PTCL–Telenor Merger Gets CCP Nod, Rivals Assess Market Impact

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has conditionally approved Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) acquisition of Telenor Pakistan and Orion Towers. The decision marks one…

Pakistan’s Fastest Networks Revealed in Ookla’s H1 2025 Report

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s connectivity story is still a mixed bag, with new data showing sharp differences between internet service providers and regions. Ookla, the company behind Speedtest,…

Data Leak Saga, Privacy Concerns Cast Shadow Over Jazz-NADRA Collab

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Jazz and NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration on digital services, identity verification, and customer facilitation.…

Jazz Overcharging Case Lands in Public Accounts Committee

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication has referred the Jazz overcharging case to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) after an audit revealed…

Pakistan Senate to Examine Ufone–Telenor Merger, Spectrum Auction, and Jazz Rs6.58bn Case

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication is preparing for a crucial session on September 19, 2025. The agenda includes the Ufone–Telenor merger,…

Pakistan’s Data Privacy Crisis: Is Your Data Being Sold to Other Businesses, on Dark Web?

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Pakistan’s data privacy nightmare is spiraling as Jazz, the country’s largest telecom operator, faces renewed backlash over alleged misuse of user data. This comes just…

Senate Panel Questions PTA Tariff Approval in Jazz Case

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom convened on Tuesday to review the case involving Jazz and the recovery of over Rs6 billion in…

Senate Panel to Review Jazz Audit Report, Spectrum Issues

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecommunication will review the Jazz audit report on Tuesday, which claims the telecom operator overcharged mobile users by…

Senate Committee Confronts Jazz Over Rs6.58B Overcharge, PTA Steps Back

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom, chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan, erupted in criticism over Jazz’s alleged overcharging of consumers by more than…

PTA Rejects Audit Allegations Against Jazz Over Excess Billing

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has strongly refuted allegations that Jazz overcharged its subscribers during the fiscal year 2023–24. The regulator clarified that no such…

Customer Over-Billing Row: Jazz Rejects AGP Report

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), in its Telecommunication Sector Audit for 2024–25, accused Jazz of overcharging subscribers by Rs6.58 billion during the fiscal year…

Senate Panel Seeks PTA Answer on Jazz ‘Overbilling’ Practices

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication has summoned the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on August 25 to explain an audit report claiming…

Jazz Faces Scrutiny Over Rs 6.58 Billion Consumer Overcharging

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan’s largest telecom operator, Jazz, has been accused of overcharging its subscribers by Rs6.58 billion during the fiscal year 2023-24, according to a recent audit…

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