ISLAMABAD: In a positive development, the government has decided to initiate the process of auctioning of new mobile technologies by end of March or early April under the policy directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Under these directives, three 3G licences of 10 MHz in 2100 MHz spectrum band, two 4G licences of 10 […]
LAHORE: The FIA on Thursday raided illegal gateway exchange in Mansoora and arrested six grey traffickers. A FIA cyber crime team led by Assistant Director Jamil Ahmed Khan Meo raided the exchange on a tip-off. It termed it a major breakthrough in its campaign against grey traffickers. Two satellite antennas being used for Dubai-based internet […]
ISLAMABAD: The government will shortly issue the Information Memorandum about the spectrum auction to mobile companies operating in Pakistan, a statement said. The Spectrum Auction Committee that met on Thursday with Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar in the chair informed this to the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the mobile companies, it said. The […]
Islamabad: State Minister for Information Technology Anusha Rahman on Wednesday stressed the need for early completion of Information Memorandum (IM) draft so that auction process of next generation spectrum for the cellular services could be archived as per already given timelines. Value partner consultants, hired by PTA for spectrum auction called in the state minister […]
ISLAMABAD: The head of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Monday strongly defended before a Senate panel for lifting ban on YouTube before the parliamentary committee decided to move a resolution in the House as well as recommend the government for unblocking the popular content sharing site. Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights, which met at the […]
Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has blocked almost everything on the Internet in the name of security or morality. Who gave PTA this right to suffocate us? As a free citizen I have the right and authority to surf and watch whatever I want to. The PTA has no right to stop me in the name […]
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to produce record of the number of SIMs issued in the country and the revenue generated from them within two weeks. A two-member bench comprising Justice Nisar Hussain Khan and Justice Qaiser Rashid directed the PTA to submit a detailed report […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked the government to take up with India and Afghanistan the issue of removing cellular towers near the border whose signals are spilling over into the country’s territory. The telecom regulator said that these signals emanate from mobile phone towers in India and Afghanistan located close to the […]
By: Ayushman Jamwal Even though Pakistan has enjoyed one full term of a democratically elected government, followed by a successful election last year, its citizens are struggling to fully enjoy one of the basic tenets of democracy – the freedom of expression. The Pakistani state has been in regulation mode since the former PPP government […]
KARACHI: In addition to the already proposed third-generation (3G) cellular technology, Islamabad is likely to sell 4G spectrum as it carries out the much-awaited licence auction for the next-generation mobile internet services this March. “The Information Memorandum (IM) is in its final stages and includes recommendation for selling some spectrum in 1,800 megahertz (MHz), a […]
It has been a year and a half since the previous government decided to block YouTube, and the new government upon their arrival, issued a statement that the matter would be looked into, which is basically just another way of displaying their indifference and lack of knowledge on the issue. Internet censorship by the PTA […]
I AM angry with the PTA’s super efficiency. I run a small business, and only three of us use the Internet, wireless or wired. I have a 1MB Internet connection on an unlimited package from a local ISP. I was shocked when one day the very swift connection stopped working. After calling the ISP, I […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has clipped the powers of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman, Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad. Officials announced that a three-member committee would oversee the affairs of the state institution on Friday, saying the decision was taken in a meeting wherein the committee agreed to strip the chairman of his powers. Members […]
KARACHI: In efforts to improve customer service, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Syed Ismail Shah has assured that PTA has arranged for a high-tech service platform that will cater to the concerns of all telecom users in Pakistan. The platform is also expected to effectively register and resolve customers’ complaints. During the meeting, PTA Director […]
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