PTA 3-Year Survey Exposes Complaints and Telco Service Gaps

By Salman Akhtar ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

PTA survey history is at the centre of a detailed record of telecom checks and public complaints over the last 3-year period. The regulator carried…

Senate Committee Slams Telcos Poor Islamabad & National Highways Coverage

By Salman Akhtar ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology met to review telecom service shortfalls that affect key roads in Islamabad and remote districts. “There are service…

PTA MVNO Policy Lets New Telcos Operate Without Building Physical Networks

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: A new PTA MVNO policy is set to revolutionize Pakistan’s telecom sector by allowing new telcos to launch services without owning a physical network,…

Telecom Companies That do Not Increase Service Quality Should be Fined Heavily: IT Minister

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Apart from talking about the fines that should be implemented on telecom service providers, the IT Minister also said that the MoITT is working on…

Suspension Of Mobile Broadband: Telecom Operators Bear Massive Revenue Loss

By Senoria Khursheed ⏐ 3 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The immediate suspension of mobile broadband service caused a significant loss to the Telecommunication sector. It devastated the economy, resulting in heavy losses in the…

PTA hits back at GSMA, accusing the association for trying to affect court proceedings

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

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…

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Telcos to exempt users from withholding tax

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The officials of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are planning to propose a legislation in Financial Bill 2017 to exempt mobile phone subscribers—who do not…

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