ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The nation’s 3G & 4G mobile operator, Zong was declared the best performer in almost all voice and data service quality elements amonsgt all local mobile operators in Pakistan, as per official results announced by PTA on its website. PTA conducted the survey for allRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts to control grey traffick has unearthed an illegal gateway exchange in Bahawalpur. According to details, a successful raid against the grey operator was carried out along with FIA team at Bahawalpur. An illegal VOIP exchange comprising 3 gatewaysRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) in collaboration with GSMA organized workshop on Mobile Money here at PTA Headquarters. Chairman PTA, Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Member (Finance) Tariq Sultan, Member (Compliance & Enforcement) Abdul Samad, senior officials of the commercial banks, representatives from State Bank of Pakistan andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Based on the information of PTA Head Quarter a successful raid has been conducted jointly by PTA and FIA at Mandi Bahuddin. During operation recovered illegal VOIP exchange comprising of 02 gateways of 16 ports each and 01 gateway of 8 ports each along withRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) In the Hindu Kush mountains craftswomen painstakingly stitch flowing scarves, skilled artisans who were unable to sell their products beyond the remote region until mobile internet came to Pakistan and dropped the market into the palms of millions of previously marginalised people. The women ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) along with Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) has conducted an extensive survey in major cities of the country to check the emission of power level of radio waves from transmitters and receivers of Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs)/Towers installed by Cellular Mobile OperatorsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) In order to assess the current and future requirements of critical telecommunication infrastructure and services, Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) organized a workshop on ‘Regulatory Framework for Disaster Management using ICTs’ in collaboration with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at PTARead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Upon request from Information and Communication Technology Institute (ICTI) to build the capacity and skill set on Mobile application development and mobile mediated solutions, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) are jointly organising a training course from 16-26 February 2016 at PTARead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Another attempt for audit of the Pakistan Telecom Authority has been stopped through strong influence as learnt by TelecoAlert.com. The auditor general of Pakistan was keen to take an audit of the regulatory body for the previously held 3G/4G auction. The audit was to checkRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) On the recommendation of PTA, Government of Pakistan has allowed access to recently launched country version of YouTube for Internet users in Pakistan. YouTube was previously blocked on the recommendation of the regulator i.e. PTA in order to fully comply with the order of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority yesterday said that the Authority during last seven years conducted 431 raids on illegal gateway exchanges and blocked 2.88 million SIMS. “A total of 1164 gateways were confiscated and 283 people were also apprehended during 431 raids from 2009 to 2016,”Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has established its Zonal Office in Gilgit for the provision of telecom services in Gilgit Biltistan (GB). Zonal Office Gilgit has started working from 7th January, 2016. It has been established for vigilance of the telecommunication services and to facilitate expansion inRead More →