Comments on: Calls To Pakistan Made Expensive http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/ A blog about telecommunication marketplace in Pakistan with news, information, analysis and trends Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:01:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ALI http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-75305 ALI Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:24:01 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-75305 PTA is a group of extreme corrupt peoples who are just looting our assests and i am relly ashamed to say that they are higly educated ,civilized culprits and robbers who really ruined our telecom industry.................. PTA is a group of extreme corrupt peoples who are just looting our assests and i am relly ashamed to say that they are higly educated ,civilized culprits and robbers who really ruined our telecom industry………………

]]> By: Khurrum http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-44670 Khurrum Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:06:14 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-44670 Ex-pat Pakistanis living abroad provide between 10-20% of Pakistan's economy simply by sending money home and supporting relatives. This is a fact which numerous Governments exploit again and again. Faizan's point is not valid, since the money generated by the PTA is very unlikely to be re-invested in the private telecom market. At best a proportion will be invested in public network (government infrastructure) and most creamed by corrupt official. Hence, again as commented by the majority, this is an increase in tax for Pakistanis abroad. At some point, I am sorry to say the 3rd or 4th generation ex-Pats are going to cut links with Pakistan. How with the government then fund their corruption? Ex-pat Pakistanis living abroad provide between 10-20% of Pakistan’s economy simply by sending money home and supporting relatives. This is a fact which numerous Governments exploit again and again.

Faizan’s point is not valid, since the money generated by the PTA is very unlikely to be re-invested in the private telecom market. At best a proportion will be invested in public network (government infrastructure) and most creamed by corrupt official.

Hence, again as commented by the majority, this is an increase in tax for Pakistanis abroad. At some point, I am sorry to say the 3rd or 4th generation ex-Pats are going to cut links with Pakistan.

How with the government then fund their corruption?

]]> By: sajjad http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-44423 sajjad Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:26:46 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-44423 SALLAM TOO ALL ITS VERY BAD NEWS ..............its very bad. calls rates for banldesh and india are going down and going up pakistan.people are unable to get atta in pakistan and now people in abroad are unable to make calls. what the hell is this every thing is going wrong. SALLAM TOO ALL ITS VERY BAD NEWS …………..its very bad. calls rates for banldesh and india are going down and going up pakistan.people are unable to get atta in pakistan and now people in abroad are unable to make calls. what the hell is this every thing is going wrong.

]]> By: javed http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-44098 javed Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:05:34 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-44098 nice effort Faizan to justify their step but never mind we dont expect anything good from our politicians and system. we used to pay 1p perminutes a couple of years ago to call pakistan but now its 9p per minute that sucks. its too much. nice effort Faizan to justify their step but never mind we dont expect anything good from our politicians and system. we used to pay 1p perminutes a couple of years ago to call pakistan but now its 9p per minute that sucks. its too much.

]]> By: Faizan http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-27582 Faizan Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:35:32 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-27582 Increase in termination rates was necessary for Pakistan. As telecom companies including LDI operators cannot offer the same rates as in US and other developed counties where running cost is not that high. I know people living outside Pakistan are facing dificulty calling to thr lovedones but try to put ur steps in Pakistani marcket. Utilities for example electricity problem in Pakistan compared to US .. 6 to 8 hrs telecom companies run their generators on fuel which u already know are on the highest scale these days plus usual electricity charges are, i dont know may be 10 times higher than US. this is one example many other facts are involve in Pakistan to run a teleocom business. Terrorist troubles , policial ralies and strikes .. who is going to bare these loses ??? This is Pakistan not US for godsake.. PTA has taken good step and this is the only way to cover the telecom expenses in Pakistan. please before commenting and comparing with other countries try to observe all the situations. Increase in termination rates was necessary for Pakistan. As telecom companies including LDI operators cannot offer the same rates as in US and other developed counties where running cost is not that high. I know people living outside Pakistan are facing dificulty calling to thr lovedones but try to put ur steps in Pakistani marcket. Utilities for example electricity problem in Pakistan compared to US .. 6 to 8 hrs telecom companies run their generators on fuel which u already know are on the highest scale these days plus usual electricity charges are, i dont know may be 10 times higher than US. this is one example many other facts are involve in Pakistan to run a teleocom business.

Terrorist troubles , policial ralies and strikes .. who is going to bare these loses ??? This is Pakistan not US for godsake..

PTA has taken good step and this is the only way to cover the telecom expenses in Pakistan.

please before commenting and comparing with other countries try to observe all the situations.

]]> By: doctor http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-23948 doctor Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:07:20 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-23948 Initially I used lowratevoip.com then they excluded Pakistan from their Free list then I moved to terrasip.com they also had free calls to karachi landline and cheap call rates to pakistan after few days they also excluded Pakistan from offer after that I moved to pennytel.com they offered 38cents per untimed call to pakistan and yesterday they also excluded our lovely country. Now? Now I am using MyNetFone.com $25 monthly and 100 calls free. how is it? now im waiting when they are excluding Pakistan. BrainTel is also good option for cheap calls to Pakistan Initially I used lowratevoip.com then they excluded Pakistan from their Free list then I moved to terrasip.com they also had free calls to karachi landline and cheap call rates to pakistan after few days they also excluded Pakistan from offer after that I moved to pennytel.com they offered 38cents per untimed call to pakistan and yesterday they also excluded our lovely country.
Now?
Now I am using MyNetFone.com $25 monthly and 100 calls free.
how is it?
now im waiting when they are excluding Pakistan.

BrainTel is also good option for cheap calls to Pakistan

]]> By: Ali http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-23443 Ali Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:01:27 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-23443 new govt, old policies we are heading to stone age, while our neighbors looking ahead soon they will put their ill founded gains in swiss banks i didn't expect anything better i wonder what you would do if you were in parliament, mr 10 percent you have no right to make decisions, mr 10 percent we have no elected you so stop interferring and influencing, mr 10 percent aka mr liar you are a disgrace thank you all new govt, old policies

we are heading to stone age, while our neighbors looking ahead

soon they will put their ill founded gains in swiss banks

i didn’t expect anything better

i wonder what you would do if you were in parliament, mr 10 percent

you have no right to make decisions, mr 10 percent

we have no elected you

so stop interferring and influencing, mr 10 percent aka mr liar

you are a disgrace

thank you all

]]> By: Faraz http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-22913 Faraz Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:20:53 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-22913 All I can say....our country has got WORLD's WORST EVER PLANNERS in every field....!! God Bless Pakistan..!! All I can say….our country has got WORLD’s WORST EVER PLANNERS in every field….!!

God Bless Pakistan..!!

]]> By: Usman http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-22425 Usman Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:39:44 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-22425 Does someone smell something fishy, Salman Taseer does that ring a Bell... New governor of Punjab Owns WORLDCALL .... A PPP stalwart..... He benefits the most....... Does someone smell something fishy, Salman Taseer does that ring a Bell… New governor of Punjab Owns WORLDCALL …. A PPP stalwart…..

He benefits the most…….

]]> By: Tpad http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/comment-page-1/#comment-20521 Tpad Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:15:56 +0000 http://telecompk.net/2008/04/23/calls-to-pakistan-made-expesnive-grey-telephony-market/#comment-20521 We are getting some more Pakistan Numbers next week, its now cheaper to calll FROM rather than TO pakistan. You cant beat local rate prices at http://.www.tpad.com We are getting some more Pakistan Numbers next week, its now cheaper to calll FROM rather than TO pakistan.

You cant beat local rate prices at http://.www.tpad.com

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