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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 go on a shutter down strike…
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 reasons for the ban on Huawei…
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 revealed that the data of around…
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 be the same as those set…
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 hearing of a petition filed by…
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 according to last week’s report around 45,000…
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…
