ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) advises the public not to buy GSM Amplifiers, Boosters, Repeaters, mobile phones & SIM boxes without valid permission/type approval/Certificate of Compliance (CoC) as per section 29 of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act 1996. Such devices pose risk to health, security andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded contract worth approximately PKR 1.37 Billion to Telenor for providing High Speed Mobile Broadband services in Chitral, Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication, Syed Amin Ul Haque and SpecialRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) Pursuant to Prime Minister’s visit to South Waziristan, instructions for restoration of data services of Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) in the district were issued on 20th January 2021. Subsequently, a joint QoS survey has been carried out by PTA along with CMOs, from 25th toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in coordination with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), carried out a successful raid in Burewala against grey telephone trafficking. The raid was conducted at a private residence near Canal Road behind Government High School/ Market Gaggoo Mandi in Burewala. During the raid,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Nadim Khan called on Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque here on Monday. The Acting CEO PTCL briefed the Federal Minister for IT about future projects of PTCL. While talking toRead More →
The court ordered provincial and federal officers to submit a reply to the law KARACHI (Web News) The Sindh High Court issued a notice to the Advocate General and Deputy Attorney General on the request to impose 5G technology, and the provincial and federal officers also ordered the law toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations, 2021, prepared by Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) have been notified. The Regulations have come into force with effect from 25th January 2021, and aim to encourage local production of mobile devices in Pakistan. As per the Regulations, all devices areRead More →
ISLAMABAD (WEB NEWS ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is planning to conduct Quality of Service (QoS) survey during first quarter of 2021, using automated tool,with an objective to push Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to provide quality voice and data services as per license standards. This survey is the first ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has appreciated Federal Board of Revenue’s recent initiative of adopting definition of IT/ITES Sector as defining the scope for an IT Company or ITES Company in tax regime was need of the hour. This positive news hasRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has said that the Right of Way Policy will play important role for the completion of Digital Pakistan Vision. He termed the approval of Right of Way Policy by federal cabinet as historical success ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) In pursuance of Prime Minister of Pakistan’s announcement for the launch of 3G and 4G mobile broadband in South Waziristan, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued directions to the Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to immediately start mobile broadband services in the district. These services willRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired the meeting of the Advisory Committee for the release of Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) spectrum in Pakistan held at the Finance Division today. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, Federal MinisterRead More →