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Warid Introduces Language Learner

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Language plays a key role in communication and Warid aims at bridging all communication needs of its customers. <br />

Whether you are watching a foreign language film, meeting a person 
who doesn’t understand your language or visiting a country where they 
don’t understand your language, you often end up facing situations where
 language becomes the biggest barrier.
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As a solution to overcome this barrier, we introduce Warid 
Language Learner service so that you can master the language of your 
desire and get coached anytime instantly through your mobile phone.
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The service allows its subscribers to learn new languages with 
ease and efficiency. You can use both SMS and voice mediums to acquire 
the meaning of words and  phrases along with their correct 
pronunciations. Languages catered through this service include Arabic, 
English, French, German and Spanish. A user can subscribe to more than 
one language at a time.
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As a DIY learning program, users can choose to either subscribe 
to receive daily SMS for a whole month or simply send a message to 
receive SMS containing new words and phrases in the selected 
language(s).
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<strong>Mechanics:</strong>
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<li>To Subscribe, SMS ‘<strong>Sub’</strong> to 5757 or Dial 5757</li>
<li>To Un-Subscribe, SMS ‘<strong>Un Sub’ </strong>to 5757 or Dial 5757</li>
<li>To get a new word instantly SMS to 5758 with the desired language 
keyword, which are: FL (for French), AL (for Arabic), GL (for German), 
SL (for Spanish), EN (for English).</li>
</ul>
<strong>Charges:</strong><br />

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<li><strong>SMS/IVR</strong></li>
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<li>SMS to 5757:      Rs 0.05+tax</li>
<li>Call on 5757:      Rs 0.10+tax/min</li>
<li>SMS to 5758:      Rs 0.50+tax</li>
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<li><b><strong>Subscription</strong></b></li>
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<li>Prepaid:               Rs 0.50+tax/language/day</li>
<li>Postpaid:             Rs 15+tax/language/month</li>
</ul>
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 <strong> Language keywords are mentioned below.</strong><br />
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<td valign="top" width="108"><b>Language</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="103"><b>Keyword</b></td>
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<td valign="top" width="108"> French</td>
<td valign="top" width="103">FL</td>
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<td valign="top" width="108">Arabic</td>
<td valign="top" width="103">AL</td>
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<td valign="top" width="108">German</td>
<td valign="top" width="103">GL</td>
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<td valign="top" width="108">Spanish</td>
<td valign="top" width="103">SL</td>
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<td valign="top" width="108">English</td>
<td valign="top" width="103">EN</td></tr>
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Warid Introduces Language Learner

Language plays a key role in communication and Warid aims at bridging all communication needs of its customers. Whether you are watch...

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Mobilink's Revenues Slip 6% During Q4 2013

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Mobilink’s revenue decreased 6% YoY to PKR 26 billion during fourth quarter of FY2013, down from Rs. 27.2 billion during the same duration last year.<br />

Company said that this negative growth is mainly because of unstable 
security situation, higher withholding taxes and government requested 
network shutdowns during religious events.<br />

Company’s revenues for entire FY2013 stood at Rs. 108 billion, slightly up from Rs. 106 billion it generated an year ago.<br />
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Mobilink’s EBITDA during Q4 FY 2013 fell 18 percent to Rs. 10 billion
 from Rs. 12 billion during the same duration last year. EBITDA margin 
was down 5.8 percentage points at 37.2 percent.<br />
Financial report released by VimpelCom – the parent group of Mobilink
 – said that regulatory measures increased costs related to new sales, 
power outages and lower interconnect charges due to increased focus on 
on-net deals impacted the overall EBITDA.
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Due to network modernization project going on, CAPEX in FY13 
increased by 10% to USD 190 million. With this investment, Mobilink 
expects not only to further enhance the data and voice services it 
provides to its customers, but also to pave the way to introducing 3G 
services as soon as these are licensed.<br />
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Due to increased on-net call offerings, company’s Average Revenue Per
 User (ARPU) for Q4FY2013 declined to Rs. 219 from Rs. 243 during an 
year ago quarter.<br />

Average minutes consumed per user on Mobilink were recorded at 222, up from 215 minutes per user month during Q4 2012.<br />

Mobilink’s customers grew 4% YoY to 38 million at the end of 2013.<br />
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Mobilink's Revenues Slip 6% During Q4 2013

Mobilink’s revenue decreased 6% YoY to PKR 26 billion during fourth quarter of FY2013, down from Rs. 27.2 billion during the same durat...

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