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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…
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…
