NAME OF ORGANIZATION:
UFONE
BACKGROUND OF UFONE:
In 1990, Pakistan introduced its first mobile phone service called “Paktel”. After eleven years in January 2001, a new cellular company with GSM technology came into the market and they named it Ufone. The government of Pakistan granted them the license of Pak Telecom mobile limited to operate GSM 9000 all Around Pakistan. Ufone services are offered by Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML), a 100% owned subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). Established to operate cellular telephony. The company commenced its operations, under the brand name of Ufone, from Islamabad on January 29, 2001. During the year, as a consequence of PTCL’S privatization, 26% of its shares were acquired by Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (etisalat). Now Ufone has network coverage in more than 3475 locations and across all major highways of the country. Ufone currently caters for International roaming to more than 200 live operators across 121 countries. GPRS roaming facility is available with more than 100 live operators across 80 countries.
PRODUCTS:
Ufone prepay, Ufone post pay.
SERVICES:
Voice Mail, SMS’s, MMS’s, Caller Line Identification (CLI), Call Waiting, Phonebook Saver, Internet access, Special Discounts, Exclusive customer care, Virtual Private Network (VPN), International Roaming etc.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:
Currently there are over 1500 permanent employees working in Ufone nationwide. There are about 150 employees who are working in the Ufone Head Office and 2500 employees serving nationwide.
REASONS FOR CHOOSING TO ANALYZE UFONE:
- Easily access able for all of the group members.
- Much awareness about its products and services.
- Complete informatory data about the organization (UFONE) available on their website which has helped us to prepare this proposal convincingly.
- Efficient and friendly customer services through 200+ sales and customer service centers across Pakistan.
FIELD RESEARCH:
We will analyze how Ufone actually recruits, screens, train, reward and appraise its employees. We will also analyze the management and personnel. We will also visit the organization (ufone) to interview their executives and to grasp more information about the UFONE.
ANSWERING THE PROJECT TASKS:
To answer the project tasks, we will thoroughly study and analyze the organization’s background, its products and services, the management and and the employment matters in the organization.
PRACTICAL SOURCES:
- ufone.com
- ptclworkers.com
- Electronic media
- Visit of the organization
THEORETICAL SOURCES:
- News papers
- Print media