The bidding process pertaining to the renewal of telecom companies’ licenses, which is planned for May next year, is in… Read More
PTA Reveals Plans for 5G Trials in 2019
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has rolled out its draft framework for the public trials of Fifth Generation (5G) Wireless Networks,… Read More
53% of Mobile Wallet Accounts in Pakistan Are Inactive: Report
Out of 38.5 million mobile wallet accounts, 53 percent are inactive in the country due to a lack of convenient… Read More
PTA Opposes Further Amendment to PECA 2016 to Block/Remove Unlawful Online Content
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has opposed further amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act 2016 with regard to blocking/… Read More
4G Users Steadily Increase Amid Decreasing 3G Subscribers on Various Networks
The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 57.32 million by the end of July 2018, said Pakistan… Read More
Yawar Yasin and Ali Asghar Appointed as Member Tech and Compliance at PTA
Yawar Yasin and Ch. Ali Asghar have been elevated to Member Technical and Member Compliance and Enforcement at Pakistan Telecommunication… Read More
PTA Bans Over 6,100 Websites Due to Objectionable Content
PTA blocked as much as 6,149 websites in the last year after Web Evaluation Cell’s recommendation.… Read More
Pakistan Social Media Summit Set to Take Place in Islamabad
Digital media solutions and event management company AlphaPro is organizing a grand Social Media Summit in the federal capital in… Read More
Govt Conducts Interviews for Chairman PTA
A special committee, chaired by Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, has conducted interviews of shortlisted candidates for the position of Chairman… Read More
PTCL and Jazz Top Customer Complaints in PTA’s Latest Survey
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) received 2828 complaints from telecom consumers against different telecom operators, including (cellular operators, PTCL, LDIs, WLL operators… Read More
3G/4G Auction in AJK & GB Delayed as PTA Becomes Dysfunctional
The process for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) 3G/4G spectrum in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB)… 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