The growth in cellular phone subscribers remained sluggish amidst aggressive marketing efforts of the operators, showing addition of only 1.561 million connections in the last three months. According to the latest subscriber’s data updated by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the cellular phone users’ base widened to 95.90 million by...
The State Bank of Pakistan and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority have agreed to introduce a unified regulatory framework for enhancing mobile banking in the country. It has been decided to set up a ‘Joint Regulatory Committee,’ according to a ‘Joint Statement’ released after a meeting held at SBP, Karachi between State Bank of Pakistan...
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Islamabad have registered complaints with the ministry of information technology against what they called ‘unfair’ market practices and ‘unreasonable’ policies. ‘Blocking voice packages on internet indiscriminately’ topped their list of worries. ‘The authority has been blocking internet IP addresses...
Around 1.5 million SIMs have been removed from the names of mobile subscribers while around 1,34,000 irregular SIMs have been regularised after the correction of relevant data. PTA official informed APP on Friday that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked more than 85,000 irregular SIMs since the launch of SIM Information System...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes (NR3C), launched crack down against illegal telecom operation at Mansehra and Batagram and arrested two persons, one at each place. A person named Tahir Khalil, owner of the Abasin Link Franchise, Batagram was arrested on the...
PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) is to develop the Urdu version of its website. According to a patent issued by PTA, they need professional designers from all over the Pakistan who really have experience in developing Urdu Portals. Applicationm form can be downloaded from PTA's Website, Link here. This was issueed on 28th of July by ......
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) would provide free web-based SMS Alert System to around 60 educational institutes across country. This SMS alert system will be used by schools to communicate with their students/staff. The PTA selected total of 60 institutes, including 21 colleges, 10 cadet colleges, 4 universities, one medical college...
