For a country beset by recent natural disasters, political instability and a host of other economic and social problems, telecommunications in Pakistan has witnessed substantial growth over the past few years despite the odds. In an interview with BusinessWeek, a senior IT Minister has described the growth in Pakistan’s telecommunication industry as “an absolute revolution”. Deregulation, which had its humble beginnings in 2003, has led to privatization of Pakistan’s telecom industry and can be singled out as the factor that has driven growth in this critical sector of the country’s economy.

In mid 2005, Pakistan government sold its 26% stake in the country’s top, fixed-line institution – Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) to the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) to further strengthen the deregulation process. Such economic reforms are driving the telecom industry to new heights. Since 2003, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has awarded in excess of 200 mobile, fixed and long distance licenses to 50 companies. This has resulted in substantial increase in competition spanning a wide spectrum of telecom services and fuelled further by Etisalat’s controlling share of PTCL.

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On February 17, 2009, Americans will enter the age of digital television — ready or not.

On that date, all full-power broadcast television stations will begin broadcasting only in digital, improving sound and picture quality as well as allowing for stations to offer multiple programming choices, called multicasting.

The government-mandated change will free up needed frequencies for public safety and new wireless communication offerings.

What’s the difference between analog and digital?

Since television was invented, stations have broadcast analog signals, or continuously varying radio waves. The familiar “snow” or ghosting of images is one problem with this way of sending broadcast signals.  Another issue is the limited bandwidth for an ever increasing number of television channels.

After the transition, broadcasts will be sent only via digital signals, which use a series of zeroes and ones to transmit data just as a computer does. The result is clearer, more reliable picture and sound as well as the opportunity for more programming options and interactive features.

Because of how a digital signal transmits information, it has more room for additional data. So now television stations that once broadcast on one channel, such as channel 3, can now broadcast on several segments of that channel, for example: 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4. Each channel could offe Continue reading »

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Ever since the invention of the telegraph people have been enthralled with telecommunications technology that moves at the speed of light. Now though, with computers handling all kinds of different communications and entertainment for us, we have many more options when it comes to staying in touch with the rest of the world. Television, the Internet, and the telephone have now replaced the telegraph completely and Comcast does the best job of giving you all three of these great services for your home and family!

TV is the best technology ever created when it comes to getting great entertainment. That’s because it can deliver any kind of entertainment that you want- sports, drama, movies, news, and lots of educational programming- in a form that’s easy and pleasurable to digest. If TV is the best source of entertainment, then Comcast is the best source of both. With a huge choice of programming packages ranging from very economical with very few channels all the way up to grandiose with nearly three hundred channels, Comcast delivers a lot of options for your TV viewing.

Two great options that are available from Comcast are HDTV channels and Digital Video Recording, which is referred to most often as DVR for short. HDTV is a new breed of TV that is defined by a better picture, more complete sound quality, and the same screen width to height ratio that’s used in major movies. All of these things combine to create an experience of viewing TV that’s a lot more enjoyable than it ever has been before. Moreover, despite the similarities between HDTV and movies, there are a lot of other kinds of programming available in HDTV besides just movies!

Comcast’s DVR service is a great way to manage the time that you spend watching TV. That’s because instead of watching TV until the thing that you want to watch comes on or rearranging your schedule to accommodate your TV viewing, you can just program the DVR to record the things that you want to watch. With all of the TV shows that you want to watch stored on the DVR’s hard drive, you can watch TV when you want, rather than when the shows come on!

Although TV is a great source of entertainment, the Internet is rising in prominence in terms of what kind of entertainment it can provide for you. Streaming video is available in the form of TV shows, news casts, and even whole movies! Virtual reality can allow you to interact with people from every corner of our increasingly small world. Plus, you can download all of the music, videos, and software that you need in order to make your life more interesting! All of this will be completely within your reach with the incredibly high download speeds of up to sixteen megabytes per second that Comcast can deliver right to your home! Comcast’s high speed Internet service becomes even better when you taken into account all of the free software, free or reduced price web features, and other extra features that are included with your subscription!

The home telecommunications picture is completed with the most basic of modern connections to the outside world: the telephone. Comcast delivers superior phone service with Digital Voice and all of the advanced calling features and built in value that comes with it!

Comcast is definitely the most revolutionary thing that has happened to home telecommunications service!