By Ahsan Javed · Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 2 Comments
4TH Pakistan Telecommunication Conference (TeleCON 2011) concluded today at the Islamabad Club. Organized in collaboration with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), the conference recommended that it was time for Pakistan to deploy eco-sustainable technologies to enhance communication and...
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By Ahsan Javed · Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 0 Comments
4th Pakistan Telecommunication Congress (TeleCON 2011) which was supposed to start from April 16 will now start from April 12 in Islamabad. Organized in collaboration with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), the conference will be attended by expert opinion formers from the two sectors
Muhammad...
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By Ahsan Javed · Friday, Feb 11, 2011 0 Comments
The industry's premier event, the 4th Pakistan Telecommunication Congress (TeleCON 2011) will be held on April 16, 2011 in Islamabad. The annual meeting of all telecom & IT specialists is endorsed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and supported by leading trade organizations and the giants of the telecom & IT industry.
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By Ahsan Javed · Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011 1 Comment
Warid Telecom congratulates Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) and the telecom Industry of Pakistan for achieving the milestone of one hundred million mobile subscribers. More than 61% of population and over 92% of land area is now covered by cellular services. Being part of this great achievement and phenomenal success, Warid Telecom reinforces its...
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By Zarwa · Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 1 Comment
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Telenor Pakistan have entered the race of Global Mobile Awards 2011. This will be 16th Annual Global Mobile Awards to be held on Feb 15. It is the most prestigious contest called as Oscar Award of the mobile phone and telecommunication world organised by GSM Association.
Officials said the telecom authority...
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By Humza · Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 0 Comments
The Secretary Cabinet Division, Abdur Rauf Chaudhry has said that 3G services would hopefully be available to the Pakistan mobile users by the end of 2011, while it is expected that the policy for auction of 3G services licenses would soon be presented to the government and Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) for discussion and approval.
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By Zarwa · Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 0 Comments
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote telecom related research that would be beneficial for both the organisations, the telecom industry as well as for the country.
The MoU would also boost mutual cooperation in the relevant fields...
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By Zarwa · Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 3 Comments
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) along with Federal Investigation agency (FIA) has conducted a successful raid in Lahore and seized a functional illegal gateway exchange. According to details PTA detected illegal activity at Bedian road Lahore.
Upon confirmation, the place was raided with FIA and a live huge set up of illegal call termination...
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By Zarwa · Wednesday, Dec 15, 2010 0 Comments
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has published a draft, keeping in view the fact that quality of service for the voice and data services of celcos should be measured. PTA is aiming to regulate these standards with the name of “Cellular Mobile Network Quality of Service (QoS) Regulations, 2010”, to ultimately introduce a mechanism for...
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By Ahsan Javed · Monday, Dec 13, 2010 0 Comments
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is looking forward to participate in most esteemed contest organized by GSM Association. Global Mobile Awards usually known as Oscar award for the world of mobile and telecommunication will be held on 15th February in Barcelona, Spain.
PTA has submitted its nomination recently for the category...
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By Hina · Friday, Sep 10, 2010 2 Comments
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has made it mandatory for Wireless Local Loop (WLL) sector to implement the data verification procedures of the customers with National Database Registration Authority (NADRA).
The authority has directed all WLL operators to set up their call centres in order to facilitate new customers in getting their...
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By Zarwa · Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 0 Comments
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with telecom operators, has started “1234” SMS Service to supplement the efforts of the government for rescue and rehabilitation of the flood affected people across the country.
A short code “1234” has been activated by all the cellular mobile operators and users can send SMS...
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By Zarwa · Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 0 Comments
In what he called a “white paper” apparently against his own government and the ministry that he was heading till recently, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on IT Sardar Latif Khosa has revealed that at least Rs50 billion are annually lost by the state and telecom companies due to the unchecked grey tariff, i.e. illegal network ......
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By Hina · Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 0 Comments
THE Lahore High Court has ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and Director Telecom Wireless to inform the court about the steps they have taken so far to remove blasphemous material from different websites and make it inaccessible in the country.
Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry of the LHC passed the order while hearing a writ petition seeking...
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By Zarwa · Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010 0 Comments
3G telecom services would soon be launched in Pakistan with a lot of work on its policy directives already completed, IT and Telecom Secretary Naguibullah Malik said on Monday.
Speaking at a seminar organised by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with HUAWEI on ‘Demands for 3G and beyond,’ Malik said the policy on 3G...
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