ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecom Authority is going announce Telenor Pakistan as winner of its 850MHz spectrum auction in Pakistan. Pakistan Telecom Authority had announced the auction of 10MHz block in 850MHz band at base price of $395 Million. Telenor Pakistan only submitted bid. Pakistan Telecom Authority throughRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received a single bid from M/s Telenor for spectrum auction Next Generation Mobile Services(NGMS) in Pakistan by the deadline of 1600hrs on June 1st, 2016. This is carried out in the light of procedure, requirements and criteria laid down inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Pakistan Telecom Authority may grant No Objection Certificate for the acquisition / proposed merger / change in substantial ownership of shareholdings of Warid and PMCL as per requests of PMCL and Warid dated 15th December, 2015 subject to submission of an unconditional acceptance byRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PARVAZ IFTIKHAR ) It is like providing the Right of Way in the air – that is what allocation of frequency spectrum to a telecom service provider is! Just like the right of way on the ground is given for making highways or laying cables, the right ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) PTA, The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority announced the date for the auction of the 850 MHz band.It will take place on 13 June.The information memorandum is currently open for public comment and should be finalised by the end of May. Before the announced schedule there willRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released Information Memorandum (IM) for use of spectrum in the 850 MHz range and to grant the successful bidders rights to establish, maintain and operate Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) and to provide Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) across Pakistan. The process of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) To celebrate its achievement for becoming best performer in almost all voice and data service quality elements amongst all Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) licensees, a cake cutting ceremony was organized by Zong at Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters. Chairman PTA, Dr. Syed Ismail Shah,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Finance Minister chaired a review session for an update on arrangements being undertaken for spectrum auction in the country. It was informed that as was agreed in the last meeting, arrangements were afoot for auction of 850 MHz out of the available spectrum in the firstRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Internet Exchange Point (IXP) workshop has been organized by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from 18 to 22 April, 2016, at PTA headquarters. The workshop is aimed at looking into the idea of setting IXP in Pakistan. Chairman PTA, Dr. Syed Ismail, Member (Finance) PTA, Mr.Read More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) The 9TH Pakistan TELECON 2016 organized by Shamrock Conferences International with the support of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will be held on May 17, 2016 at the Marriott Hotel Islamabad. The theme of the conference is “At the Crossroads of Revolutionary Technology Challenges” SyedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Thursday amended the provisions of “Telecommunication Consumer Protection Regulations, 2009” to protect consumers’ interests as mandated under the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act 1996. The regulations now provide a mechanism with regard to launch of commercial practices and telecommunication promotional schemes byRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) services were launched in Pakistan in 2014 by four (4) Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs). Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has recently conducted a survey in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar to ascertain whether NGMS and CMO operators are providing services as per KeyRead More →