PTA
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 been used for fake registration of…
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 acknowledged that the telecommunication sector is…
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. The authority said that the companies…
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 proceedings by taking the side of…
PTA received 20,000 complaints regarding illegal registration of mobile phones
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…
International travellers are falling victim to fake mobile phone registrations
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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…
