Zong Introduces Flutter, Ultimate Mobile Package for Ladies: ProPakistani

Zong Introduces Flutter, Ultimate Mobile Package for Ladies
LinkedIn Gets its Unofficial, Silly and Tempered Version for Pakistan
CCP Imposes Rs. 770 Million Penalty on Banks for Charging ATM Withdrawals
Nokia and UNESCO Launch App for Improving Literacy Skills
An Infrographic Showing Why Texting and Driving Don’t Mix
Zong Launches Shadi Portal
Emerson Network Power Announces Partnership with Jaffer Brothers

Zong Introduces Flutter, Ultimate Mobile Package for Ladies

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:47 AM PDT

Zong Flutter Zong Introduces Flutter, Ultimate Mobile Package for Ladies Zong strikes again by introducing the ultimate daily mobile package that bundles free SMS and voice minutes, specifically tailored for ladies – but gents can use Zong Flutter too, without shying.

As much as 75 free minutes, 100 free SMS and free off-net minutes on receiving other-network calls, free call block service and much more.

Keep reading to know it all.

Package Details:

Zong to Zong: Rs. 1.2/minute + tax (per minute pulse)
Zong to other network: Rs. 1.2/minute + tax (per minute pulse)
SMS to any network: Rs. 0.8/SMS + tax
Happy Hour: Rs. 5 + tax per hour daily (flexible hours) only for one hour
Zong Friends & Family Numbers: 5 dynamic numbers (usage based) OR top 5 F&F from existing list in case of migrations
Zong Friends & Family Rate: Rs. 0.35/minute + tax
MMS: Rs. 3/300KB
Mobile Internet: Rs. 15/MB

In addition to up mentioned package details, Zong Flutter subscribers can avail daily promotion that will cost Rs. 4 per day.

Flutter Daily Promotion:

Customers can subscribe to Zong Flutter offer for Rs. 4 per day, and in return they will get:

75 free minutes
100 SMS
1 free Out Going Off-Net minute on 3 In Coming Off-Net minutes
Flutter Lounge
Call Block Service
Women specific gifts every month up to 500,000 through Lucky Draw

Charges:

As mentioned above, all this comes at a daily rental of Rs. 4 plus tax per day. That's it.

How to Subscribe:

Existing Zong customers will have to dial *369# to activate the Flutter Package.
All new female customers from 789 will have Flutter Package as their default package.
SMS will be sent to them mentioning
- Welcome to World of Flutter. A special package for Women with 75 On-Net mins, 100 SMS, Call/SMS Block and Flutter Lounge Service every day & exciting prizes@Rs.4+t
- Dear Customer! Keep on enjoying Flutter and stay tuned for much more. If you want to go back to your previous package reply with N.
The subscription and migration to this package will be FOC i.e. whenever customers want to avail this package they will not bear any charges for package transfer.

How to Add FnF:

New customers can add the usage based suggested F&F numbers or they can have their own desired F&F numbers.

F < space > Mobile Number for F&F addition.
F list for F&F list.
delete < space > Mobile Number for MSISDN deletion from F&F list
modify < space > Mobile Number for new MSISDN addition.
Customers will send "F < space > list" to update their existing F&F list.
F&F suggestions based on customers’ usage shall be shared with them through SMS.
Based on monthly usage of a customer 5 On-Net F&F will be suggested to customers. In case of migrating customers with their already existing F&F list, their top 5 F&F numbers will be carried forward to this package.

Happy Hour Selection:

H < space > option number for Happy Hour selection.
Customers can subscribe for Happy Hour for as many times as they want in a given day.

Rescue Balance

Customers can send "Rescue" to SMS SC 369 for activating rescue call
When the customer subscribes to Rescue Call by sending "Rescue" to 369, a balance worth Rs. 5 will be deducted and kept in reserve. The customer can redeem this amount by sending "Help" to 369.
The rescue call facility will have a balance refill option and customers can use their balance worth Rs. 5 (this balance will exhaust based on the price points of calls only specifically applied to Flutter Package)

Terms & Conditions (Package)

All female customers activating through 789 will be moved to default Flutter Package.
Existing Flutter Package customers will send their SMS to SC 369 to activate for the promotion (in case if they unsubscribe to the Flutter Promotion while staying on Flutter Package).
The conventional call charges of Flutter Package will be minute based.
Maximum limit of this package is 5 F&F numbers.
The selected MSISDNs of F&F through suggestions shall have priority over existing F&F list of the customer.
Customers migrating to Flutter package will have their F&F list unchanged for only top 5 F&F.
Customers using the Rescue Call balance will be charged as per Flutter Package tariffs.
Customers can use the Rescue Call balance for all services other than voice only.
The Rescue Call facility will be optional and customers will be asked if they want to avail this facility.
The customers can refill their Rescue Call balance as many times as they want at any point of time.
Free resources will have priority over Happy Hour and F&F i.e. free resources will be utilized first.
The Happy Hour charges have priority over F&F charges i.e. charges of Happy Hour will apply to a call to F&F number during Happy Hour.
The customers unsubscribing to this package will bear conventional charges for package change except for the customers who came to this package through 789 for the first time (their FOC first package migration will hold).
Customers already subscribed to any bundle will be unsubscribed from existing bundle in case if they activate the Women Package.
The package will not be legible for Postpaid Customers.
LBC customers coming on Flutter Package will not be able to opt for LBC unless they do Package Migration.
The package will not be legible for International Roaming.

Terms & Conditions (Daily Promotion)

The promotion will be automatically activated as soon as a customer subscribes to the Women’s Package.
To reactivate the promotion at any point they can send "Y" or "Sub" to SMS SC 369
There will be a 24 hours validity of free resources:
- Free 75 On-Net minutes
- Free 100 SMS
- Free Call Block Facility
- Flutter Promotion Push SMS
- Women specific gifts every month up to 500,000 through Lucky Draw
- 1 free Out Going Off-Net minute on receiving 3 minute Off-Net In Coming
The free 75 On-Net minutes will be valid for On-Net only, all Off-Net & International calls will be charged as per package plan.
Once 75 minutes are consumed within 1 calendar day of activation, the customer will be charged for next On-Net calls as per Flutter Package.
Maximum capacity of SMS is 100 SMS/day. In case if the capacity is exhausted within 24 hours of subscription then customers will be charged for SMS as per package plan.
Customers can subscribe to the daily SMS bundle with 500 SMS if and only if their 100 SMS usage capacity is chocked.
The conventional charges of Daily SMS bundle will apply.
The 1 minute usage of free Off-Net Outgoing minutes will be accounted for 1 minute or less.
1 Outgoing Off-Net minute will be granted to the customer only if they receive one or multiple Off-Net calls for minimum 3 minutes.
Call Block Facility will be offered on daily basis as a part of the promotion i.e. if the customer is subscribed for the promotion only then call block service will be available for that day.
In case if customers have 15 or more subscriptions in last 30 days, they will be offered Call Block facility FOC for their next 30 days.
The Call Block service will not remain in case of promotion/package termination except for:
- A Customer on Flutter Package AND
- Customer subscribed to Flutter Promotion for 15 days or more in last 30 days
The bundle will be automatically re-subscribed unless requested by customer for un-subscription.
Customers with insufficient balance will be automatically un-subscribed but will be re-subscribed once they have sufficient balance.
Capacity of Call Block Facility will be a maximum of 50 MSISDNs.
LBC Customers will not be legible for this promotion.
The promotion will be automatically deactivated in the following cases:
- Customers unsubscribing from default package
- Customers going on International roaming
The validity of all resources (excluding Call Block facility (conditions apply) of promotion is for one calendar day.

LinkedIn Gets its Unofficial, Silly and Tempered Version for Pakistan

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:14 AM PDT

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LinkedIn would cry its heart out or even better it might crash its head into wall if it ever happens to see LinkedIn.com.pk – a country TLD for professional networking website i.e. LinkedIn.com.

LinkedIn.com.pk – apparently registered by someone from Pakistan – hosts a clutter of services including job offerings without much sense.

I would rather call it a MFA website (made for adsense) which has got all the properties to get penalized by Google in less than two hours.

Syed Arshad Jilani, the contact person mentioned in PKNIC records for owner of the domain, should have contacted LinkedIn.com to hand this domain over to them in return of hefty bucks, instead of making few cents out of this incredibly precious domain name by destroying everything associated with it.

Not to mention, LinkedIn.com has got every right to get to PKNIC to grab country level TLD for their registered trademark. It maybe recalled that LinkedIn and LinkedIn.com are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Ltd.

Idea of earning money online has hit Pakistanis so hard that they try every possible (yet stupid) way to earn dollars – but from the experience we can tell you that these efforts never materialize, unless you bring innovation and productivity in your product.

CCP Imposes Rs. 770 Million Penalty on Banks for Charging ATM Withdrawals

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 11:21 PM PDT

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a total penalty in the sum of Rs. 770 million, including Rs. 50 million on 1-Link (Guarantee) Limited and Rs. 50 Million each on its 11 founding member banks and Rs. 10 Million on each of its 17 non-founding member banks for imposing uniform customer charges for ATM cash withdrawal transactions in violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2010.

A CCP Bench comprising of Chairperson, Ms. Rahat Kaunain Hassan, Member, Mr. Abdul Ghaffar and Member, Dr. Joseph Wilson, passed an Order on June 28, 2012 in respect of the proceedings initiated against 1-Link and its member banks for imposing uniform customer charges for cash withdrawal transactions from ATM machines, which amounts to violate Section 4 of the Competition Act.

CCP on its own took notice of the uniform rates implemented by the banks in Pakistan for ATM cash withdrawal transactions. In preliminary fact finding it was observed that 1-Link holds 80% of market share in shared ATM network services in Pakistan and is a consortium of 11 major banks that are also represented on its Board of Directors while the other 20 banks are its members.

To further assess the matter CCP approached the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to enquire whether it has fixed the ATM charges. SBP in response stated the banks are free to determine these charges.

Moreover, in response to letters sent to various banks seeking rationale for uniform rates, two member banks of 1-Link confirmed that they have to comply with the schedule of charges devised by the 1-Link.

Given facts and circumstances raised a suspicion that 1-Link and its member banks may be engaged in any suspected collaborative activity to fix the rates of ATM transactions.

After inquiry, CCP concluded that such practice by banks calls for imposition of penalty on each party.

1-Link and member banks were further directed to cease and desist from conduct of collective decision making or behavior with respect to charging a uniform fee from customers for ATM cash withdrawal transactions and to hold their Board meetings for deliberation and independent decision making with respect to such imposition of fee/charge from their customers.

You can download the copy of CCP order by clicking this link (PDF File – 767 KB)

Via Economy Age

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Nokia and UNESCO Launch App for Improving Literacy Skills

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 11:10 PM PDT

Nokia and UNESCO Pakistan today announced the launch of a basic literacy application named eTaleem for Nokia phones. eTaleem will allow users to easily access lessons for Urdu reading, phonetics, word synthesis, sentence making, and basic math.

eTaleem app has been developed by Lakson Business Solutions for Nokia as a component to the UNESCO Project "Mobile Literacy training for Literacy Training of Rural Female Adults". The application can be downloaded on most Nokia S40 devices.

According to the latest Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) Survey 2010-11, the literacy rate across the country is 58 percent, with lower rates in rural areas for women. Using mobile phone as a learning tool via UNESCO project can accelerate the literacy level country wide.

The learning content to Nokia's eTaleem app is based on UNESCO's learning DVDs designed and tested in community learning centers all over Pakistan. By enabling access to the high quality educational material via affordable mobile phones, Nokia broadens the reach of the UNESCO trainings to rural areas, supporting continued learning after the community classes' attendance comes to an end.

"We are really appreciative of Nokia enabling access to our contents of basic literacy via a modern mobile phone application. It is a great opportunity for our post literate learners, as using this application on mobile phone and in Urdu language, will keep them intact with reading and writing skills and making literacy skills relevant to 21^st century life demands," said Kozue Kay Nagata, Director and Representative of UNESCO Pakistan.

With the implementation of mobile learning component, the programme gained the Government Sectors' support, with the Literacy Department of Punjab and the Education Department of Ministry of Capital Administration Development as new partners to the endeavor for higher literacy penetration in Pakistan. "To institutionalize our literacy project in the system, we must scale up our project to government sector, so that a larger number of users can benefit from the project in the future", added the Director of UNESCO Pakistan.

"Mobile learning can enrich and enhance learning opportunities for all. In remote areas or places where accessing education materials can be difficult, Nokia tools such as eTaleem or Nokia Education Delivery – which are both, used within the UNESCO project – can bridge the digital divide. These mobile learning tools host a great potential to make a real difference in people's lives, giving them easy access to quality education" says Ulrike Vott, Nokia's Regional Sustainability Manager for Middle East and Africa.

Presently, 2500 adult female learners in rural districts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are using the eTaleem application as part of their 6 months literacy training. During the past few months, the UNESCO Project used another Nokia solution – the Nokia Education Delivery to train 70 teachers in 7 districts supporting their professional development. Nokia is providing the mobile learning innovations to UNESCO as part of the organizations' global partnership: UNESCO and Nokia joined hands to progress towards meeting one of the United Nation's Millennium Goals -"Education for All".

Installing eTaleem on your Nokia Phones:

Following is the procedure for installation of eTaleem application on Nokia devices:

Prerequisites for Installation:

eTaleem.zip – can be downloaded from this link (The file size is 8 MB)
Nokia phone (Please check below compatibility list)
Memory Card
Memory Card Reader
Computer or Laptop

Instructions for Installation:

Put the memory card in the memory card reader.
Connect the memory card reader to the system (Computer).
Unzip the contents of eTaleem.zip. It contains two files: ETaleem.jad and ETaleem.jar.
Copy both files (ETaleem.jad and ETaleem.jar) onto the memory card.
Eject memory card from the card reader.
Insert the memory card in Nokia phone.
Turn on the phone and go to Menu.
Select Applications.
Select My Apps.
Select Memory Card.
Select ETaleem to launch the application

Compatible Devices:

The eTaleem application is compatible with following devices:

Nokia S40 6th Edition Devices (Display Resolution: 240×320 pixels)
- Nokia C2-01
- Nokia C2-05
- Nokia X2-00
- Nokia X2-02
- Nokia X2-05
- Nokia X3
Nokia S40 6th Edition Devices (Display Resolution: 320×240 pixels)
- Nokia 2010
- Nokia 3020
- Nokia Asha 200
- Nokia Asha 201
- Nokia Asha 302
- Nokia C3-00
- Nokia X2-01
Nokia S40 6th Edition FP1 Devices (Display Resolution: 128×160 pixels)
- Nokia 110
- Nokia 111
- Nokia 112
- Nokia 113
Nokia S40 6th Edition FP1 Devices (Display Resolution: 240×320 pixels)
- Nokia 2020
- Nokia 2030
- Nokia 3000
- Nokia 3030
- Nokia Asha 202
- Nokia Asha 203
- Nokia Asha 300
- Nokia Asha 303
- Nokia C2-02
- Nokia C2-03 / C2-06
- Nokia C2-07
- Nokia C2-08
- Nokia C2-09
- Nokia C3-01
- Nokia X3-02

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An Infrographic Showing Why Texting and Driving Don’t Mix

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:38 PM PDT

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We have written in Past about the hazards of texting while driving, dangers associated with it and probable outcomes of texting while driving. In fact we heard many claiming that they text even when on bikes – something a normal person can’t even imagine of doing.

But still if there is anyone amongst you who carries out this practice, this infographic is for you:

Zong Launches Shadi Portal

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:29 PM PDT

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zong shadi Zong Launches Shadi Portal Zong has introduced this Shadi Portal through which Zong customers can interact with each other based on their interests.

Probably a blessing for those who are having tough time in making their match.

Keep reading to know more about Zong Shadi Portal

Service Flow

Dial 654.
Record your profile in given 30 seconds time period. The profile will be screened and made live after 24 hours and you will be informed.
Once profile is live then you can then listen to recorded profiles of other members.
Select the profile of member you’re interested in.
The selected profile will get SMS notification and if they are interested then all they have to do is call the number they got SMS from.

Charges:

Subscription charges: Rs 1+tax/day
Call Charges: Rs. 1/Min + tax

Terms & Conditions

Profile uploading will be subject to screening to make sure that recording quality is good and does not contain any obscene language that is offensive to anyone.
Customer cannot listen to profiles unless they’ve recorded one for themselves.
Only party B (that the subscriber has selected) can initiate the call

To read more, click: Zong Launches Shadi Portal
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Emerson Network Power Announces Partnership with Jaffer Brothers

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, announced that its products are now available through Jaffer Business Systems (business division of Jaffer Brothers), the latest to join Emerson's network of Solutions Partners in the country.

With this partnership, Emerson Network Power and Jaffer Brothers will officially bring together sales resources and technological expertise to best serve customers.

"Emerson Network Power has built its legacy on empowering enterprises with best-of-breed solutions that enable business-critical continuity," said Barry Bunyi, director of Emerson Network Power's Solutions Partner program in Asia. "Through our partnership with Jaffer Brothers and the continued expansion of our Solutions Partner program, we bring Enterprise-class IT infrastructure to small- and mid-sized businesses, suited to meet their needs and budgets."

Solutions Partners are a privileged group of IT solutions providers or system integrators that are committed in making Emerson's high-availability solutions a key part of their business. Solutions Partners are able to own the whole critical space, as their existing solutions — mostly IT software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers — complement Emerson's power, cooling and monitoring products and services.

We are committed to helping our customers achieve their goals to drive strategic business value from IT," said Zia Ul Haque- director operations- Jaffer Business Systems. "Enterprises, when equipped with the right solutions and infrastructure, can drive down costs and complexities to draw out better overall performance and achieve business agility. Partnering with world-class vendors like Emerson Network Power gives us access to best-of-breed technologies that, in turn, suit the rapidly changing needs of our customers."

Emerson Network Power's Solutions Partner team in Pakistan and in Asia has grown steadily in the last few years, targeting a variety of market verticals including government, finance, education and small/medium enterprises.

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