On the occasion, Telenor ASA's financial results were also declared displaying strong performance all around. Compared to the third quarter of 2004, Telenor group's revenues in the third quarter of 2005 increased by 13 percent reaching NOK 17.6 billion, and the number of subscribers increased by 65 percent to 74.5 million, the statement added.
Telenor Pakistan CEO, Tore Johnsen said: "It is not just the pace of expansion but also the quality that matters to us by delivering on its promise of the high performance 'dense' network, built to European design standards.
According to a press release, the Norwegian mobile giant is ensuring excellent connectivity, superior voice clarity and high performance data services.
He said that the company was now covering more than 100 cities and highways.
The cities include Abbottabad, Chiniot, Lahore, Daska, Mardan, Gujar Khan, Multan, Gujranwala, Naushera, Gujrat, Kasur, Wazirabad, Muzaffarabad and a wide array of smaller cities.
He said, even more aggressive roll out plan would see Telenor Pakistan reaching more than 200 destinations, by the end of the year, including Murree, DI Khan, Sargodha, Larkana, Thatta, Rahim Yar Khan, Sadiqabad, Hub, Toba Tek Singh, Kharian, Chakwal, Risalpur, Nawabshah, Gwadar and many more.
Tore said, Telenor Pakistan was focused at creating meaningful and exciting new campaigns with tremendous value for customers. He shared that Telenor's recent offer 2nd minute low price concept was a GSM industry first and made it easier for the prepaid customer to have longer, more meaningful conversations.
He also revealed the soon-to-be launched offer of international prepaid roaming, another industry first, to respond to consumer needs.
About Telenor's prospect in the local market and the customer response, Tore said, "we are on the path of fast growth. We want to be the preferred operator for the Pakistan customer and are ensuring that we deliver the most reliable connectivity, the most valuable innovations, transparency in billing and the highest quality of customer services."
Telenor ASA is an international provider of high quality telecommunications, data and media communication services. The Telenor group has operations in 17 different countries. Telenor's extensive mobile operations make it one of the biggest GSM services.-PR