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Indigo Talk Fiesta

Now paying your Line Rent in advance can get you additional free minutes on your i plan. With your free minutes lasting longer, you can talk even more each month, for no hidden costs or extra charge.


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-Upon opting for indigo Fiesta program, the Customer can not avail any Line Rent Discounts, or any other form of discount for the Period of the indigo Fiesta program.
-The Advance Line rent shall be paid in full for the period opted for. No Discounts would be exercised on the Advance Payment. In case any Discounts exist, they shall be reversed for the Period of the Program.
-The Advance Line Rent Paid is non-refundable under all conditions and a request for the same shall not be entertained in any form or manner.
-Customer can not upgrade from one indigo Fiesta Program to another until the said Period of the chosen indigo Fiesta Program is complete. Customer shall be responsible for keeping a track of the completion of such Period from the date of purchase of their respective Fiesta Program.
-Customer can not upgrade or downgrade their i plan as he or she signed up for initially until the said indigo Fiesta Program Period is over.
The Customer cannot port out their number to any other cellular operator for One (1) year upon signing up for indigo Fiesta Program.
-The Customer is not allowed to change their Bill Date until after the expiry of the indigo Fiesta program Period.
-The amount paid for indigo Fiesta program shall not be used as a cash alternative/ substitute for Bill Payments and/or other facilities etc.
-In case of Sales Return from the Mobilink network, only the Security Deposit will be refundable, subject to pending payment and conditions
-All taxes for indigo Fiesta program will be charged upfront.
-All Existing Conditions Apply.
-Mobilink shall not be liable for any loss, harm, damage, cost, expense etc. (whether direct or indirect) which may be incurred by any person on account of anything contained in these Terms and Conditions for indigo Fiesta Program or any other services provided by Mobilink at any time, including the use of such Products and/ or Services.
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he worldwide mobile phone market recorded another quarter of year-over-year decline in the second quarter of 2009 (2Q09).­ According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, handset vendors shipped a total of 269.6 million units worldwide, down 10.8% from 302.2 million units in 2Q08. The second quarter results are an improvement from the 17.2% decrease seen during 1Q09, but ongoing challenges stemming from the economic crisis remain a factor to watch.

"The challenges from the previous nine months - aggressive channel destocking, foreign exchange volatility, and uncertain demand - continued to plague the mobile phone market in the second quarter, but were not as severe as before," says Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team. "Those vendors who were able to adjust quickly were rewarded with greater shipment volumes. Although this tested the handset vendors' abilities to hit a moving target, customers reaped the benefits of lower-costs, even on key high-end devices."

For the full year, IDC believes that the market will decline 13%, with the market outlook for 2009 remaining relatively consistent among the top vendors. The small signs of improvement were centered around consumer demand for high-end handsets and the manufacturers' ability to shift portfolio to meet these needs.

"Among the big handset vendors, Nokia, Samsung, Research In Motion, and Apple, all beat expectations for smartphones within the second quarter," said Ryan Reith, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. "This demand for high-end mobile phones has created a price war among large mobile operators and handset vendors. Apple's price cut on the iPhone 3G reflects a trend we expect to continue in the upcoming quarters, and one that will effectively maintain competitive pricing within mature markets."

Regional Analysis

• Amidst the ongoing economic challenges in North America, the market for converged mobile devices thrived with the arrival of the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3G S towards the end of the quarter. Shipment volumes for other converged mobile device vendors also benefited from increased attention and price adjustments on the segment, pushing the market even higher. At the same time, interest in prepaid devices remained strong for budget-conscious customers. Finally, the market for mid-tier and high-end devices began to show signs of improvement with the arrival of new devices from leading vendors.
• Despite the expected decrease in volume from last year in Latin America, the second quarter of 2009 was stronger than expected, showing solid sequential growth from the doldrums that were seen in 1Q09. Local currencies in the key markets of Brazil and Mexico experienced revaluation from the precipitous drops that occurred in the prior six months, helping to alleviate some of the economic pain being felt by many businesses and consumers. Interest in 3G services and offerings have been expanding in the region, helping carriers to increase, or at a minimum sustain, ARPUs that have been falling over time.
• Results in Western Europe continue to reflect weaker demand from the previous year despite some improvement from the first quarter. The growth of the very low-end segment was not sufficient to reverse the decline in traditional mobile phones. However, the robust growth of converged mobile devices was a sign that the recession may have reached the bottom and some improvements can be expected for second half of the year. In CEMA, the market showed more vitality after two quarters of abrupt decline, with regional shipments approximately 15% higher than in the previous three months. With handset distribution and sale largely out of mobile operator hands, the financial crisis had squeezed inventory out of the channel as bank and trade credit dried up. The recovery of shipments in the second quarter suggests that this process has now been largely completed and that underlying demand remains robust.
• High levels of private savings and aggressive national fiscal policies have helped sustain the demand for consumer products in Asia/Pacific, even as the global economy sputters along. Now, with several Asian economies showing the green shoots of recovery, mobile phone demand has also responded in a healthy fashion, with shipments for the region once again surpassing 100 million units in 2Q09.

Top Five Mobile Phone Vendors

Nokia finished 2Q09 with shipments back above the 100 million unit mark. Launches of key devices, including the E71, N97, and the 5800 converged mobile devices, mitigated further ASP decline and operational efficiency resulted in healthy gross margins overall. Nokia's shipment volumes were roughly equal to those of the next three vendors by the end of the quarter. While still substantial, this is nevertheless down from a year ago when Nokia's shipments were nearly equal to the next four vendors' combined total shipments. While CEO Kallasvuo was pleased with the overall results and the company's traditional advantages, he also highlighted Nokia's ability to shape the evolving wireless landscape, combining mobile devices and the Internet with Nokia's strong operations, ecosystems, customer relationships, and metrics to track success.

Samsung saw its shipment volumes edge back above the 50 million unit mark on the strength of its broad product portfolio and was rewarded with the highest year-over-year gain among leading vendors. Its touch-screen and messaging devices continued to find a warm reception in Europe and North America while feature-capable devices and slim form factors attracted customer attention in emerging markets. Meanwhile, operating margins returned to double digits despite higher marketing expenses. By the end of 1H09, Samsung was nearly halfway to its goal of shipping 200 million units in 2009.

LG Electronics maintained its momentum from 1Q09 to gain market share and improve profitability. Driving its success was a strong portfolio of mid-tier and newly-introduced high-end devices as well as overall operational efficiency. LG also unveiled plans to improve its converged mobile device presence, with the launch of the GM730 this summer and up to five models by the end of this calendar year. Over the next two years, LG hopes to capture 10% of the converged mobile device market.

Motorola posted another quarter of operating losses as well as the largest year-over-year decline among the leading vendors. Not to be overlooked, however, is its significant improvement in reducing those losses 50% from the previous quarter. The company also made progress filling in some of the gaps in its product portfolio with the launch of several messaging devices. These include the Clutch i465, Karma QA1 and the Rival A455. Moreover, plans to release Android-powered converged mobile devices during 2H09 appear to be on track and gained further clarity with the rollout for accelerated application development with its MOTODEV program.

Sony Ericsson's challenges in the mobile phone market continued, earning the company a fifth place finish in 2Q09 while falling further behind Motorola. Ongoing cost reductions, competitive pressures in key regions, and an aging product portfolio resulted in a gross margin of just 12%, but nonetheless an improvement from the 8% in the previous quarter. Sony Ericsson announced plans it hopes will bear fruit later this year, including the launch of its GreenHeart and Communication Entertainment product lines, as well as enhanced content, services, and applications for consumers.

Top Five Mobile Phone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, Q2 2009

"Motorola posts unexpected 2Q profit and says rest of year will see improvement"

Motorola Inc. on Thursday posted an unexpected profit for the second quarter after several quarters of losses, and said it expected things to keep improving this year.

The Schaumburg, Ill.-based electronics company earned $26 million, or 1 cent per share, in the three months ended July 4. That's up from $4 million, or break-even per share, a year ago.

The latest results were boosted 2 cents per share by various one-time effects, but even so, Motorola exceeded its own forecast, which called for a loss of 3 cents to 5 cents per share, excluding the cost of its restructuring initiatives.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had on average been looking for a loss of 4 cents per share.

Motorola's sales fell 32 percent from a year ago to $5.5 billion from $8.1 billion a year ago. Analysts were looking for revenue of $5.6 billion for the latest quarter.

"We will further improve earnings in the second half of the year," co-CEO Sanjay Jha told analysts and investors on a conference call.

For the third quarter, the company now expects results in a range from a loss of 1 cent per share to a profit of 1 cent per share. Analysts had been expecting a 1-cent loss.

Motorola shares rose 48 cents, or 7.3 percent, to $7.05 in premarket trading on news of the third-quarter forecast. The shares had already risen 58 percent this year, as investors have overcome the worst of their pessimism and have started to look for signs of a turnaround.

Motorola's sales have been on a multiyear slide, as its cell phone division has failed to come up with a product that can match the popularity of the Razr, a stupendously popular phone in 2005.

In the second quarter, Motorola shipped 14.8 million handsets, up from 14.7 million in the first quarter, but just over half of what it sold a year ago.

The profit was evidence of Motorola scaling back heavily on its costs. It has laid off 8,000 employees this year.

It is not the first time Motorola has appeared to be on the cusp of a turnaround: in the second quarter last year, it also posted a small surprise profit and reported shipping more phones than the first quarter. Its shared soared, only to lose more than half their value before the end of the year.

Motorola's non-phone divisions, which make police radios, equipment for cable companies, and other electronic gear, continued to make up for losses in the cell phone division, though their sales have also been affected by the recession. They make up two-thirds of the company's sales.

The Deputy Chairman of the Authority Tariq Malik told APP that the
card would initially be issued to overseas Pakistanis and later it
would replace all CNICs.

He said the purpose of the project is to facilitate the card holder,
as the chip would have all the relevant data of the holder, while could
be used for various purposes.

He said the present CNIC have a 3-D bar which has not much
information of the holder rather it requires an on-line connection with
Nadra for the verification of the card holder.

Malik said the project would be initiated on August 14 this year as a pilot project and would be completed by March next.

To a question regarding the cost of the new card, he said it would
be a cost-effective project as each card would cost Rs80 to the
applicant.

‘We have sent eight Nadra’s engineers to France for training to
implement the project by the Authority,’ he said adding that the
international cost of each card is around $4-5 but NADRA would provide
at $1 only.

He said the new card would help eliminate CNIC fraud threats
including dual and fake ID cards. He added that presently, people try
to apply for CNIC on fake documents but the Authority blocks their data.

The Deputy Chairman said that Nadra has a large data base of about
100 million people and so far it has issued 71.5 million CNICs
including 43.2 million male and 28.3 million female CNICs.

He informed that as many as 13.750 million people get free of cost CNICs since the scheme was announced by the government.

Malik said that due to Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) the
Authority observed a tremendous growth in registration of females.

He said presently, the Authority is registering 66 females daily out
of 100 while in past the female registration ratio was quite low.

He said Nadra has established eight National Swift Registration
Centres (NSRCs) in different districts comprising female Nadra staff to
register maximum females.

In addition to this, he said separate female counters have also been
set up for in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps for registering
the female IDPs.

Malik added that so far 19,7000 IDPs have been registered with NADRA at camps only.