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 ( 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 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 ( BMZ REPORT ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the process of auctioning 3G, 4G spectrum licences should be uninterrupted. A three member judge bench headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja resumed the hearing of a petition filed by Khurram Shehzad Chughtai, an IT expert, who hadRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) ‘’The finance minister Ishaq Dar is very angry so much so that he wants to call off the auction if we are so embarrassingly offtar get’ said an official on his team who declined to be beidentified as he is not authorized to speak officially onRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) The much anticipated 3G/4G auction has started with its first phase underway. Out of the five telecom companies four have submitted their seal bids today. No new company has taken part in the auction according to sources. Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor and Zong have submitted their proposalsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA) There was high level meeting in Pakistan Telecom Authority regarding the revised Information Memorandum and the upcoming auction in April. The meeting saw representation from all five major telecom companies of Pakistan. However the meeting lacked any newcomer. Reports from the telecom sector have pointed toRead More →