Presidential Aide Attending PTA Auction Meetings
Express Trubune has recently reported that President’s Secretary General Salman Farooqi’s has started attending the 3G Auction Meetings. It should be mentioned here that Farooqu is not a member of…
5th Pakistan TeleCON 2012 will be held on April 19
SHAMROCK Conference International has announced its 5th Annual Pakistan Telecommunications Conference 2012 (TeleCON 2012) to be held on April 19, 2012 in Karachi. The theme of the conference this year,…
Automated System for Sale of Mobile SIM’s Launched
PTA and all Cellular Mobile Operators of the country today commercially launched an automated procedure for Sales of Mobile SIMs. According to the details, the framework for the new system,…
Top Managers of Telecom Foundation have Fake Degrees
It is a dilemma in Pakistan that young and talented degree holders are refused to be accommodated in the government and private sectors. The refusal come from old, corrupt and illiterate people…
URL Filtering System will be Reviewd Before Implementation
Controversial URL Filtering System that is govt of Pakistan is plnning to implement (for blocking obscene material on internet) is going to get reviewed before implementation. According to details we…
New SIMs to be Posted on Postal Addresses: Rehman Malik
A new revelation has been made by Mr. Rehman Malik, the Minister Interior, also notorious for issuing useless and senseless statements, when he was yesterday found saying that PTA would…
Failure to Launch 3G License May Hit Economy
If the govt fails to launch 3G license during the present financial year 201-12 the country’s economy will face strong pressure, as it was predictable to produce Rs. 75 billion.…
Pakistan will not Install URL Blocking System
The Ministry of IT has apparently decided to shelve its plans to install a massive URL bocking system. The MoIT, through its research arm, the National Information & Communication Technology…
2% Radio Tax will be including in Maintenance Charges
Govt has imposed Radio Tax of 2% on all Mobile users, which will be deducted on every balance recharge activity and will be effective from March 17th, 2012. As per…
Cellular Subscribers Reach 114.61 Million in January 2012
The number of mobile subscribers reached 114.61 million by the end of January 2012, taking mobile phone teledensity to 66.5 percent. According to latest figured by PTA, Mobilink led the…
PTA to Install Mobile Jammers in KPK Jails
PTA is reportedly planning to carry out a survey of jails in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for installation of signals jamming devices, to cut communication of the imprisoned criminals with their associates outside jails.…
At Last! 3G License Auction Delayed
There were news that 3G auction may delay, now it is officially announced that auction is not possible before May 2012 that too if govt relaxes Public Procurement Regulatory Authority…
School Student sent 780,000 Adult Websites list to PTA
Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah, a fifteen year old school boy has sent a list of 780,000 adult websites which he thinks should be blocked in accordance with Supreme Court’s orders but are still accessible to…
3G License Auction Could Get Postponed
The 3G License Auction to be held on March 29th, 2012 of which the PTA Chairman have given assurance recently could get postponed. Earlier it was just the EOIs of…
PTA Improves Ranking in OICCI Perception Survey
The multinational companies and foreign investors have improved the ranking of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority(PTA) from nine to six position in the past two years for its cooperation and supportive role…