Habib Rafiq Group
40 years ago, two brothers set out on an ambitious journey to bring
about a change in the field of construction in Pakistan. Today Habib
Rafiq Group represents the aspirations of over 5000 professionals
working globally and delivering quality jobs within scheduled time
and at commercially attractive prices. Habib Rafiq name is thus
synonymous with quality and professionalism. The mainstay of Habib
Rafiq Group is still construction and is a symbol of quality for
engineering, project management, fabrication, construction and installation
services. Other ventures of the group include textiles, chemicals,
telecommunications, information technology and professional human
resource development.(
http://www.habibrafiq.com )
Habib Rafiq International
Habib Rafiq International (Pvt) Ltd. forms the part of the Habib
Rafiq Group, leading the way with years of experience in the field
of Construction, Indenting, Chemicals, Textiles, Information Technology,
and Education. Habib Rafiq International (Pvt) Ltd. represents top
international and multinational companies known for their excellence
in engineering. The company visualizes the unique role of providing
assistance and consultancy to national development projects by bringing
in the latest technology. HRI deals in state of the art equipment,
ranging from Power Generation & Telecommunication Equipment
to various Industrial Plants for installation in both the private
and public sector utility organizations. The DSL Service of Habib
Rafiq International has been granted the license by PTCL to operate
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) in Pakistan.
HRI,
having the access to the experience and insight of the management
of Habib Rafiq Group, will transform itself into a market leader
for providing Broadband Communications Solutions posing as a symbol
of quality and service in the telecom access market
solutions.
Partner
Habib Rafiq International has been granted the license for Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL) by PTCL in 2002. The project is in collaboration
with PTCL whereby PTCL is a revenue sharing partner. Pakistan Telecommunication
Corporation (PTC) was established in December 1990 to take over
operations and functions from the Pakistan Telephone and Telegraph
Department.( http://www.ptcl.com.pk
) Its operations were governed by the Pakistan Telecommunication
Corporation Act 1991. At the same time the Government of Pakistan
(GOP) began to introduce private participation in the sector and
licenses were awarded for cellular, card-operated payphones, paging
and more recently, for data communications services in the country.
PTCL
owns and operates the public switched telephony network in Pakistan
and various other telecommunication services. In addition it is
the sole provider of all Core Infrastructure services including
international Data and Voice services on an exclusive basis till
end December 2002. The project of DSL is a strategic business development
with the private sector where HRI has taken the lead to roll out
operations across Pakistan in all the major cities.