Mobile phone industry in Pakistan

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The mobile phone network operator industry in Pakistan is a growing industry. According to figures from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), there were 152 million mobile 'phone subscribers' in Pakistan in March 2019.[1][2][3][4]

Growth of mobile cellular phones services industry[]

PTA figures for 2007, for comparison, reported 48.5 million subscribers,[5] rising to 102 million (over 60% of the population) by December 2010.[6]

In 2007, the largest cellular mobile telephone service providing company in Pakistan was Mobilink, and other companies included Wateen (a member of Dhabi Group).[5]

In 2010, there were five mobile cellular phone service operator companies in Pakistan.[6]

See also[]

  • Paktel
  • Zong Pakistan
  • Mobile phone manufacturing industry in

References[]

  1. ^ Faiza Shah (12 March 2019). "How the mobile phone is transforming Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Pakistan has 151 million mobile phone subscribers". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Associated Press of Pakistan. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ Aftab Afzal Ranjha (26 August 2018). "Potential of mobile phones industry". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ Jamil 2019, p. 113.
  5. ^ a b Masood & Malik 2008, p. 263.
  6. ^ a b Mairaj & El-Hadi 2012, p. 313.

External links[]

  • Jamil, Sadia (2019). "Mobile Phone usage and its Socio-Economic impacts in Pakistan". In Xu, Xiaoge (ed.). Impacts of Mobile Use and Experience on Contemporary Society. IGI Global. ISBN 9781522578864.
  • Mairaj, Muhammad Ijaz; El-Hadi, Widad Mustafa (2012). "The impact of the Internet and mobile phones on family relations in Pakistan". In Stricevic, Ivanka; Ksibi, Ahmed (eds.). La solidarité intergénérationnelle dans les bibliothèques. IFLA Publications. Vol. 156. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110280982.
  • Masood, Jamshed; Malik, Salman (2008). "Pakistan". Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008. IDRC. ISBN 9780761936749.
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