Mobile Services Are Likely to Remain Suspended on Election Day in Pakistan
Despite the confirmations from Election Commission of Pakistan for not suspending the cell phone services on Election Day, it is terrifying that cellular and other wi-fi services are likely to go offline on 11th May 2013, the Election Day.
Cellular companies aren’t issued any such alerts so far, but they predict that on-going law and order circumstances in the country and existing security risks might cause to service closure on Election day.Recent terrorist activities, especially in Karachi and KPK, are going to play a critical part during the plan making regarding the revocation of cellular services on Election day.
Sources said that authorities might order service revocation in whole Pakistan from 7AM (11th May) to 7AM (12th May).
It benefits referring to here that Election day is usually one of the most income producing period for cellular companies.Professionals said that cellular organizations are positioned to make billion 1.3 to 1.5 rupees on only one day.It maybe remembered that mobile phones are already prohibited within polling booths, suggesting that authorities can go to any level – even the revocation of cellular services in whole country.
If suspended, in-availability of cellular services are likely to cause serious harm to public. We have mentioned the effects and complications that the customer go through during service suspensions. Political parties are also likely to experience in mobilizing their supporters.Not to bring up, cellular members are never compensated for the loss they bear during service suspensions.
Analysts said that harshness of security situation in the country are not easy to understand, but they said that service suspension should be the last choice and not the first.
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