telecommun cat ons.

1. Introduction
2. Importance
3. Instituions responsible
4. Industrial development
5. Marketing
6. Role of computer pre and post covid Table of
7. Govt initiatives contents
8. Advantages
9. Disadvantages and problems
10. Education-distance learning
11. Education-classroom
Introduction
The dictionary definition of the word telecommunications is: “communication
over a distance by cable, telephone or broadcasting.”
Telecommunications is a system that allows distant communication with the
help of electric signal or electromagnetic waves.
A telecommunication system is made up of components like emails, phone calls,
etc. Some examples of telecommunications are: The telephone network, the
radio broadcasting system and the internet.
The internet is a recent development in telecommunications that allows users to
a)send and recieve emails, b) create websites of information on theworld wide
web(www) and c) to obtain information from the websites anywhere in the world.

Handheld mobile phones are great examples of telecommunication as they are

easily accessible and can be used for different purposes.
Importance of Telecommunications
Institutions Involved:

1. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited(PTCL)

2. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
3. National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)
4. Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)
5. Pakistan Television Corporation
6. Pakistan Post Office

The above mentioned institutions are playing an important role in promoting

development of Pakistan. This is because they are creating opportunities for the
development of both education and industry.
Role of Technology Pre Covid

Computers can support companies and save precious time in every industry or
workplace by keeping employees efficient and productive.
Computers in schools can help the students understand the fundamental
principles with audio or video instances.
In institutions computers will help students and educators do their duty more
effectively and efficiently and faster, and also let them express the same
knowledge to their others.
In many industries, computers are becoming a critical technology; only a few of
them are transportation, banking, electricity, telecom services, shopping carts, etc.
Computer are also used in the medical industry to help doctors diagnose diseases
easily and efficiently.
Role of technology Post Covid
Having electronic travel systems so that if there are problems in the
system, we’ll become aware of these issues quickly. Since we’re in a
time when our travel systems can’t afford to be down for long, The
need to manage travel safely and efficiently in a post-pandemic world
will ensure that all issues will be handled promptly.

Travelers can use electronic passports and electronic visas. An

electronic passport is purely digital, while an electronic visa allows
travelers to bypass sending a photocopy of their passport to obtain a
visa.
 GOVERNMENT INTIATIVES
Examples of government intiatives:

internet centres eg. cyber cafes in airports, railways stations,

petrol pumps and post offices
educational channels on TV eg. Virtual UNiversity
IT towns, centres and cities in major universities eg. Arfa
Karim IT Tower
establishment of PEMRA to regulate working and use of
telecommunications devices
GOVERNMENT INTIATIVES
Hindering Factors

High cost and lack of funds

Lack of skilled workforce
Chances of cyber crime
People are hesitant to adapt to new changes so
waste of time
 Advantages
More efficient
Save time
Bring flexibility to the workplace
It's easier to communicate with others, especially calling family
members that live abroad etc. and you save petrol as you don't need to
travel very far to deliver a message.
Easier to get information by surfing the internet
Get updates and important news.
Business is better when its available online too.
You get to know more cultures etc.
Tutorials for everything available
 Disadvantages
parents can not keep their
children safe from the
internet at all times, it might
lead to them having exposure
to content children should not
be exposed to.
computers are more effiecient
and consume less time than
actual workers, thisleads to
less employment oppurtunites
cyber bullying increases in
teens and kids and cyber
attacks are also possible as a
countries data is vunreble
reduces face-to-face socialising not affordable for everybody
leads to isolation between hard for rural areas to gain
employees access
most terirtory industries are chances of being "scammed"
dependent on IT and any faults are increased.
can lead to the industry being dangerous as no one knows
nonfunctional who you are or who you are
the older generations find it talking to.
difficult to use it and aren't
interested in using modern
gadgets.
largely dependant on
electricity, and load shedding
slows the work in the office
Education in the Classroom
Better developments in Information Technology (IT)
have allowed for advancements in methods used for
teaching in the new generations.
Firstly, the use of computers and multi-media
projectors allows teaching to be made easier as more
power point presentations, past paper questions, and
other resourceful information can be easily accessed
on these computers, which proves to be useful for
students.
Videos and computer programmes (software) can
provide developing nations like Pakistan with a wealth
The following photograph
of new opportunities and enhance student's education.
shows a teacher using a
This encourages the creativity of the young
projector to teach her students
generation which helps to benefit Pakistan's
in a school in Pakistan.
developement.
Education (advantage/use in daily life)-
Distance learning
is convenient
access to advanced education
particularly useful for women in rural areas
no age restrictions
cost effective
e.g. Allama Iqbal Open University in Islamabad
Providing in service courses to train teachers
productive future workforce

 Distribution of telecommunication
facilities in Pakistan
Eastern Pakistan
Concentrated in Indus plain
Sindh- Karachi, Hyderabad
Punjab- Gujranwala, Sialkot,Faislabad, Lahore, Multan,
Islamabad
Western and Northern Pakistan
(Scattered)-Quetta and Peshawar