Category: Achievements

CBR vide its SRO No. 455(I)/96 dated 13 June 1996 imposed 40% CED on telecommunication services defined as telephone, telefax, telegraph and alike services. This duty was reduced to 25% w.e.f. 01.01.1997. In 1998, Central Excise...

In 1998-99, simplex satellite Internet services (receive only) were introduced in the region by some service providers like Zaknet. ISPs started using these services as costs of PTCL leased lines (IPLCs) were prohibitively high....

PTA used to charge 4% of the gross revenue of ISPs as royalty. Keeping in view the low turnover and market of the Internet, this amount was too high. ISPAK made numerous presentations to PTA and Ministry of Science &...

Before year 2000, the subjects of Information Technology, Internet and Telecommunications were dealt by the Ministry of Communications which has so many other departments to look after like national highways, ports and shipping,...

ISPAK actively participated in various Working Groups whose reports led to the formation of the first even IT Policy of Government of Pakistan approved by the Cabinet in September 2000.

ISPAK took up the matter with the Ministry of Science & Technology for duty free import of IT and networking equipment. Initially computer equipment was allowed to be imported on zero duty but custom authorities were not...

Customs authorities were charging GST on the networking equipment treating it as telecommunication equipment. ISPAK took up the matter with the Ministry of Science & Technology and with personal interest of the then...

Paknet was initially working as a Division of PTCL with joint accounts whereas it was competing with other ISPs in the market. PTCL offered many services to Paknet free of cost and other private sector ISPs were at disadvantage....

ISPAK took up the matter of permission to ISPs for operating store and forward fax over Internet and PTA finally allowed this to be offered as a separate service by the ISPs.

The first task that Prof. Dr. Atta ur Rahman undertook after taking oath as the Minister for Science & Technology in March 2000 was the reduction in IPLC prices of PTCL. After having a series of meetings with ISPAK and...

Internet with its massive repository of knowledge and potential benefits is a must for educational institutions. Unfortunately in Pakistan, many Universities are without Internet access. To provide immediate relief, while larger...

Two years back in 2003, Director (Standards) PTA issued a letter to Chief Customs (Tariff), CBR in which PTA, under the guise of Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act, 1996, has instructed the customs authorities not...