Update on Restoration of Mobilink Services

Karachi: March 7, 2011 – Mobilink, the country’s market leader in cellular services, has confirmed partial restoration of all services including voice connectivity, SMS and data in the north region that were affected due to an incident yesterday. Complete restoration is expected within a few hours.

“Partial connectivity was restored in the early hours of the morning and our technical teams continue to work around the clock to ensure that all equipment is fully restored at the earliest,” said Omar Manzur, Director Public Relations, Mobilink.

A fire incident was reported at one of the company’s technical hubs in Islamabad on the evening of Sunday March 6 causing suspension of Mobilink services in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and some pockets outside the twin cities. No loss of human life or telecom equipment was reported.

About Mobilink:
Mobilink, (www.mobilinkgsm.com) a subsidiary of the Orascom Telecom Holding, is Pakistan's leading cellular and Blackberry service provider.  With more than 31 million subscribers, Mobilink maintains market leadership through cutting-edge, integrated technology, the strongest brands and the largest portfolio of value added services in the industry, a broadband carrier division providing next generation internet technology as well as the country's largest voice and data network with over 8,000 cell sites.  Mobilink has already invested over US $3.3 billion in the country to date and provides uninterrupted countrywide connectivity, unmatched customer services and international roaming in over 140 countries.

For further information:
Sheeraz Mohiuddin / Ashar Noman /SHAMROCK Communications  (Pvt) Ltd.
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