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PTA likely to issue 3G/4G licences on World Telecom Day

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ISLAMABAD: A ‘licence issuance ceremony’ is on the cards, scheduled for Saturday (World Telecom Day), to celebrate what the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) describes as “the successful auction of 3G and 4G spectrums”. Well-placed sources in the Telecommunication Ministry told Daily Times that the PTA might issue licences of 3G and 4G spectrums on the […]


PM approves 3G, 4G auction, plans to get $1.6 billion

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved a finalised Information Memorandum (IM) for selling spectrum of 3G and 4G by allowing moratorium of 18 months for not conducting any new auction, imposing penalty and suspending or terminating the winner’s license in case of non-payment of due amount. “Our government has increased the base price from […]


Dar orders transparency in spectrum auction

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ISLAMABAD: The Finance Minister Ishaq Dar emphasised on Thursday that the process of 3G/4G auction should be transparent. He was chairing a meeting of the Spectrum Auction Advisory Committee on the progress made so far on the auctioning of spectrum licences. PTA Chairman Dr Syed Ismail Shah said the spectrum will provide increased download speed […]