As consumer support becomes a high priority for telecommunication authorities, Pakistan Telecommunication Association (PTA) has been surveying customer complaints for… Read More
PTA Admits 12.5% Withholding Tax on Mobile Balance Recharge is High
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has admitted that the Withholding Tax of 12.5% on every mobile recharge is high because majority… Read More
Senate Body Directs Telcos to Form SOPs for Franchises
Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, on Thursday, expressed displeasure over giving sale targets to franchises of telcos and directed… Read More
PTA Blocks ‘Freedom on the Net’ Report in Pakistan
Recent times have seen Pakistan struggle when it comes to ‘freedom on the internet’. A study was conducted and ranked… Read More
MoIT Proposes Endless Powers for PTA to Regulate Anti-Competitive Laws
Ignoring the recommendations of Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has drafted ‘Pakistan Telecommunication… Read More
PTA Shortlists Consultants for 3G/4G Auction in AJK & GB
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has short listed two consultants/consulting firms after technical evaluation for the calculation of base price and design… Read More
SCO Recommended to Get 3G, 4G License for AJK & GB
National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Tuesday recommended giving rights to Special Communication Organization (SCO), for… Read More
Mobile Commerce is the Driving Force in Banking Sector: Chairman PTA
Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Dr. Syed Ismail Shah has said that mobile commerce has become a driving force in the… Read More
PTA Prepares Guidelines for Local Mobile Phone Assembly in Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has prepared guidelines for issuance of Non Objection Certificate (NoC) for Local Mobile Phone Assembly Line… Read More
Government Looking for New Chairman PTA
The government has constituted a four member committee to be headed by Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal to decide the fate… Read More
Government Suspends Internet Services in Some Parts of Balochistan
The government has suspended internet services, wireless data services i.e. 3G, 4G/LTE, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) of Cellular Mobile… Read More
PTA Says PTCL & Jazz Top the Consumer Complaints Charts
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has revealed that it received 4,490 complaints from consumers against different telecom operators including (cellular operators, PTCL, LDIs,… Read More
