ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) A meeting on ‘Web accessibility for People with Disabilities’ was held at Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters. Chairman PTA Dr. Syed Ismail Shah held meeting with a group of People with disabilities, inviting their ideas and opinions on ‘Web accessibility for People with Disabilities’ issuesRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and BlackBerry have made formal contact and agreed to resolve the access issue through negotiations and discussions have been held in this regard. BES has given its consent to assist the government on legal matters. A proposal in this regard has beenRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has started analyzing the Telecommunication Policy 2015 recently released by Ministry of IT&T after approval from Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on 11th December 2015. A meeting of different Divisions of PTA to review in detail Sections of the Telecom Policy wasRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Chairman PTA, Dr Syed Ismail Shah alongwith Member Finance Mr. Tariq Sultan visited Headquarters Special Communications Organization (SCO). Director General SCO Major General Amir Azeem Bajwa, HI (M) and other officials received the distinguished guest. During the meeting, bilateral issues affecting SCO were discussed inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The number of active SIMs increased by 1.6 million in the country and reached to 122.595 million at the end of Oct 2015. Which had reached 111.5 million after the SIMs verification drive through Biometric Verification System (BVS). According to the latest figure released byRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Recognizing the immense importance of e-Commerce for the economic growth of the country Ms Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for IT and Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister for Commerce committed to expediting the much needed E-commerce framework at the earliest. The need for a fully committedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) in collaboration with The Internet Society -Asia Pacific (ISOC-APAC) concluded the three-day INET Islamabad – Pakistan’s premier conference on the Digital Economy and the role Internet plays in the country’s viable development, in a local hotel today. The conference, which ranRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) in collaboration with The Internet Society -Asia Pacific (ISOC-APAC) is holding three days INET Islamabad – Pakistan’s first-ever conference on the Digital Economy and the role the Internet can play in sustainable development. The inauguration ceremony was held in a localRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is organizing three days INET conference in collaboration with Internet Society -Asia Pacific (ISOC-APAC) at Islamabad from 16th to 18th November, 2015. The theme for this conference would be “Towards Digital Economy in Pakistan: Building ICT Agenda for Sustainable Development”. RenownedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts to control grey traffic has unearthed illegal gateway exchanges in Pindi Bhattian and Hafizabad. According to details, a successful raid against the grey operators was carried out along with FIA teams at Mohallah Qatal Garh near BilalRead More →
Telecom companies stated that they are interested in buying the spectrum but only if their problems are addressed and promises made by the body are fulfilled. ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Pakistan Telecom Authority appointed consultant to launch another 3G/4G left Spectrum as it has been revealed to TelecoAlert.com thatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to raise the matter of 19.5 percent provincial sales tax on mobile internet and data services with all the four provinces as the move is not only hurting telecom sector but also making the facility dearer for the consumers,Read More →