PTA is pleased to announce that SMRA Auction process has started as planned. All bidders are connected to the online Auction System. First bidding round is started. Important! zONG WIN 1800 mHZ AND 2100 mHZ SPECTRUM AND MOBILINK UFONE AND TELENOR CAN GET 1200 mHZ. SPECTRUM LICENSES. MORE DETIAL SOONRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has finalized all arrangements for the Spectrum Auction for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) to be held on 23rd April 2014. The Auction process will start at 8 AM Pakistan Standard Time. Bidders will be allowed to log into the AuctionRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) Watan party has challenged the 3G and 4G auction in Lahore registry of Supreme Court. A petition was filed by Barrister Zafarullah Khan on behalf of Watan Party stating that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is going to auction licenses for next generation mobile communications on throwRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Today a high level meeting was held in Pakistan Telecom Authority where Warid CEO Muneer Farooqi met with Chairman PTA Dr. Ismail Shah. This meeting comes after the announcement by Warid that it’s going to establish LTE network in Pakistan. This network would be compatibleRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has been arranged full-scale mock auction for 3G and 4G spectrum on Monday. This practice auction – before the final auction on April 23rd – is aimed at letting the qualified bidders understand the auction process and the technicalities associated with theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority Dr Syed Ismail Shah ensured that entire process 3G/4G spectrum auction from hiring the consultants to auction design and implementation is transparent, efficient and according to the very best international practices. To this end, PTA has held detailed consultations with allRead More →
Efforts made in critically important areas deserve a pat, rather than lashing, on the back. ICT FORUM Any attempt to meddle or tinker or make it controversial may create scare and may discourage fair participation of bidders ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) ICT FORUM PAKISTAN saidRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The Senate sub-committee on information technology on Thursday upheld the recommendations of its main body when it threw more roadblocks in the upcoming sale process of 3G and 4G licenses. Nonetheless, the recommendations will not stop the auction process to be held on April 23. TheRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The first stage of Pakistan’s 3G-spectrum sale process on April 14 exceeded projections of the federal government by $100 million, a source in the Ministry of IT told Newsweek on Wednesday. Four telecom operators put in base-price bids totaling $1.3 billion. The federal government had estimatedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA ) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said it will conduct a mock software based exercise to educate qualified cellular companies about the bidding process for auctioning of next spectrum auctions of 3G/4G technology. The News reported. “All four cellular companies are expected to be cleared by theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA ) The PML-N government has refused to grant exclusive spectrum rights on 3G for a one-year period to two foreign cellular companies who wished to become new entrants in the upcoming auction for next-generation spectrum licences, . “We cannot fulfill the demands of new entrants at the costRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Following receipt of initial bids for 3G and 4G licences from mobile phone companies, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) said on Tuesday it had received offers that surpassed its expectations. According to a PTA official, the regulator received four initial bids. The licences would go underRead More →