ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has wishes to state that, Pakistan has been ranked number “1” for the provision of most affordable telecom services amongst 139 countries according to World Economic Forum’s Network Readiness Index Report ahead of India, Bangladesh and Srilanka in the South Asian region, whichRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organized a workshop on “Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse and Misuse” at PTA Headquarters Islamabad, to build capacity and skills of senior technical officials from PTA, telecom sector and other stakeholders. TheRead More →
KARACHI (MEDIA REPORT) Calendar year 2018 turned out to be eventful for the telecom sector of Pakistan when it saw many highs and lows. However, the second half of the year was more phenomenal compared to the first. The year kicked off with Oman Telecommunication Company (Omantel) exiting WorldCall TelecomRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Chairman PTA, Muhammad Naveed inaugurated the project“Seamless broadband coverage from Hub to Jiwani: Makran Coastal Highway” worth PKR 759 Million at a ceremony held on Tuesday in Islamabad. In this connection, contract of the project was signed by USF with Ufone. Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund,Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) The Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that government has decided to ban smuggled mobile phones into the country after December 31. The Information Minister after attending a cabinet meeting said that the federal cabinet has decided to impose a ban on smuggled phones from DecemberRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) Following a request by the federal government, Twitter has suspended Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s official account on the social media platform on Sunday. The error notification states the account has been suspended “for violating Twitter rules”. Earlier, Federal Minister of Human Rights Shireen MazariRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Jazz has achieved another telecom industry milestone by crossing 20 million broadband subscribers. This securely puts Pakistan’s leading digital communications company as the number one provider of 3G/4G data. The growing reach of broadband users at Jazz attests to a customer commitment to both the brand andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Illegal and unregistered mobile handsets are a threat to public security as terrorists and criminals cannot be traced using mobile phones for any dangerous activity throughout the country. Pakistan authorities cannot trace illegal and unregistered handsets available in the country, said Talib Dogar, DG ServicesRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Thursday launched a unique Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) to curb illegal imports, facilitate legitimate device importers and improve overall security situation. The system, launched in collaboration with 3G Technologies, will be implemented to automatically identify sub-standard, fake and illegally importedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is taking comprehensive steps to block sectarian, hateful and blasphemous material on social media. According to PTA sources, after the posting of blasphemous material on Facebook efforts have been made to communicate with the social media application authorities based in the US regarding theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) The Government of Pakistan has decided that for the post of new chairman and member (Finance) of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will be advertised to attract fresh and talented individuals. The Government of Pakistan has not appointed a new chairman nor its member (finance) sinceRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) PTA finally wakes up! Demands HEC to take apply for license to distribute Internet: As reported earlier on TelecoAlert.com, HEC was found to be selling internet commercial. Further investigation revealed that it was indeed selling internet connectivity though Pakistan Educational Research Network (PERN). Chairman, PakistanRead More →