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GB people demand 3G, 4G internet facility

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GILGIT: The people of Gilgit-Baltistan have been left high and dry as the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has not allowed launch of 3G and 4G internet facilities in the region. According to the licence description available on the PTA website, mobile companies have been asked not to provide Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir the […]


3G/4G auction complete

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The Supreme Court (SC) ordered auction of 3G and 4G spectrum licences went ahead on Wednesday with expected results. While the government revised its hopes after the first round of bidding on April 16 showed that $ 2 billion from the sale was a pipedream, the end result was still positive. As far as auctions […]


3G services likely to be offered only on new SIMs

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By: Abrar Hamza KARACHI: The cellular operators and the government are all set to extract the immense colossal investments on the 3G/4G from the pockets of consumers. As per revised Information Memorandum (IM) for the Next Generation Mobile Services Award (NGMSA) it allows licensees to sell new connections to existing consumer for 3G services. IM […]


Govt not to auction 3G, 4G licences below base price

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ISLAMABAD: The government has decided not to auction any licence for the next generation technology (3G and 4G) below the base price of $295 million, according to the information memorandum released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday. The government is anticipating fetching a minimum of $1.6 billion through the auction of six licences […]