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Instaphone is a telecommunication company in Pakistan.
Instaphone is the pioneer of cellular industry in Pakistan. The company was initially owned by Millicom International and were acquired later by the Arfeen Group.
The company, under a renewed license, is planning to role out a country-wide CDMA mobile network which would make it the only CDMA mobile operator in Pakistan to launch 3G services in Pakistan.
It is ranked at sixth number in terms of market share.*
Cancellation of License
On January 4, 2008,Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) terminated the license of Instaphone due to the company’s failure to pay outstanding dues for the license renewal fee they agreed to in April 2005 ($291MM). Pakcom, the company that runs Instaphone, failed to meet the payment schedule of $291 million for getting the operating license renewed for next 15 years from 2005.
Appeal against PTA
The Instaphone challenged the PTA's decison before the Islamabad High Court in an appeal. During pendency of the appeal, it also filed a writ petition challenging the Mobile Cellular Policy issued by the Federal Government in 2004 under which new licenses for cellular mobile services were awarded.
On April 14, 2009, The Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed the appeal filed by Instaphone. Both the appeal and the writ petition were dismissed by the court and PTA’s determination was upheld. However, the court extended the date for making the outstanding payment by Instaphone to May 06, 2009.
See also
- List of mobile phone companies in Pakistan
- Communications in Pakistan
- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
References
- ^ http://www.instaphone.com/en/about_us.asp
- ^ http://www.pta.gov.pk/ June 2007
- ^ http://greenwhite.org/2008/01/05/pta-cancels-instaphone-license/
- ^ http://netxpress.com.pk/2008/01/pta-cancels-instaphone-licence/
- ^ http://www.pta.gov.pk/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1072
- ^ http://propakistani.pk/2009/04/15/instaphone-appeal-dismissed-by-ihc/
- ^ http://www.zaheerspeaks.com/2009/04/16/islamabad-high-court-ihc-dismisses-instaphone-appeal-against-pta/
- ^ http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Business/15-Apr-2009/Cellular-cos-appeal-dismissed
- http://en.wikipedia.org/
External links
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Genre | Subsidiary |
| Fate | License canceled |
| Founded | 1991[1] |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Key people | Iain Williams, CEO |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Products | Instaexcite ,Instaphone Postpaid |
| Owner(s) | Millicom International Cellular |
| Website | www.instaphone.com |
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