Re: [pashagroup] Re: PTA closes Call Centers in Pakistan/STP 2 in Islamabad
Rehan Allah Wala
center to them.
2. If they wanted to close the voice ports for Call centers, they should have asked PSEB for
the list of registered call centers.
3. They should also have put in news paper about this with 2 to 4 weeks notice about their
action to be taken place.
4. The Call Centers MUST start using Alternate ROUTES instead of VOIP for Call centers, to
stay away from all this drama.
5. There should be a classification between upto 10 seat and upto 100 seats and over 100
seats call centers.
A call center of 10 seat can work VERY WELL on 2mbps of bandwith that is being sold for
4000 rupees by ptcl at this time.
They are the MOST common of so called call centers in Pakistan.
Rehan
>
> Thanks for attending the meeting Faisal. We appreciate you standing in
> for Atif during his illness.
>
> This is not the way PTA or ITI should have handled it. I am fixing a
> meeting with the Chairman PTA to take this up.
>
> If any of the call centers have any other issues that you want
> highlighted, please let me know.
>
> Best regards,
> Jehan
>
> --- In pasha...@yahoogroups.com, "Faisal Chohan" <faisal@...> wrote:
> >
> > I attended meeting on the behalf of PASHA at PTA headquarter. ITI
> > blocked all the voice ports of the call centers and call centers
> > operations were stopped.
> >
> > ITI point of view was that after blocking the voice traffic we asked
> > from ISPs to provide certificates of call center registrations of the
> > call centers. The call centers whose record was provided were able to
> > continue their operations whereas other remained closed.
> >
> > However today PTA clarified to PSEB to provide the data of all the
> > registered call centers and all voice ports will be open for them
> > tonight.
> >
> > The news published in the news is denied by PTA and PTA also asked
> > companies to talk to PTA before involving the media in such matters.
> >
> > Regards
> > Faisal Chohan
> > BrightSpyre.com
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 7:38 AM, jehan0210 <president@...> wrote:
> > > 1. PTA closes Call Centers - I will make some calls and try and get to
> > > the bottom of this. If anyone has a notification from the PTA, please
> > > do send it to me at president@... Newspapers have sometimes
> > > been known to get it wrong. However, P@SHA will take this seriously
> > > and I will speak to the PTA Chairman as well as the MD PSEB today to
> > > seek clarification. We can then chart a strategy for tackling this.
> > >
> > > 2. STP 2 Islamabad - many companies in Evacuee Trust Complex received
> > > a notice from the Evacuee Trust Property Board asking them to vacate
> > > the premises in 7 days. On being informed of this, Imran Zia and I
> > > flew to Islamabad and met with the companies. Atif Mumtaz of
> > > Brightspyre is on the CEC. He and Faisal Chohan organized the meeting
> > > for us. We also met with the MD PSEB, the Federal Secretary IT and the
> > > President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce.
> > >
> > > The story is that a new army man has taken over the Chairmanship of
> > > the ETPB and decided that he would throw out everyone and rent out the
> > > space at market rate. Letters have been sent out to them by PSEB and
> > > P@SHA pointing out that there is a PM's directive and a Chief
> > > Executive's directive which declares this as a Software Technology
> > > Park and entitles IT companies to subsidized rates until an alternate
> > > IT Park facility is set up in Islamabad to cater to their
> > > requirements. The Ministry of Minorities, under which this falls, has
> > > also been reminded of these directives and we are working with PSEB
> > > and the Ministry to confront this eviction notice (PSEB has also
> > > received the notice to vacate).
> > >
> > > We have also been trying to highlight the situation and pressurize the
> > > ETPB through print and electronic media.
> > >
> > > Our legal counsel has provided a letter of response to the companies
> > > so that they can send a suitable reply. Brightspyre is coordinating
> > > with the companies to jointly employ a lawyer who will apply for stay
> > > orders in the Islamabad courts. I am in constant touch with the PSEB,
> > > the Ministry, Atif and Faisal at Brightspyre & Ovais Ashraf of Trivor
> > > who is working closely with us.
> > >
> > > In the meantime we are also trying to get an appointment with the
> > > Chairman of the ETPB who is based in Lahore who no doubted acted
> > > without knowing all the facts. Hopefully this situation will be sorted
> > > out soon.
> > >
> > > There are also other rent and maintenance issues being faced by both
> > > STP 1 and 2 which we are taking action on as soon as this fire is
> put out.
> > >
> > > I hope that brings everyone uptodate on the situation. If anyone has
> > > any advice on either of these issues, please email me at
> > > president@... or phone me on 0300-8220180. There is a big
> > > knowledgebase and a lot of clout within our IT community. Let us use
> > > it jointly for everyone's benefit.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Jehan
> > >
> > > --- In pasha...@yahoogroups.com, "Rehan Allah Wala" <rehan@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Any more info about what u are saying here?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > It is in addition to the 7 days vacation notice given to the IT
> > >> > companies in STP Islamabad.
> > >> >
> > >> > Regards
> > >> > Faisal Chohan
> > >> >------------------------------------------------ ----------
> > >> > Cogilent Solutions
> > >> > 205-D, 2nd Floor Evacuee Trust Complex
> > >> > F 5/1, Islamabad.
> > >> > Ph: + 92 51 287 1173
> > >> > Mob: +92 334 55 11124
> > >> > HR Web: http://www.BrightSpyre.com
> > >> > Blogs: http://blogs.BrightSpyre.com
> > >> >
> > >> > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:05 AM, Sulaiman Farooqi
> > >> > <sulaimanfarooqi@> wrote:
> > >> > > Dear Jehan & CEC Members:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Shutting down call centers in Pakistan will leave a negative
> > > impact on local
> > >> > > & international investors. We are already going through rough
> > > times in
> > >> > > Pakistan, now PTA has issued this statement.
> > >> > > Last time, i checked our call center license it was issued by
> > > PSEB not PTA.
> > >> > > Now Call centers have to go through new registration process?&
> > > Until then
> > >> > > all the existing big or small Call centers have become illegal?
> > >> > > http://thenews. jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=46788
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Rehan Ahmed AllahWala
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> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> > > then you win."
> > >> By Gandhi.
> > >>
> > >> "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live
> > > forever." - Gandhi
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Faisal Chohan
> >------------------------------------------------ ----------
> > Cogilent Solutions
> > Co Founder & CEO
> > 205-D, 2nd Floor Evacuee Trust Complex
> > F 5/1, Islamabad.
> > Ph: + 92 51 287 1173
> > Mob: +92 334 55 11124
> > HR Web: http://www.BrightSpyre.com
> > Blogs: http://blogs.BrightSpyre.com
> >
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Rehan Allah Wala
>
> Dear Rehan,
>
> Same points were raised by call centers and ISPs in the meeting.
>
> But actually one of the participants who closed these ports was
> defending the policy of first closing everything without a notice
> then asking for certificates.
>
> Regards
> Faisal Chohan
> >> > >>>----------------------------------------------- - ----------
> >>>----------------------------------------------- - ----------
> >> > Cogilent Solutions
> >> > Co Founder & CEO
> >> > 205-D, 2nd Floor Evacuee Trust Complex
> >> > F 5/1, Islamabad.
> >> > Ph: + 92 51 287 1173
> >> > Mob: +92 334 55 11124
> >> > HR Web: http://www.BrightSpyre.com
> >> > Blogs: http://blogs.BrightSpyre.com
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Rehan Ahmed AllahWala
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> > http://www.supertec.com/ - Internet Telephony Solutions
> > Http://www.DIDX.net - DID Number Market Place.
> > Don't Remember Me ? Visit http://www.Rehan.com
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then
> > you win."
> > By Gandhi.
> >
> > "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
> > - Gandhi
> >
> >
>
> --
> Faisal Chohan
> ------------------------------------------------ ----------
> Cogilent Solutions
> Co Founder & CEO
> 205-D, 2nd Floor Evacuee Trust Complex
> F 5/1, Islamabad.
> Ph: + 92 51 287 1173
> Mob: +92 334 55 11124
> HR Web: http://www.BrightSpyre.com
> Blogs: http://blogs.BrightSpyre.com
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they are not registered - atleast they are keeping some portion of
people employeed. Yes termination is illegal and it should be curbed -
but non-techical staff at PTA will mixup both of these. Remind me the
case of BrightSpyre.
Apart from this, i know for a fact, a company wanted to employee force
only in Karachi instead of ISB or LHR - cz. according to them they
were influenced by past Govt.; Reason behind was to employee as much
people in KHI as they can to bring down the street crimes and change
the atmosphere.
> > >> > >> Don't Remember Me ? Visithttp://www.Rehan.com
> > >> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >> > >> "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,
> > >> > > then you win."
> > >> > >> By Gandhi.
>
> > >> > >> "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live
> > >> > > forever." - Gandhi
>
> > >> > --
> > >> > Faisal Chohan
> > >>>----------------------------------------------- - ----------
> > >> > Cogilent Solutions
> > >> > Co Founder & CEO
> > >> > 205-D, 2nd Floor Evacuee Trust Complex
> > >> > F 5/1, Islamabad.
> > >> > Ph: + 92 51 287 1173
> > >> > Mob: +92 334 55 11124
> > >> > HR Web:http://www.BrightSpyre.com
> > >> > Blogs:http://blogs.BrightSpyre.com
>
> > > Rehan Ahmed AllahWala
> > > Msn/Yahoo/GoogleTalk/Email: Re...@Rehan.com
> > >http://www.supertec.com/- Internet Telephony Solutions
> > > Don't Remember Me ? Visithttp://www.Rehan.com
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