SMS and cellular services offered by operators are below standard, reveals PTA survey

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The latest Quality of Service (QoS) survey conducted by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revealed a damning, if somewhat unsurprising, piece of insight: services…

Here is how you can have your lost or stolen mobile phone blocked with PTA’s new online system

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently launched a new automated Lost & Stolen Device System (LSDS) for blocking citizen’s lost, stolen, and snatched mobile phones…

Government to raise over $1 billion by auctioning 27.8MHz spectrum

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government is looking to earn more than $1 billion by offering a minimum spectrum for telcos in the upcoming auction for the Next Generation…

PTA issues 19 mobile production licenses to enable the launch of ‘Made in Pakistan’ mobile brands

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has allowed 19 foreign and local companies to manufacture mobile devices (2G/3G/4G ) locally, the watchdog announced Tuesday through its Twitter…

Pakistan’s cellular subscribers exceed 183m in March

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to the latest figures released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday, cellular subscriptions in Pakistan crossed the 183 million mark by the…

A brief look at Pakistan’s decade long history of Social Media bans: 8 times & counting

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Pakistan’s digital industry had demanded that the government focus on the country’s digital transformation rather than moving ahead with “Ban-Astan” while also urging for a…

PTA arranges alternatives for internet services during the restoration of the submarine cable

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As a result of the recent faults in the internet services, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that alternative methods will be implemented to…

PTA introduces measures to block spam, unwanted calls and messages

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has recently introduced measures that enable the public to block spam and unwanted calls and messages. As per the report published…

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