Mobile phone industry in Pakistan

The mobile phone 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 phones 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 mobile telephone company in Pakistan was Mobilink, and other companies included Wateen (a member of Dhabi Group).[5]

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

See also

• Paktel
• Zong Pakistan

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. Masood & Malik 2008, p. 263.
6. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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. 156. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110280982.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Masood, Jamshed; Malik, Salman (2008). "Pakistan". Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008. IDRC. ISBN 9780761936749.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)