The government is all set to review the telecommunication licensing framework aimed at enhancing and optimizing the licensing regime to… Read More
Pakistan’s Telecom Industry is in Deep Trouble [Part 2]
Continued from Part 1: Pakistan’s Telecom Industry is in Deep Trouble [Part 1] Highlights from Part 1: Telecom subscribers are growing,… Read More
4 Arrested Over Sending Fake BISP Messages and Defrauding People
Nowadays, people often receive text messages promising them cash through Benazir Income Support Program (BISP). However what they don’t know… Read More
Government of Pakistan, Not PTA, Responsible for Mobile Phone Suspensions
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has said that it is not responsible, in any manner, for suspending mobile phone services in Pakistan… Read More
Pakistan Ranked Among Worst 10 Countries for Internet Freedom: Report
Pakistan has been included in the list of countries with lowest score for “Freedom on Net”. Only countries that scored below… Read More
Afghan Operators’ Signal Spillover Issue with Pakistan Still Unresolved
Pakistani officials raised the issue of GSM signal spillover of Afghani telecom operators into the border areas across Durand Line… Read More
Pakistan’s First Internet Exchange Point (IXP) is Now Up and Running
Pakistan has established its first Internet Exchange Point (IXP) for all local ISPs that will help reduce latency rates for… Read More
PTA Working on Stopping Sale of Free SIMs in Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is working on preparing SOPs to stop sale of free SIMs from mobile phone companies in Pakistan. This was stated… Read More
Pakistani Telcos Step into Forbidden Territory of Scanning Calls and SMS
Pakistani mobile phone companies have started to scan (read: intercept) calls and SMS data of mobile phone users, we have learned. According… Read More
Telcos Urged to Block Handsets with Similar IMEI Numbers
Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication (IT&T) Thursday termed the replication of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) as… Read More
Foreign Direct Investment in Telecom Sector Declines by 38% in Q1 FY16-17
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) posted around 38 percent decline during the first quarter of current fiscal year (2016-17). The State… Read More
Pakistan’s Telecom Industry is in Deep Trouble!
Deep inside all the hustle and bustle, glittering stats, assertions about one of the fastest growing 3G and 4G markets… Read More
