The chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Hafeez ur Rehman, has said authorities will not allow telecom operators to increase mobile package prices when 5G mobile network technology is introduced in Pakistan.
Speaking to the media, Hafeez ur Rehman said protecting consumers from higher package costs remains an important priority during the transition to next-generation services.
He said mobile phone package prices had increased only 10 to 15 percent during the past three years, describing the rise as limited despite growing demand for mobile internet services.
The PTA chairman said the launch of 5G technology would significantly improve internet performance and provide faster data connectivity for mobile users across the country.
According to him, current internet speeds averaging around four megabits per second are expected to increase to nearly twenty megabits per second once 5G services become available.
He added that this improvement would mark a major technological shift for mobile internet users compared with the performance currently experienced on widely used fourth generation networks.
