Nation Wide Calls in Pakistan are now FREE

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced a new package under which its subscribers will be able to make free Long Distance Nationwide calls.
The call can made to all PTCL landline and wireless phone numbers for a modest fee of Rs. 199(3.2$us) per month under the facility called "Pakistan Package."
According to the Company sources here Friday, all of its customers will initially be provided this facility and if any customer do not wish to retain, it can de-activate the facility by simply calling the 1236 helpline 24 hours a day.
The customer can either speak with an operator or use the computerized system (IVR) and can also visit any customer care center or revenue office.
An official at PTCL said a fair usage policy will be in place and added a customer exceeding 5,000 nationwide minutes in any month will be charged Rs. 2 for each subsequent minute.

He said with the introduction of this new package, the green package will be discontinued as off December 1, 2007.
The official said this is a landmark change in the history of Pakistan's telecom industry.

"Now, businesses, private entrepreneurs, students and residential users can stay in constant touch with anyone, anywhere in the country, as often as they want," he said.
He said the availability and affordability of mass communication are vital for a nation's progress and added PTCL has a renewed commitment to provide efficient and state of the art telecom services for its customers.
The official said along with the local call promotion of Rs. 3.99 per hour, the Pakistan Package represents the beginning of a new vision and a new era of customer service.

PakistanFax.com Now in Alpha

Today we have finally been able to receive faxes to email on the Pakistani Phone numbers on the service PakistanFax.com

The First Fax was sent to me by Tariq Mustafa and Second by Ali Valika


PakistanFax.com will allow users to get a Pakistan Number from over 40 Cities in Pakistan and receive the fax via email anywhere in the world.

This means that as long as you can access your email you can also access your fax.

You do not require a fax machine for this and the fax comes on our web site and also as an attachment to your email.

For a free signup and trial visit www.PakistanFax.com

PTCL 33 Paisa a Min Call to USA - China - UK

I got a big grin smile today when i saw the ad in dawn about the NEW PTCL Offer today, of 33 paisa a min to call the US , UK, China, and HK and 10 other countries.

That means they are charging 99 paisa a min and that is 1.5 cents a min to call.

The cost to call these countries is anywhere from 1 to 1.5 cents a min, so now finally they are giving almost the cost rate and playing in the QUANTITY game FINALLY.

The quality on the PTCL line is still better then any other carrier as I think they are still using there old bilateral connections and not as much of the new world's KACHRA carriers.


Well I am glad to see all this happening, it is Great for Pakistan and Beat's any VOIP rate of Skype (which is 2 cents a min + 3 cents connection fee) and others.

I now strongly recommend all the international callers to USE ptcl at these rates so that Mobilink and other carriers can IMPROVE there call quality and PTCL can increase there international circuits as now when i call i get congestion in there international trunks.


My 2 cents.

Rehan