCLs brand recognition. Performance Of PTCL(DSL): PTCL is now the leader in consumer broadband in Pakistan, leading the country into 21st century and available now in Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar, Hyderabad, Quetta, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sheikupura and Hub. One can experience the Internet at its fastest with high-speed access from Broadband Pakistan, simultaneously, enjoy Voice service over the same telephone line without any extra cabling connections! Broadband Pakistan offers DSL service with unmatched reliability, affordability and connectivity. The Higher Education Commission has signed a MoU with PTCL for the provisioning of Broadband DSL connections to students, faculty members and administrative staff of the universities at substantially subsidized rates at their residence. This DSL facility offers Broadband connection at 256 kbps, 512 kbps and 1 Mbps with a 30% discount on prevailing PTCL commercial rates against each capacity. The students, faculty members and staff of AIOU can avail this opportunity and benefit from this exclusive offer. The most popular PTCL student package costs

PKR 850 every month for 1MB and PKR 299 for 256 KB speed on broadband service, this is amazing as it also keeps in view the needs of the ones who are future of the nation. Benefits Of PTCL(DSL): Now talking about the brighter side, the broadband modem has four LAN ports therefore one can operate internet facility on four systems at a time. This facility also supports as a good financial resource as many unemployed people buy the PTCL broadband of the required speed and further supply LAN connection to neighbors on cheap prices, by this method they not only cover the monthly cost of broadband but also, in a way, possesses a facility of free internet for themselves. Some benefits and key highlights are as follows:  Free from installation charges  Free Modem  Convenient ordering on phone and web  No upfront charges  PTCL broadband customer has the liberty to choose from various packages. PTCL Broadband keeps you connected to high speed internet all the time  Affordable high speed unlimited internet for Students. Broadband tariffs are low-priced in Pakistan than in other regional states  Broadband student Package Bundled with PSTN including 1Mbps broadband with unlimited download also facilitates with 150 free voice minutes per month and free unlimited Kehdo SMS at Rs 999 / month  Range of available Data rates from 256Kbps to 10Mbps to suite customers unique requirements and needs accordingly  PTCL Broadband service is available in over 1000 cities and towns across the country.  Increasing the horizon offered to broadband customers through providing broadband service to customers with low spending preferences.  Adding a new dimension of volume based packages in the PTCL services across all regions of the country  Offering Wi-Fi services over low priced affordable volume based package  Pakistans fastest broadband service within house Wi-Fi facility. Strong Wi-Fi signal up to 54Mbps  Multiple people can access high speed broadband at the same time on a single broadband connection.  Secure, password enabled protection to avoid any misuse  Broadband connectivity with all Wi-Fi enabled devices including, Desktops, laptops, PSP and cell phones  Seamless experience when streaming and downloading movies, TV shows and music files etc.  Access to rich HD multimedia resources over the internet.  Access to PTCL Smart TV.  Access to free movies, music, classical Pakistani plays, famous cricket matches, educational and religious contents exclusively for PTCL. Broadband customers on Buzz broadband web infotainment portal.  Liberty to download unlimited infotainment material with PTCL Broadband and free minutes to call on landline numbers  Free E- Learning cards to all for student package  Chance to win Rs. 100,000 scholarships for further education on student package

PTCL is introducing on-line gaming (under the brand of Gaming Lounge) as a new value added service to its broadband customers, where they can have access to multi-genre and peer to peer games and battle it out with friends and family which will be Free to PTCL Broadband users. What should be improved In PTCL(DSL)? Considering the performance reviews when one is dealing with PTCL broadband at home, it is good enough keeping in view the price. To talk about the difficulties users face, there are numerous of them starting from the day one buy it till one really begin to be able to use it in best condition which could even take a month from date of purchase. On the day you will buy the broadband you will for sure face the problem of connectivity and when you will call the PTCL for solution they will just answer we will soon make sure your problem is resolved, dont know till when this soon will come to an end. Once they send a person to deal with your broadbands problem, the person will check for a while and normally answer write an application to PTCL to change the wire from the nearest pole to your house, one will question to himself how was my phone working fine till now? After all the procedures and hard work of yours you will find that the problem is solved but when you will look at the calendar, yes almost a month have rushed away. Competition Among PTCL(DSL): So much has been written about the broadband internet services in Pakistan. As we all know that as competition increases, the quality of service increases and keeps costs manageable. So, this is the time to get some quality service from the top DSL providers; as the competition race has begun. Few days ago,PTCL which is the biggest broadband player in the market lowered its prices for their DSL service. In fact, they didnt lower the prices but they raise the Speed and removed the monthly bandwidth download limit cap from all DSL packages. PTCLs competitor Link-Dot-Net, which is the newest broadband service provider in the market, also revised their packages accordingly. PTCL offers a 256Kb connection but the LDN does not, in fact, the LDN offers a 512KB connection in a price for which PTCL offers a 1MB connection which is amazing. World call wireless and the Wi-tribe are also in a brave tussle with PTCL broadband but they are of no with PTCL. The Wi-Tribe offered a package worth 600 PKR with which they tried to end the monopoly of PTCL which they were not able to as this Wi-tribe package offered limited download, amazingly the PTCL, even in their 256KB package, doesnt offer limited download. Packages Of PTCL(DSL): DSL with 256KB speed:  Price: 299 PKR monthly  Download: unlimited  Modem: Free  Installation: Free (was 500 PKR) DSL with 1MB speed:  Price: 1199 PKR monthly  Download: unlimited  Modem: Free  Installation: Free (was 500 PKR) DSL with 2MB speed:  Price: 1499 PKR monthly  Download: unlimited


Modem: Free Installation: Free (was 500 PKR) DSL with 4MB speed:  Price: 1999 PKR monthly  Download: unlimited  Modem: Free  Installation: Free (was 500 PKR) DSL with 6MB speed:  Price: 4999 PKR monthly  Download: unlimited  Modem: Free  Installation: Free (was 500 PKR) DSL with 8MB speed:  Price: 6999 PKR monthly  Download: unlimited  Modem: Free  Installation: Free (was 500 PKR) DSL with 10MB speed:  Price: 9999 PKR monthly  Download: unlimited  Modem: Free  Installation: Free (was 500 PKR)