Pakistan has the second-highest average mobile broadband speed in the South Asian region. A PTA document has revealed that Pakistan… Read More
PTA Releases Cyber Security Annual Report 2022
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released its Cyber Security Annual Report for 2022 on the compliance of its Critical Telecom… Read More
FBR to Take Action After Multi-Million Rupee Mobile Phone IMEI Corruption Scandal
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to take legal action in the whitewashing of… Read More
TransferWise Was Briefly Inaccessible in Pakistan [Updated]
TransferWise (now known as Wise), a popular financial service used by freelancers to transfer funds to Pakistani accounts, was briefly… Read More
PTA Directs Telcos to Improve Services in Areas with Poor Internet
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has conducted independent Quality of Service surveys in 9 cities of Punjab, Sindh, and on 13… Read More
PTA Proposes No Import Taxes on Personal Mobile Phones from Overseas
All smartphones imported to Pakistan need to be approved by PTA within 60 days, or else they stop working with… Read More
K-Electric Denies Allowing Others to Use its Infrastructure for Money
The spokesperson of K-Electric (KE) has denied reports that the utility was charging any money to TV and internet cable… Read More
Careem Can Become Cheaper and Faster After Uber Shutdown
Uber has shut down its cab services in 5 major cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan, and Faisalabad.… Read More
Govt to Form Refarming Panel to Oversee Spectrum Bandwidth Allocations
The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication has proposed a federal-level committee in the draft framework for frequency spectrum reforming. According… Read More
PTA Seeks Demand for 3G and 4G Additional Spectrum for 10 Years from Telcos
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has sought demands for 3G and 4G additional spectrum from telecom operators. According to the… Read More
MoITT and PTA to Recommend Prices for 3G and 4G Spectrum Auction
After the approval of the minutes of the meeting of the Auction Advisory Committee (AAC), the Ministry of Information Technology… Read More
Above 60,000 URLs Blocked Under New Social Media Rules
Social media companies have blocked over 60 thousand URLs involved in illegal activities since the inception of social media rules.… Read More