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Pakistan’s SOEs Post Rs832.8 Billion Losses in FY25
Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises are once again under pressure. Fresh government data shows that SOE losses reached Rs 832.848 billion in fiscal year 2025. That pushed…
Special Communication Organization Seeks PKR 2.67 Billion in PSDP 2026-27 for Telecom Expansion Projects
The Special Communication Organization (SCO) has demanded Rs 2.670 billion for four projects under the Public Sector Development Programm (PSDP) for next fiscal year 2026-27.…
NA Standing Committee Approves Telecom Amendment Bill 2026
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication took a major step forward today. On Thursday, the committee unanimously recommended the Pakistan…
MoITT Invites Global Firms to Build Pakistan’s Unified Digital Government Platform
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has decided for the development, implementation, and support of a National Unified Digital Government and Public Services…
5G Auction Update: Pakistan Targets March 2026 to Fix “Spectrum Starvation”
Between fiscal years 2022 and 2025, Pakistan’s mobile ecosystem recorded a substantial expansion with roughly 46 million new cellular subscribers and average monthly data consumption…
PTA Report Shows Mixed Mobile Internet Experience Across Pakistan
Pakistan’s mobile internet performance showed steady but uneven progress in the last quarter of 2025, according to a new benchmarking report released by the Pakistan…
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Makes Toll-Free Numbers Free for All Mobile Users
In a significant move aimed at making essential services more accessible, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that calls to Toll-Free Numbers (TFNs), beginning…
PTA Assures Clarity on 5G Spectrum Auction Pricing, Assignment Rules
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has assured prospective bidders that ambiguities identified in the spectrum auction Information Memorandum (IM), particularly relating to processed pricing and…
Five Firms Ready- So What’s Holding Back Satellite Internet?
Plans to launch satellite-based internet services in Pakistan have slowed despite growing interest from major global technology companies, as regulators remain cautious over security and…
PTA Spells Out Assignment Stage Rules, Pricing and Bidder Obligations in Spectrum Auction
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has offered comprehensive clarifications regarding the assignment phase, pricing structure, bidder responsibilities, and information transparency in response to new inquiries…
PTA Clarifies Spectrum Cap Enforcement in 5G Auction Rules
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has categorically clarified that spectrum caps will be strictly enforced at the point of bid submission in the upcoming spectrum…
PTA Fixes Bid Price Bands, Blocks Non-Rounded Offers in Spectrum Auction
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has further tightened the bidding framework for the upcoming spectrum auction, clarifying that telecom operators will only be allowed to submit…
