It appears that our earlier reports of delay in 3G auction were substantial. It is now officially recognized that auction… Read More
The firewall Controversy: Internet Censorship in Real or its Just Blockade of Obscene Material?
As the advertisement by the National ICT R&D got published in the leading newspapers recently, seeking solution providers for URL… Read More
School Student Sends PTA a List of 780,000 Adult Websites to Get Them Blocked
Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah, a fifteen year old school boy, has sent a list of 780,000 adult websites which he thinks… Read More
PTA Improves Ranking in OICCI Perception Survey
The multinational companies and foreign investors have improved the ranking of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from nine to six position… Read More
PTA Vacated 66 Illegal Frequency Spots During 2011
PTA, based on responsibilities given to it, carries out extensive field surveys to identify illegal/unauthorized users of frequency spectrum and… Read More
ICT R&D to Finance National URL Filtering and Blocking System a.k.a National Firewall
National ICT R&D Fund has asked for proposals from academia/research institutions, companies, organizations for the development, deployment and operation of… Read More
PTA Likely to Delay 3G Auction
It appears that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has delayed the auction of 3G licenses in Pakistan, by few weeks at least.… Read More
3G Prospects for Telenor Pakistan
In our ongoing commentary on 3G, today we will discuss Telenor Pakistan and its chances for upcoming 3G license auction… Read More
PTA to Auction Spectrums of 14 telecom Regions on May 3
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will award all available spectrum to existing Fixed Local Loop (FLL), Wireless Local Loop (WLL) and… Read More
3G in Doldrums, Senators Ask PTA to Revamp Policy
First thing first: A senate’s standing committee for IT and Telecom, the same committee about which we told you earlier,… Read More
Vote Checking Through SMS from March 1st
Check and Find Out Your Polling Station Details Through 8300 Eligible voters will soon be able verify the status of… Read More
Pakistan Blocked 13,000 Adult Websites: Official
Government of Pakistan has blocked the access to around or over 13,000 websites in the country which were of obscene… Read More