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International travellers are falling victim to fake mobile phone registrations
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PTA recently announced that anyone involved in the process of fake registrations of mobile phones would either get a jail sentence of 7 years and/or…
PTA blocked access to several popular websites over controversial content
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on May 26 directed Internet service providers (ISPs) to block several of the popular websites which included popular e-commerce and news…
Fake mobile device registrations could lead up to 7 years of imprisonment
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in partnership with the FIA is reportedly stepping up efforts to curb fake mobile device registrations. FIA has started arresting both…
PTA reveals passengers mobile registration data got leaked
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revealed that the travel agents and civil aviation officials had leaked the personal data of passengers. PTA while informing…
Here’s how you can check number of registered devices under your CNIC?
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) under its Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System’s (DIRBS), has started blocking non-approved and unregistered devices in Pakistan. Here in this…
PTA and FIA should collaborate to resolve cyber crime complaints: NA committee
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The Standing Committee of National Assembly (NA) of Pakistan on Information Technology & Telecommunication recently held a meeting in the Parliament Lodges, Islamabad under the…
Senate body raises concern over PTA giving data access to spy firm
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The Senate Standing Committee during a meeting on Thursday expressed concerns regarding the data access to data being given to a US firm Sandvine, who…
Unreasonable fees set by Govt and PTA on mobile operators threaten connectivity of millions of Pakistanis: GSMA
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The GSMA today raised serious concerns over the unreasonable fees set by the government and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on operators renewing mobile spectrum licenses…
PTA blocked phones are being unlocked in black market for as low as Rs. 2000
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The black market seems to have a solution for everything. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had started blocking the unregistered or illegal smartphones and feature phones…
PTA didn’t sign any agreement with the US firm for monitoring internet traffic, clarifies Azam Swati
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The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Azam Khan Swati informed the Senate that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has neither signed any contract with a US firm…
High Court orders PTA to not take any action against Jazz, Telenor
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Islamabad High Court has ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to not take any action against two telecom companies i.e. Jazz and Telenor. The two telecom operators…
PTA begins the process of blocking 2.8 million illegal smartphones in Pakistan
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started blocking unregistered mobile phones in Pakistan. Under the blocking process which started on 30th April, PTA aims to block…
PTA warns telecom companies to not increase tariff without proper mechanism
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will take severe action if any telecom company raises the tariff without following the laid down procedure by the authorities, said…
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