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Articles tagged with: Pta
Pakistan Planning 3G License Tender Imminently
Pakistan's telecoms regulator, the pta says that it plans to offer 3G licenses in the near future, without specifying a specific deadline. In a statement to the local business newspaper, the pta said that it is expected that once the service would be available with all mobile operators it would increase the data usage and more value added services. more
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Pakistan Politicians Warn on Poor Mobile Phone Customer Service
Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications has urged the telecoms regulator, the pta to ensure protection of consumer rights, reports the local Daily Times newspaper. more
Pakistan to Increase Penalty for Handling Stolen Mobile Phones
Pakistan's telecoms regulator has asked the government to pass a new law and permit imprisonment for up to 49 years for handling stolen mobile phones. The regulator has been clamping down on the sale of unregistered mobile phones, and the move is thought to be related people having short term access to SIM cards in stolen phones prior to being cut off when reported stolen. more
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Pakistan Cuts Off Over 10 Million Mobile Phone Accounts
Pakistan's telecoms regulator says that it has blocked some 10.5 million SIM cards after their users failed to register their ownership details with the mobile operators. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (pta) Chairman, Dr. Mohammed Yaseen also expressed concerns that many retailers were still flouting the rules requiring proof of id before selling new SIMs. more
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Pakistan Edges Closer to Awarding 3G Licenses
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Pakistan to Lower Mobile Termination Rates
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (pta), has announced a reduction in the Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) with effect from 1st June 2008 by about 30% - although it also announced an increase in the rates for landlines. more
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Pakistan Reports Second Slowest Subscriber Growth in Two Years
The latest figures from the Pakistani telecoms regulator show that the mobile market in Pakistan grew to 78.74m customers at the end of January. The figure for monthly net additions of 1.86m was 17% down on the January 2007 total, and also represented the second lowest figure for two years, the lowest being the 1.52m recorded last October. more
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Pakistan Regulator Cancels Instaphone's Operating License
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Pakistan Shuts Down Retailers Breaking SIM Sale Regulations
Pakistan's telecoms authority, the pta has ordered the five mobile operators to seal and terminate registration of the 11 franchisees located in different cities across the country. These franchisees were selling mobile connections without following the standard procedure laid down by pta - which now requires all new subscribers to provide proof of identity before they are allowed to sign up for a mobile service. more
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Pakistan Confirms Formal Mobile Licenses in Two Regional Zones
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (pta) says that it has deposited Rs.1.2 billion (US$20 million) with the Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) Council Secretariat and Northern Areas (NAs) Secretariat on account of Initial License Fee (ILF) collected from 4 mobile operators to whom licenses were issued for AJ&K and NAs. more
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