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Pakistan’s First 5G Auction Nears Crucial Decision as Litigation and High Costs Threaten Rollout
The Spectrum Advisory Committee, headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, is scheduled to meet today to finalize decisions for Pakistan’s first-ever 5G spectrum auction. The process, however, remains clouded by uncertainty as 154 MHz in the crucial 2600 MHz band,…
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