pakistan telecommunication authority
SMS and cellular services offered by operators are below standard, reveals PTA survey
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…







