Wednesday, August 20, 2008

PTCL introducing new facility

PTCL introduced a new facility in Pakistan

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) introduced IP TV facility on landline and mobile phones from August 14. Talking to reporters on Monday at Expo Center during the 8th ITCN Asia, senior executive vice president Dr Sadik Al-Jadir acknowledged that decline in the subscription of fixed line phones has taken place and linked it with the growing cellular phones subscription.

He said that PTCL is planning to improve its customer services and has apologised for the inconvenience, the customers faced during the protests and strikes recently by its employees. He said that the customer care for any institution is significant for its progress adding that PTCL is indebted to it. To a question, Jadir said that PTCL's next quarter financial results will improve as compared to the last quarter.

Earlier, speaking at a press conference at the lunching ceremony of the "easy learning", he said that PTCL in collaboration with Etisalat academy, has introduced it in a new method.

He said that the "easy learning" has been launched under the auspices of G77 of the United Nations to serve the developing countries. He said that it is aimed at human development and learning for everyone. Users can access over 500 high quality IT and professional courses through pre-paid technology, he said, adding that these courses are fashioned with different learning styles.
Etisalat's strong credit ratings are among the highest of all globally rated telecommunications companies and reflect Etisalat's strong competitive position, excellent profitability and a proven ability to provide strong and growing cash flows.

Moody's Investors Service recently assigned an AA2 long-term issuer rating to Emirates Telecommunications Corporation ("Etisalat"). These are the first ratings that Moody's assigns to Etisalat and the first time that it has rated a telecommunications company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Etisalat, the leading telecom provider in the UAE and in 18 other countries including Pakistan, has a solid track record in the UAE over the last 30 years, evidenced by a robust operating and financial position. This has resulted in superior market share across its businesses, strong and stable revenue growth, efficient operations and stable cash flow generation.

According to PTCL spokesman Ali Qadir Gilani, Etisalat's strong credit ratings from the internationally recognised agencies confirms the success of Etisalat's strategy to continue as the market leader in the UAE and to become one of the global top telecom players. In Pakistan Etisalat management is responsible for holding 26 percent share of PTCL and introducing advance technologies. Etisalat has introduced new management skills in PTCL and helped introduce Pakistani telecom experts and workers to international telecom environments in its 18 overseas branches. The rating at AA2, the third-highest grade, is on par with the sovereign rating for the UAE.

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