Chairman PTA elected as Chairman of South Asian Telecom Regulators’ Council
Pakistan holds highly successful South Asian Telecommunication Regulators Council (SATRC), attended by all Member States of the Region under the umbrella of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT). The Chairman SATRC, Mr. Digambar Jha, Chairman of Nepal Regulatory Authority proposed Mr. Muhammad Naveed, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) as the next Chairman of SATRC and unanimously elected […]
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PTA Wins 2nd Telecom T-20 Cricket Cup
The final cricket match of the 2nd Telecom T-20 Cricket Cup 2018 between Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Zong was played on 25th December 2018 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. PTA completed an emphatic 3 wickets win over Zong to secure the T-20 title. Zong after winning the toss opted to bat first and got all out […]
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Chairman PTA inaugurates the Project for Seamless Broadband Coverage to Makran Coastal Highway
Chairman PTA, Muhammad Naveed inaugurated the project “Seamless broadband coverage from Hub to Jiwani: Makran Coastal Highway” worth PKR 759 Million at a ceremony held in Islamabad. In this connection, contract of the project was signed by USF with Ufone. Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Rizwan Mustafa Mir signed the contract with CEO-Ufone, Rashid Khan. […]
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PTA Hosts 19th Meeting of the South Asian Telecom Regulators’ Council (SATRC-19) in Islamabad
The three-day 19th Meeting of the South Asian Telecom Regulators Council (SATRC-19) commenced at Islamabad. The high level meeting from 13-15 December 2018 has been hosted by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT). In his inaugural address, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Information Technology & Telecommunications (MoIT) said that, […]
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PTA Launches Newly Re-designed Complaint Management System
In line with Government of Pakistan’s 100-day plan implementation, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched an official mobile responsive consumer Complaint Management System. The aim of the re-designed system is to provide ease and facilitation to the general public for lodging of online complaints through user-friendly interface. The system will resolve complaints within the stipulated […]
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International Workshop on Advanced Spectrum Management for Mobile Telecommunications
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and GSMA in collaboration with Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF) organized a two day ‘International Workshop on Advanced Spectrum Management for Mobile Telecommunications” at PTA Headquarters, Islamabad. The training was attended by representatives from MoIT, USF, IGNITE, and PTA. The training sessions were conducted by Mr. Cristian Gomez, Director Spectrum Policy […]
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DIRBS to be Implemented by 1st December 2018
With the aim to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone usage, discourage mobile phones theft and protect consumer interest and in line with Telecom policy 2015, issued by Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom section 9.6, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed/established a system Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) at PTA premises and will […]
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PTA Extends the Deadline of Implementation of DIRBS Until Further Notice
Keeping in view the requests from mobile device consumers and stakeholders, and to create further awareness for general public, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to extend the deadline of implementation of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) until further notice. Mobile Device consumers can continue using DIRBS facility to verify status of mobile […]
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PTA Extends Phase I Deadline of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS)
In line with the Telecom Policy 2015, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) on the 10th of May, 2018. The deadline for Phase I of DIRBS was 29th June 2018. It included mapping and identification of IMEIs, and blocking of stolen/lost devices. Keeping in view the requests of various […]
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Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) Launched by PTA
In line with the Telecom Policy 2015, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) in collaboration with 3G Technologies at PTA Headquarters Islamabad. Chairman PTA Mr. Mohammad Naveed was the chief guest while Mr. Abdul Samad, Member Compliance and Enforcement PTA, Executive Director, 3G Technologies, IT and telecom industry experts, […]
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Federal Minister for IT&T, Anusha Rahman Visits PTA
Federal Minister for IT and Telecom, Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan visited Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters. Member Telecom (MoITT), Mudasar Hussain, Member HRD (MoITT), Muhammad Tahir Mushtaq, Member IC (MoITT) Yasir Qadir, Chairman PTA, Mohammad Naveed, Member Compliance & Enforcement PTA, Abdul Samad, and senior officers of MoITT and PTA were present on this occasion. The […]
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Seminar Held on Financial Inclusion and e-Commerce Issues by PTA & CLDP
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) U.S.A organized a seminar on ‘Financial Inclusion and E-commerce Issues’ here at PTA Headquarters, Islamabad. The seminar was a platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges to flourish digital economy in Pakistan. The event was attended by the representatives from the MoIT, […]
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PTA Approves Investment in Telecom Tower-Sharing Services Company
On Friday May 4th, edotco Pakistan Private Limited (edotco PK), obtained the approval of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on the change of shareholding in edotco PK by way of subscription by Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited (DH Corp) of 45% of the share capital of edotco PK, an end-to-end telecom infrastructure services company. This positive decision […]
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