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PTA & GSMA to establish capacity-building center in Islamabad

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and GSM Association (GSMA) have signed an agreement to establish the first-ever international “Capacity Building...

Jul 4 · >

Mobile phone association decides to go on protest if Govt didn’t abolish heavy taxes on unregistered phones

The All Pakistan Mobile Phone Association (Lahore chapter) has announced its support to the association’s protest in Karachi, reports...

in Telecom
Jul 3 · >

Beware! This is why you are being charged with enormous tax/duty on mobile phones in Pakistan

We recently reported that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS), which is responsible for...

in Telecom
Jul 1 · >

Mobile phone dealers protest against PTA’s policy on used phones

Around 80% of Pakistanis buy used smartphones, claimed mobile phone dealers. Mobile phone dealers in Karachi have intimidated to...

in Mobile
Jun 28 · >

Framework for testing and developing 5G networks in Pakistan unveiled by PTA

The recent introduction of 5G technology has created a lot of ripples throughout the world. One of the main...

in Telecom
Jun 27 · >

How to check if your passport number is misused to register an illegal mobile phone

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) while briefing the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Khan...

Jun 26 · >

Telcos demand 3G/4G renewal pricing should be done on the same conditions set in 2014

The standoff between PTA and telecom operators began today as telcos demanded that the 3G/4G spectrum renewal prices should...

in Telecom
Jun 26 · >

PTA barred from blocking unregistered phones by Peshawar High court

The Peshawar High court (PHC) has barred the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from blocking unregistered mobile phones. During the...

Jun 26 · >

PTA launches two-step authentication to restrict misuse of identity for mobile registration

After the launch of PTA’s phone blocking system DIRBS in Pakistan, illegal smartphone registration is on the rise and...

in Telecom
Jun 24 · >

Around 45,000 IDs were used for fake registration of smartphones

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority with the Federal Investigation Agency, while briefing the cabinet today, revealed that around 45,000 IDs had...

in Mobile
Jun 21 · >

Telecom Operators have invested $18 billion in Pakistan since 2003

While Telecom operators may be going against PTA in terms of the spectrum renewal pricing but the regulator has...

in Telecom
Jun 19 · >

PTA justifies prices set by govt for renewal of cellular licenses

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has justified the price set by the government for the renewal of cellular licenses....

in Telecom
Jun 18 · >

PTA hits back at GSMA, accusing the association for trying to affect court proceedings

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has published a press release claiming that the GSM Association is trying to affect court...

in Telecom
Jun 11 · >