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Wateen Promotes Internet Literacy in Underserved Areas of Pakistan
Wateen has been an active participant in Government of Pakistan’s (Ministry of Information Technology) USF projects working towards the development of telecom infrastructure in underserved areas of the country. So far, Wateen has been successful in obtaining subsidies of approximately PKR 1.8 billion for OFC projects and PKR 1.0 billion for Broadband projects through successful participation in competitive biddings. Wateen’s deployment of a robust Optical Fiber Cable network of over 10,000 kilometers and the largest nationwide 3.5 GHz WiMAX network rollout in the world makes Wateen a natural partner of choice to support such initiatives from USF. Mr. Tariq Malik, CEO Wateen Telecom, commended Wateen’s efforts for promotion of internet literacy in these regions and said “Wateen stands committed in alleviating the digital divide between the urban and rural population and is always one … Read entire article »
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Wateen Offers Discount Package for Student in Selected Cities
Thanks to USF, Wateen telecom is offering WiMAX broadband services at discounted rates for students in selected cities. This discount is offered exclusively for students in following cities: Okara Sargodha Abbottabad Gujrat Sialkot Sheikhupura Sahiwal Student from therse cities can get discount on Wateen services by simply presenting their School, college, University identity at Wateen Franchises. Discounted Wateen Rates for Students are as following: 256 Kbps – Unlimited Volume for Rs. 839 512 Kbps – Unlimited Volume for Rs. 909 1 Mbps – 1 GB Limit for Rs. 299 1 Mbps – Unlimited Volume for Rs. 979 All these packages come with Upfront cost: Zero Security: Zero Monthly Device Rental: Zero For more information call Wateen’s helpline here: 111-365-111 (Be informed that wait time is usually longer than 4-5 minutes) It merits mentioning here that these cities were offered subsidy by USF (see map above) – where it is mandatory for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Computer & Internet