IMEWE Cable Restored: PTA
PTA has updated that, IMEWE Seg-1 repair has been completed and cable has been powered up for the traffic, as reported by IMEWE, post repair system performance has been verified. Repeaters performance and splice loss all are as per the acceptable values. Reportedly, the shunt fault was located at 116.7 KP from Mumbai BU where [...]
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PTA Orders All Telecom Operators to Stop Prize/Inami Schemes [Again]
Once again PTA has ordered to all telecom operators to stop all the Prize/Inami Schemes immediately. This is another effort from PTA to order the operators for stopping such schemes as these are against the consumer protection rights. Earlier in this month Islamabad High Court (ICH) also ordered to all telecom operators to stop prize [...]
PM Directed to Verify SIMs before March 7, 2013
Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has directed to Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to work with all telecom operators and make an efficient and working road-map for the verification of SIMs by March 7, 2013 Prime Minister issued this direction in a meeting with cellular operators who met at the [...]
Mr. Farooq Awan Reappointed as Acting Chairman PTA
Mr. Farooq Awan has been reappointed as acting Chairman PTA until the authority not takes any decision about the fulfillment of permanent place of chairmanship. During from many last months, there are lot of issues and worse management crises in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Once again Govt has trusted on Mr. Farooq Awan and [...]
Dismissed Chairman PTA Files Appeal Against Suspension Order by LHC
Dismissed Chairman PTA, Mr. Farooq Awan has filed an appeal against his suspension orders by LHC. Earlier, LHC orders that his appointment is illegal and terminated him as it is against the rules and regulations that seems to be considered on political basis. LHC terminated him on January 15, 2013 while hearing a petition filed [...]
Breaking: Chairman PTA Terminated, LHC Declares the Appointment as Illegal
Lahore High Court (LHC) has terminated Mr. Farooq Awan, the Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). LHC gives and order today and said that the appointment of Chairman was illegal and was against the laws. A petition was filed by Khawaja Saad Saleem of Nayatel and challenged the appointment of Mr. Farooq Awan as Chairman [...]
Zong Got Green Signal to Acquire LDI License from PTA
Zong – A China mobile cellular company in Pakistan is trying to get the call-mate defunct license from PTA. Zong want to offer different telephony services such as Long Distance International (LDI) operator. Zong has got the Federal Cabinet Committee and Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) approval, said by company’s officials to a newspaper. Zong [...]
Breaking: PTA Issued Directive to All LDI Operators to Low International Call Rates
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a directive to all LDI Operators to low the international call rates. PTA also get the report of all judiciary orders belonging to October 26, 2012 of Lahore High court. Lahore High court issued the order on October 25, 2012 to take back the decision of PTA to increase [...]
3G Auction to be Monitored by Transparency International to Ensure Transparency
After the news on media that there are some doubtful appointments from Government in PTA and USF, now new news comes into front that 3G Auction will be monitored by Transparency International to ensure the transparency in the whole process. An agreement has been signed between Transparency International and PTA in which a task has [...]
3G Auction Becomes Question Mark due to Doubtful Appointments of Government
In this week a meeting was held at PM House regarding 3G Auction whispering of doubtful appointments are question mark in the whole 3G auction process, recently divisive appointment of chairman PTA and taking away of the CEO of Universal Service Fund (USF) are emerging new scandals in the time of 3G auction process. Appointment [...]
Only 5 SIMs per CNIC: PTA Gives Directive to All CMOs
Along with the Notification from PTA to all CMOs regarding New SIM sales process and MNP restoration, PTA also gives directive to all Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to check the number of SIMs issued against one CNIC before selling new SIMs to customers and that new SIMs should not be sold to anyone already having [...]
Broadband Subscribers Reach 2.18 Million in Pakistan
The Regulator for IT and Telecom industry in Pakistan, PTA has issued the statistics of Broadband connections in Pakistan have reached to 2,178,833 by August 2012. According to details by regulator, broadband subscribers reached 2.18 million, adding 39,657 subscribers in the month of August 2012. DSL got the top technology for broadband market with 896,325 [...]
PTA Finally Withdraws its Earlier Directive about SIM Sales and MNP Ban
Finally Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued the notification for withdrawal of its Notification for Ban of new SIM sales and MNP. The new notification is with the explaination of new riles of sale of new SIMs and lifting the ban on MNP. In the notification is is explained about the sales of new SIMs [...]
Breaking: PTA Cancelled its Directives for Formation of ICH
It’s a Breaking News that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a letter to all LDI operators to tell them to cancel the directive for the formation of ICH that was made on December 25th, 2012. It was decided in the earlier directive that, Long Distance and International operators to pay tax on call from [...]
Breaking: PM Lifts Ban on MNP & Disapproves SIMs Home Delivery Process
It is a breaking news of today from Pakistan Telecom industry that, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Asharaf has lif ban on Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service that was banned by PTA on 14th November, 2012 by a directive of Interior Ministry. According to resources it was decided after the meeting of PM, Raja Pervez Ahraf [...]
