Telecom
Stop Paying for Services You Never Wanted: PTA Issues VAS Management Codes for All Operators
PTA has directed all cellular mobile operators to give customers clearer access to their Value Added Services subscriptions through operator-specific USSD codes. Users can now…
Birth Rates Dropped Sharply After Smartphones Took Hold: Study
A new United States study has linked smartphone adoption directly to a 22 percent decline in birth rates recorded across America since 2007, when the…
Ufone-Telenor Integration: Users Report Service Improvements in Central & South Punjab
The Ufone-Telenor merger integration networks is actively reshaping connectivity across Pakistan. Specifically, users across Central and South Punjab are now noticing tangible improvements in their…
PTA Warns Traxx Logistics of Licence Cancellation Over Delays
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has given Trax Logistics Trackers (Pvt) Ltd a final one-month deadline to begin complying with regulatory requirements for its Vehicle…
PTA Suspends Access Global Pakistan’s Tower License Over 10-Year Failure to Launch Services
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has suspended the telecom tower infrastructure license of Access Global Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited after the company failed to start operations for…
Ufone Activates 4G+ in Karachi Following Ufone-Telenor Network Integration
Ufone users are waking up to a major network upgrade. Recent customer reports confirm that the mobile operator has officially activated 4G+, LTE-Advanced, and Carrier…
Govt Allocates Rs20 Billion for IT Projects Against Rs72 Billion Demand
The Federal Government has proposed an allocation of Rs20 billion, including Rs8.24 billion in local funding and Rs11.76 billion in foreign assistance, for 13 development…
Internet Outage Leaves Domicile Applicants Stranded
An internet outage at the District Courts domicile branch in Rawalpindi has suspended all certificate issuance for one month, leaving thousands of students without required…
Awami Action Party Threatens Mobile Tower Demolition Over Blackout
The Awami Action Party has warned it will demolish mobile towers along protest march routes if authorities impose a telecom blackout in Azad Kashmir. Youth…
Internet Services Remain Suspended in Azad Jammu Kashmir
Internet services were suspended across Azad Kashmir (AJK) after authorities arrested 72 individuals linked to the newly banned Joint Awami Action Committee. Ahead of a…
ECC Approves Rs183 Million for Telecom Towers in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Shigar
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday approved provision of Rs. 183.5 million through Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) in favour of the…
After Telenor Pakistan Deal, Easypaisa May Be Next Up for Sale
Telenor, the Norwegian telecom giant, is exploring a sale of its controlling stake in Pakistan’s Easypaisa Bank, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with…
