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Govt Collects Rs. 84B in Mobile Taxes, Pushes Privatization
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Between July 2024 and March 2025, Pakistan’s mobile users paid a staggering Rs. 84.24 billion in taxes, as disclosed by the Ministry of Finance during…
Major operators under regulatory cloud as LDI License Renewals Face Delays
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The future of several key players in Pakistan’s telecom sector is uncertain as major operators remain under regulatory cloud over the renewal of their Long…
PTA QoS Report reveals weak spots in PTCL and major Broadband providers
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released the findings of its Quality of Service (QoS) survey for fixed broadband services across Pakistan for the fourth…
PTCL-Telenor Merger Delayed Until Second Half of 2025
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ISLAMABAD: The PTCL-Telenor merger has been delayed due to pending regulatory approvals, with the transaction now expected to close in the second half of 2025,…
Pakistan’s 5G auction delayed again, PTA Confirms-Here’s Why
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Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has officially confirmed a delay in the much-anticipated 5G spectrum auction, citing unresolved challenges that are likely to impact…
GSMA urges Govt to Reconsider Mobile sector Taxes
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The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has issued a recommendation for the Pakistani government to significantly reconsider the prevailing mobile sector taxes. The…
Telenor Faces PTA’s Regulatory Heat for Poor Network Quality
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued an enforcement order against Telenor Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited due to its failure to meet the quality of service…
PTCL to Clarify Property Sale Authority in Upcoming National Assembly Meeting
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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will be under the spotlight during the upcoming 13th meeting of the Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, scheduled…
FBR Freeze Threat Forces Telenor, Jazz Subsidiary to Pay Rs26 Billion
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ISLAMABAD: Two major telecom companies, Telenor Pakistan and Deodar Pakistan (a subsidiary of Jazz), have agreed to pay Rs26 billion in outstanding taxes to the…
PTA Highlights Zong as the Only Above Average Network in Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s Q1 2025 Quality of Service survey reveals significant shortcomings in mobile broadband across urban areas and major roadways. Only one…
Starlink License Delayed in Pakistan as PTA Awaits Permanent Registration
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Starlink’s entry into the Pakistani market has encountered a significant setback, as the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to withhold the issuance of a…
Pakistan’s Global Ranking For Mobile Internet fell to new lows
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s low ranking in the Speedtest Global Index for broadband (141st out of 151 countries) and mobile internet (99th out of 110 countries), combined…
Pakistan is Still Decades Away from Digital Equality, Warns World Bank
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has one of the lowest average broadband speeds in South Asia. Fixed broadband packages cost 11.1 percent of the average monthly GNI per capita, which…
