Telenor Pakistan
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Area served | Pakistan |
| Key people | Tore Johnsen (CEO) |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Mobile telephony |
| Parent | Telenor |
| Website | www.telenor.com.pk |
Telenor Pakistan is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider, and is a subsidiary of Telenor, Norway.
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[edit] Launch
Telenor acquired the license for providing GSM services in Pakistan in April 2004, and had launched its services commercially in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi on March 15, 2005 and on March 23, 2005 Telenor started its services in Lahore, Faisalabad and Hyderabad. Telenor has its Corporate headquarters in Islamabad, with regional offices in Karachi and Lahore. On January 28, 2005, Telenor established its first call centre in Lahore.
[edit] Launch ceremony
The official opening was held in Islamabad with the President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf as the guest of honor and a Telenor delegation headed by CEO Telenor Jon Fredrik Baksaas along with CEO Telenor Pakistan Tore Johnsen. The inauguration call was made by President Pervez Musharaf to the Prime Minister of Norway.
Packages Offering
Telenor is providing five prepaid packages and four postpaid package.
Prepaid Packages: 1- Telenor Talkshalk A1 2- Telenor Talkshalk HAR SECOND 3- Telenor Talkshalk HAR MINUTE 4- Telenor Talkshalk 30 SECOND 5- Djuice
Postpaid Package: 1- Persona Postpaid Economy 2- Persona Postpaid Favourite 3- Persona Postpaid Special 4- Persona Postpaid Classic
[edit] Coverage
Telenor covers a total of coverage area in more than 3000 cities, towns and highways throughout Pakistan, making it the 3rd largest GSM service provider in Pakistan. Telenor Pakistan has more than 5,000 cell masts throughout Pakistan, making it the 2nd largest network in Pakistan. It has GPRS service and EDGE service across it's network in Pakistan. Telenor has a strategic alliance with Nokia Siemens Networks for expansion in Pakistan. Telenor currently has five dialing codes, 0342, 0343, 0344, 0345 and 0346.[1]
[edit] Subscriber Base
Telenor Pakistan has a subscriber base of 16.7 million as of March 2008.
[edit] Network technology
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[edit] Partnerships
ezetop - On August 10th 2007, Telenor Pakistan, signed an agreement with ezetop [2] to provide mobile credit to the Diaspora across the world. Top-Up will be available in retail stores in the US, the UK, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and online at their website.
