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Ufone Posts Handsome Growth; Revenues up 16% and Profits up 78% in 3QFY11

Pakistan IT — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:11:36 +0000

Ufone continued its remarkable track record in the telecom industry with handsome growth in revenues by 16 percent and in profit by 78 percent in the third quarter of current fiscal year ended in March 2010.

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) financial report said that it wholly-subsidiary outperformed again to consolidate a quite strengthening position of the company in terms of its financial stability.

Ufone, the wholly owned subsidiary of PTCL, revenue could be increased to 14 billion in the third quarter of 2010-11 whereas and profit could be to reach at Rs1.5 billion as per estimate of last calendar and quarter earnings and profitability.

The report did not disclose the absolute number of profit and revenue of Ufone, which is also called as Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML).

Ufone revenues and profits were considered as significant for the overall earning of the parent company, PTCL. The remarkable results once again support the whole group to announce better result in the third quarter despite high overall operating cost and multiple losses on different accounts.

The PTCL net profit of Rs. 7.91 billion showed a 14 percent decline compared to same period last year. The Profit-after-Tax stood at Rs. 4.97 billion was 37 percent lower than the same period last year mainly because of increased employment cost.

Ufone earning witnessed record growth with handsome in crease in profit by 82 percent and revenue by 16 percent in first half of current fiscal year 2010-11.

Its revenues and profit were estimated to cross Rs 25 billion and Rs 2 billion benchmark on growing earnings and profitability.

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Ufone Posts Handsome Growth; Revenues up 16% and Profits up 78% in 3QFY11

Pakistan IT — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:39:05 +0000

The report did not disclose the absolute number of profit and revenue of Ufone, which is also called as Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML).

Ufone earning witnessed record growth with handsome in crease in profit by 82 percent and revenue by 16 percent in first half of current fiscal year 2010-11.

Its revenues and profit were estimated to cross Rs 25 billion and Rs 2 billion benchmark on growing earnings and profitability.

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Unlimited SMS to 1 Ufone Number: Rs. 5 Per Month

Pakistan IT — Mon, 02 May 2011 08:58:00 +0000

Ufone Uth Sasta SMS which, as per Ufone, is termed as world’s cheapest sms is now available at Rs. 5 per month.

With this reduction, Ufone has broken its own record for world’s cheapest SMS rate, as stated.

Uth Sasta SMS offers 100,000 SMS monthly to one Ufone number in Pakistan. Earlier Ufone was offering this service at Rs. 10 plus tax which now have been lowered to Rs. 5 plus tax per month for Ufone Uth Package customers.

How to Activate:

To activate this offer simply send your desired number to 604

Mechanism:

To Add the number as FnF, SMS the FnF Number to 604
To Edit existing FnF number, SMS the FnF Number to 9104
To Query the FnF number, SMS ‘INFO’ to 9192
To Remove/Deactivate FnF package, SMS ‘UNSUB’ to 8104
19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies

Terms & Conditions:

This package is only available to Uth Package customers
FnF Number can only be an On-Net number
Only one On-Net number can be added as an FnF Number at any time
Customers can update/edit their FnF number as many times as they want by sending the FnF number to 9104
FnF update/Edit charges are Rs. 10+tax
SMS to all other numbers will be charged as per the customer’s tariff plan
Customer can also subscribe to the SMS Buckets along with FnF package
FnF Package will have the highest priority in case of subscription to SMS buckets, that is no deductions from Bucket SMS would be made in case of SMS to the FnF number
The FnF package is valid for 30 days from the time of the package activation
Upon the expiry of the FnF package after 30 days, the package will be renewed automatically
Unsubscription charges are Re. 1+tax
Query Charges are Rs. 0.5+ tax

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Now Pay Your PTCL Bills at Ufone Outlets

Pakistan IT — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:57:49 +0000

Now you can pay your PTCL landline bills with Ufone.

Visit any Ufone franchise and UShop and get your bills paid without any hassle. Earlier this service was available at Ufone Service Centres only. Now all Ufone outlets, including Ufone franchise and UShops will be collecting PTCL bills.

Other than Ufone Service Centers and Franchises, following are few other options where you may pay your PTCL (and other utility bills):

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Ufone Launches HTC Incredible S

Pakistan IT — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:16:03 +0000

As we had anticipated, year 2011 is going to be year of smartphones from cellular companies, and here we go with another official launch of an HTC smartphone, this time from Ufone.

The news is that Ufone has launched HTC Incredible S in Pakistan, in an effort to strengthen its smartphone portfolio. This has happened exactly after the launch of Samsung’s Nexus S by Mobilink Indigo.

Ufone has announced the price tag of HTC Incredible S in Pakistan at Rs. 45,999.

Though we are not sure if Ufone is subsidizing HTC Incredible S or not, but we know, for a fact, that this price of Rs. 45,999 for HTC Incredible S is around 20 % lesser than what other online retailers are offering.

Launch of HTC Incredible S is followed by three other android handsets launched by Ufone just few weeks ago.

Free GPRS Bucket for 12 Months:

Ufone has said that a free GPRS bucket of 30 MB will be given away for 12 months for those who will buy HTC Incredible S from Ufone.

Here is a glimpse of what HTC Incredible S is:

CPU speed: 1 GHz
Platform Android™ with HTC Sense™
Internal phone storage: 1.1 GB (Before applications)
RAM: 768 MB
Display: 4-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
Weight: 135.5 grams with battery
Camera:
- 8 megapixel color camera with auto focus and dual LED flash
- 720p HD video recording
- 1.3 megapixel front camera
Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Connectors:
- 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
- Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Talk time: GSM: Up to 580 minutes (on GSM network)
Bluetooth:
- Bluetooth® 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer
- A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
- PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
GPS:
- Internal GPS antenna
Sensors:
- G-Sensor
- Digital compass
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor

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Ufone’s Super Call Offer is Back

Pakistan IT — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:28:53 +0000

Ufone has gone aggressive recently, with back to back plentiful of offerings in last few days.

Latest addition is the Super all Offer, which remained Ufone’s major weapon for retaining customers and for getting new customers in last one year or so.

Once again, Ufone has brought its Super Call Offer back for its customers, with little variation though.

Super Call Offer Details:

With Super Call Offer, Ufone customers can make hourly calls:

Make Ufone to Ufone calls from 10:00 pm to 7:00 pm the next day at Rs. 2.99 plus tax
There is no daily charge for Super Call Offer

How to Subscribe:

To activate Super Call Offer, simply dial *45#
One time activation charges are Rs. 20 plus tax

Terms & Conditions:

One time subscription charges are Rs.20+tax
This offer is valid for Lady’s Package, UWON, UWON Plus, Tension Free Special Package, Public Demand, Josh and Uth Packages
This rate also applies to Ufone Friends & Family
This facility is not available on Bundle Offer calls.
The maximum duration of a call is 59:59 minutes.
Customers existing package rate applies from 7pm to 10pm.
Daily charges will continue to apply on existing package of customers.
19.5% FED on usage and 11.5% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies.

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Ufone Introduces Hourly Internet Package

Pakistan IT — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:27:32 +0000

After Zong, Ufone has also introduced internet (GPRS/EDGE) facility at hourly rates, and that too at similar rate, i.e. Rs. 15 per hour.

So now you can surf internet on your mobile phone with Ufone, without having an eye on data counter.

Charges:

Rs. 15 per hour Inclusive of Tax
Weekly subscription charges: Rs. 5

Package Volume:

You can download/upload unlimited Data

How to Subscribe:

Send ‘Sub’ to 806 and you are done.
While you are subscribed to Hourly Internet Package, a weekly charge of Rs. 5 will be deducted – every week.

How to Unsubscribe:

To unsubscribe from Hourly Mobile Internet Package users will SMS UNSUB to short code 9806
Charges of Rs. 1 + Tax will apply on unsubscribing Hourly Mobile Internet Package.

Terms & Conditions:

Subscription in case for new customers on Ufone network can take up to 24 hours.
Users subscribed to Hourly Mobile Internet package will not be able to subscribe Ufone Mobile Internet bundles
Users subscribed to Hourly Mobile Internet package will not be able to subscribe Ufone Mobile Internet package (801,802, 803, and 804)
User will not be able to subscribe to Hourly Mobile Internet package if they have any other Mobile Internet Package (801,802, 803, and 804) subscribed
Users will have to unsubscribe or consume their bundle fully before subscribing to Hourly Internet package
User will be automatically unsubscribed from hourly package in case they don’t have the required balance for weekly re-subscription.
Upon un-subscription from hourly package users will be subscribed to volume based charging
Hourly Mobile Internet package is available to all Prepaid Ufone customers on all packages
Users can get GPRS and MMS settings by calling Ufone helpline 333 or sending an SMS with “handset model” to 222.
This service is not offered on Prepaid and Postpaid VPN packages.
Data Packages cannot be utilized during International roaming.
MMS, Premium URL or Ufone WAP Portal premium downloads will be charged as normal
Rs.0.50/ + tax would be applicable on “Info” SMS send to 800 for Prepaid Subscribers.

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Ufone Offers Postpaid Uth Package

Pakistan IT — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:45:06 +0000

Ufone, in a unique offer, today announced that its Uth Package can be subscribed with postpay model as well. Meaning that, all Uth Package offerings will be made available for customers but with postpaid package.

This way, Ufone will earn loyal customers – while subscribers can enjoy the liberty of postpaid with features of a prepaid package.

Uth Tariff:

In addition Uth Postpaid customers will get:

Every month 50 minutes of calls to other networks – bilkul FREE!
And 10% discount on the purchase of Android handsets

How to Get Uth Postpaid:

You can switch your existing Uth package to postpaid by dialing 333 or visiting your nearest service center.

Terms & Conditions:

The package line rent will be Rs. 100 per month
Handset discount offer is subject to availability of stock
Security deposit of Rs. 500 NWD access, Rs. 1,000 IDD access, & Rs. 15,000 for IR access are required.
Charges of Rs. 50 for Paper & Rs. 10 for e-billing is applicable on this package
Terms & condition apply
19.5% FED on usage and 11.5% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies

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Ufone is Back with Free Minutes and SMS

Pakistan IT — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:44:04 +0000

If you haven’t used your Ufone SIM since 10th February, should start using it today, because doing so will get you Rs.100 worth of balance absolutely Free!!

Simply do the following:

Put your Ufone SIM back in
SMS ‘free’ to 234
Recharge at least Rs.10 worth of balance

You will then get free balance of Rs.100 with-in 48 hours. Not only that, on every recharge of Rs. 10 or more until April 26th 2011, you will be rewarded with 20 free minutes, totaling up to 2,000 free minutes and 200 SMS, totaling up to 20,000 free SMS! The accumulated minutes and SMS earned will be allotted within 48 hours after 26th April 2011.

Terms & Conditions:

This offer is valid from 27 March, 2011 to 26 April, 2011.
After transfer the validity of free minutes is limited to 3 days, free SMS to 7 days & free balance to 30 days.
Free minutes are valid only from Ufone to Ufone and free SMS to all networks.
Free balance is valid for all services with the exception of Ushare.
To get the facilities of Ushare & change of package you must consume a balance of at least Rs 100/- and then call 333.
After availing the offer you will be charged with the rates of Tension Free Special package.
Terms and Conditions apply.
19.5% FED on usage and 11.5% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies.

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Ufone Honours Team Pakistan’s Performance

Pakistan IT — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:18:49 +0000

The cricket fever is in on its height. We are set to play India in the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup 2011, a match considered to be the mother of all games. In line to honour the Green Team’s performance in the World Cup, Ufone has announced cash prize for the Team members.

When the boys in green are ready to depart for battles on the field to prove to the world that they are the best. Hearts beating and prayers on the lips of millions of fans from Pakistan will follow them to every venue.

While others may be the cheerleaders for Team Pakistan, Ufone has taken the lead in truly motivating our team to perform their best and become the pride of Pakistan.

Ufone will offer Rs. 1 million each for extraordinary performances by our cricket players in the following categories:

Most Boundaries during the World Cup
Most Wickets during the World Cup
First Hat Trick during the World Cup

And for the team green supporters Ufone offers to win an IDEOS(Android) phone through lucky draw by participating in an SMS competition just by guessing the name of the Pakistan cricket team player in each of the above mentioned categories.

For First Hat-trick: You will be required to send SMS to 737 in the following format: HPlayer Name.

For Most Wicket Taker: You will be required to send SMS to 737 in the following format: WPlayer Name.

For Most Boundary Scorer: You will be required to send SMS to 737 in the following format: BPlayer Name.

Other terms and conditions for can be read here

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