History of PTCL

PAKISTAN POST AND TELEGRAPH

At the time of independence and telecommunication services were performed by a single

department known as Pakistan post and telegraph (P&T).his department started its telephone
service with only 12346 telephone lines and seven telegraph offices all over Pakistan. All the
telephone service at that time was manual. This department continues its business up to 1962.the
government of Pakistan adopted the government of India telegraph act 188 to control and direct the
activities of telecommunication.

PAKISTAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (PT&T)

The first step towards reform in telecommunication sector was made in 1962.when the ayyub khan
government decided to split up the (PT&T) department into two separate departments Pakistan post
and Pakistan telephone & telegraph (PT&T) under the presidential ordinance. The PT&T in fact a
civil service department under the minstrel controls. This department was headed by director
general. The decision making power was concentrated with the post of dg, whilst the responsibilities
were delegated to general managers and chief engineers and general managers reporting directly to
the director general. The centralized structure of PT&T caused inefficiency in operations and long
delay in implementing decisions. At the time of inception of PTCL the total number of employees
working in PT&T was 45686 and total network comported of 922,000.

PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION (PTC)

The decade of 1990s brought about many changes in the economic structure of Pakistan. The
government of Pakistan pursued the deregulation and liberalization policy in production and service
industry. The major change in this regard was privatization and deregulation of many of the
departments of government of Pakistan. The objective was to reduce the burden of the government
minimize the bureaucratic influence and improve the efficiency of these departments.

A major break through in the history of telecommunication in the country occurred with the gradual
deregulation and privatization of t) t, at the first stage Pakistan telephone and telegraph department
(PT&T) was converted into a statutory corporation Pakistan telecommunication corporation. On
December 5th ,1990 the PT&T department was transformed into Pakistan telecommunication
corporation with a legal identity separate from the government. This change in the statute introduced
by the government of Pakistan enabled PTC to move from administrative to contractual relationship
with its customer. It provided the opportunity for the development of telecommunication facilities to
an unprecedented level and also for an increased customer satisfaction. Working under the PTCL
act noxv111 of 1991, the corporation was responsible for establishment maintenance and operation
of telecommunication services telephone telegraph telex, tele fax and data transmission with in the
country and establishment of international link with all member countries of ITU (international
telecommunication union
Pakistan telecommunication corporation in it five years life spread the network of its services all over
the country and the total number of telephone lines expanded TP 2127344 in addition to telegraph
the telex services. The total number of employees at the end of 1995 was 53705.

In addition to inland telephone network PTCL did a lot to improve the international communication.
The international communication network of PTCL comprised of variety of satellite earth stations,
terrestrial systems, submarine cable system and coastal radio systems, as well as international
gateway exchanges.

PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY LIMITED (PTCL)

Pakistan telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is a company established to undertake the

telecommunication business formally carried on by Pakistan.

Telecommunication corporation (PTCL) Pakistan telecommunication corporation (PTCL) was

transformed into Pakistan telecommunication company limited (PTCL) on January 1st ,1996 under
Pakistan telecommunication reorganization act 1996 according to which PTCL took over all the
properties assets rights and obligations of PTCL. Under the PTCL reorganization act, 1996 the
telecommunication sectors were split up into four bodies.

· Pakistan Telecommunication Company limited (ptcl)

· Pakistan telecommunication authority (PTCL)

· National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)

· Frequency allocation board (FAB)

Pakistan telecommunication authority is a regulatory body responsible for monitoring the

telecommunication business in Pakistan. It frames rules and regulation for private telecom
companies such as mobile phone companies, internet service providers, paging companies and pay
card phone companies. It also issues licenses to the new companies in entering to this business.

National Telecom Corporation (NTC) is responsible to provide the telecommunication services to the
various departments of government and armed services.

Pakistan Telecommunication Company limited is the primary provider of telecommunications

services in Pakistan. The range of its services includes basic telephone, telegraph, fax, telex, email,
digital cross connect, public data network, internet, isdn, and other digital facilities. The total number
of installed telephone lines (ali) at June 30, 1998 was 35, 19,877 while the total number of actual
lines in service (alis) was 26, 60,898. The difference between ali and alis issue to pending and
potential future demands
PTCL Announces Net Profit of Rs. 2.081 billion for the first quarter ended 30th September
2010.

October 27, 2010

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) today announced its

financial results for the first quarter ended 30th September 2010. The company has announced a
net profit of Rs. 2.081 billion compared to Rs. 2.568 billion recorded in the same period last year
.
During the last financial year, PTCL continued its strategy of developing new sources of income,
on the Commercial side. In the financial year 2009-10, the growth momentum of PTCL remained
strong in emerging segments of Broadband and Corporate Services. During the year, broadband
footprint (wire line and wireless) expanded by more than 100% resulting in 172% increase in
revenue from this market segment. For the period PTCL earned profit after tax of Rs. 9.294
billion which was 1.6% higher as compared with net profit of Rs. 9.151 billion for the last year.
PTCL group revenue during the year under review stood at Rs. 98.906 billion, showing a growth
of 6.7% over last year. Of this, PTCL’s revenue was Rs. 57.175 billion compared to Rs. 59.239
billion for the preceding year.
In order to address diversified needs of the customer base, PTCL continued to introduce
innovative products and services based on latest technology. PTCL remained the largest and
fastest growing broadband service provider in Pakistan. During the period under review, the DSL
broadband customer base registered an increase of 110% spread over 600 cities and towns with
85% market share.
During this period PTCL EVO- Rev-A 3.1 Mbps wireless broadband service based on 3G
technology has revolutionized the internet experience in the country. In less than a year, EVO
has become the country’s fast growing wireless broadband network with connectivity and
roaming in over 100 cities across. PTCL also launched its EVDO Rev-B network which offers
unparalleled internet speed of up to 9.3 Mbps. This achievement makes PTCL the first operator
in the world to launch this service commercially in Pakistan.
Conscious efforts were made to further facilitate landline customers by expanding the spectrum
of available services and packages. The geographical reach of popular packages was extended to
benefit a broader customer base. PTCL further streamlined its pricing strategy to make it more
customer focused by offering convenient payment plans.
Special promotions were launched on Independence Day, Ramadan, Hajj, Christmas, Eid and
New Year. Off peak and Sunday rates were also introduced to encourage higher usage. Besides
the already available Pakistan Plus and International Plus packages, regional packages for new
areas and local call packages were introduced in certain cities. Mobile Bucket was another
package launched to facilitate the customers who call frequently from fixed line to mobile
networks within Pakistan. A positive shift in land line usage was witnessed because of unified
rate of Re.1 per minute on-net calls.
PTCL has also worked on the network expansion in the financial year .The Pakistan Internet
Exchange (PIE) has been expanded by establishing an international presence. PTCL has also
planned expansion in unserved areas through USF subsidy. PTCL has established Centralized
Network Operation Center (NOC), and entire PTCL network is now being remotely monitored
thus enhancing the operational efficiency.
President PTCL Walid Irshaid commenting on the results said, “I am pleased to announce that
we remained focused on our strategy of positioning PTCL as the leading integrated telecom
company in Pakistan providing multiple solutions to business and household market segments
and extending vital services to other telecom operators in Pakistan”. He said “we remain highly
conscious of the fact that our success and growth can only come from satisfied customers it
remains our challenge to provide friendly, seamless and prompt customer’s service.
To this end, we endeavored to embark on several projects intended to bring PTCL closer to the
customers”. On this occasion he further said that “we strongly believe that PTCL is poised to
grow and remain the leading and dominant integrated telecom service provider of choice for
customers throughout Pakistan”.
The management and employees of PTCL remain committed to provide quality services at
competitive prices through optimal use of resource for achieving enhanced revenue and greater
levels of customer satisfaction as well as improved shareholders’ value