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Mobile phone association decides to go on protest if Govt didn’t abolish heavy taxes on unregistered phones
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The All Pakistan Mobile Phone Association (Lahore chapter) has announced its support to the association’s protest in Karachi, reports Dawn News. Mobile phone dealers in…
Beware! This is why you are being charged with enormous tax/duty on mobile phones in Pakistan
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We recently reported that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS), which is responsible for verifying IMEI of mobile phones before…
Mobile phone dealers protest against PTA’s policy on used phones
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Around 80% of Pakistanis buy used smartphones, claimed mobile phone dealers. Mobile phone dealers in Karachi have intimidated to go on a shutter down strike…
Framework for testing and developing 5G networks in Pakistan unveiled by PTA
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The recent introduction of 5G technology has created a lot of ripples throughout the world. One of the main reasons for the ban on Huawei…
How to check if your passport number is misused to register an illegal mobile phone
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) while briefing the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Khan revealed that the data of around…
Telcos demand 3G/4G renewal pricing should be done on the same conditions set in 2014
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The standoff between PTA and telecom operators began today as telcos demanded that the 3G/4G spectrum renewal prices should be the same as those set…
PTA barred from blocking unregistered phones by Peshawar High court
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The Peshawar High court (PHC) has barred the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from blocking unregistered mobile phones. During the hearing of a petition filed by…
PTA launches two-step authentication to restrict misuse of identity for mobile registration
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After the launch of PTA’s phone blocking system DIRBS in Pakistan, illegal smartphone registration is on the rise and according to last week’s report around 45,000…
Around 45,000 IDs were used for fake registration of smartphones
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority with the Federal Investigation Agency, while briefing the cabinet today, revealed that around 45,000 IDs had been used for fake registration of…
Telecom Operators have invested $18 billion in Pakistan since 2003
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While Telecom operators may be going against PTA in terms of the spectrum renewal pricing but the regulator has acknowledged that the telecommunication sector is…
PTA justifies prices set by govt for renewal of cellular licenses
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has justified the price set by the government for the renewal of cellular licenses. The authority said that the companies…
PTA hits back at GSMA, accusing the association for trying to affect court proceedings
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has published a press release claiming that the GSM Association is trying to affect court proceedings by taking the side of…
PTA received 20,000 complaints regarding illegal registration of mobile phones
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received 20,000 complaints regarding the illegal registration of mobile phones, an official from the PTA informed The Express Tribune. Criminals…
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