President Huawei Middle East Region Charles Yang calls on PTA Chairman Major General (Retd) Amir Azeem Bajwa
President (Middle East Region) of Huawei Technologies, Charles Yang, visited Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters in Islamabad, accompanied by Mark Meng, CEO of Huawei Technologies Pakistan and Deputy CEO Ahmed Bilal Masud. The delegation met Chairman PTA Major General (Retd) Amir Azeem Bajwa and discussed matters of mutual interest and investment opportunities. The two sides […]
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Govt, PTA and FAB to involve AGP in the Zong Spectrum Case
GOP, PTA and FAB have decided to seek assistance of the Office of the Attorney General of Pakistan in the ongoing dispute with Zong regarding compensation spectrum. The Government of Pakistan is currently embroiled in a dispute regarding allocation of compensation spectrum to Zong by the PTA and FAB. The original spectrum allocated to Zong […]
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Zong serves PTA with a Rs. 600 Billion Damages Claim
CMPak Ltd (a company wholly owned by the Government of China), that operates under the brand name of Zong in Pakistan, has filed a Notice of Claim of Rs. 600 billion against the PTA, we have checked with sources. This claim was filed for compensation against investments and losses suffered by Zong due to its […]
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Chairman PTA visits Jazz Digital Headquarters
Chairman Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Major General (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa; Muhammad Naveed (Member Finance); Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar (Member Compliance & Enforcement) and other senior members of PTA visited Jazz Digital Headquarters. Jazz’s executive leadership team presented a detailed corporate overview, its commitment to 4G acceleration, especially in underserved areas. The overview also highlighted […]
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Pakistan Ranked 4th Generation Regulator by ITU
Pakistan has been ranked as 4th Generation Regulator (G4) by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and has become the only country in South Asia to have achieved this goalpost. Out of 38 economies in Asia-Pacific, only 8% states have managed to achieve G4 status. According to ITU’s report “Global ICT Regulatory Outlook 2020 (GIRO)”, Pakistan scored […]
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Jazz maintains its 4G Network Superiority as per the Quality of Service Survey 2019
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently released the results of its quarterly Quality of Service (QoS) survey for the 3rd quarter of 2019. This survey was conducted jointly with Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) in four cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan – between July 2019 and September 2019. The services were tested using NEMO […]
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PTA’s Response on Facebook Latest Transparency Report and Freedom House Report on Internet Freedom
Reference to Facebook’s latest transparency report quoted in some media sections, it is stated that the report confirms Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) efforts to protect social media and internet users from harmful content available online. The PTA requests for content restriction were related to blasphemy, indecent, pornography, defamatory, impersonation, and anti-state content etc. PTA has […]
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Indonesian Delegation visits PTA Headquarters
A delegation from Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (KOMINFO), Indonesia visited Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters in Islamabad, and held an in-depth discussion on Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS). The meeting was chaired by Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar, Member Compliance & Enforcement and attended by senior officers of KOMINFO & PTA. The […]
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PTA and GSMA organized International Training Course on Unlocking Rural Mobile Coverage
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with GSM Association (GSMA) organized one day Capacity Building training course on “Unlocking Rural Mobile Coverage” at PTA Headquarters, Islamabad. The training course was attended by representatives from MoIT, Cabinet Division, PTA, PEMRA, USF and Ignite. The training course focused on expanding mobile coverage in rural areas and the […]
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PTA raided illegal Gateway Exchange Raided in Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Karachi
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts in curtailing grey telephone trafficking carried out a successful raid, in coordination with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), in Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Karachi. According to details, two raids were conducted in Sargodha by PTA Zonal office in close coordination with FIA. The first raid was conducted […]
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Two illegal Gateway Exchanges Raided in Peshawar and Multan
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts to curb the menace of illegal grey trafficking, carried out two successful raids in coordination with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Peshawar and Multan. The first raid was conducted in Peshawar by PTA Zonal office, Peshawar in close coordination with FIA, where one SIP server, a broadband […]
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PTA raided illegal Gateway Exchange in Lahore
In its continuous efforts to curb illegal gray trafficking, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in coordination with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), carried out a successful raid against grey operators. The raid was conducted at Nishtar Colony, Lahore. 8 illegal gateways, 32 ports x 1, 2 TP Link Routers, 3 internet devices, 2 internet USB, 2 laptops […]
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Two Illegal Gateway Exchanges Raided in Islamabad and Faisalabad
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts to curb the menace of illegal grey trafficking, carried out two more successful raids in coordination with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at Islamabad and Faisalabad. First raid was conducted in Islamabad at Trade Center, F-11-Markaz by PTA Zonal Office, Rawalpindi where one laptop, an internet device and one […]
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