PTA with Azerbaijan under discussion to boost bilateral trade: Pakistan envoy
Ambassador of Pakistan in Baku Bilal Hayee expressed the hope that the Pakistan-Azerbaijan trade would get a boost from current $30 million after both the countries signed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which was currently under discussion. The ambassador said at Baku Congress Hall – the venue of Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group’s summit on fighting against…
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PTA blocks 175,000 stolen IMEI devices
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked 175,000 International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) devices to prevent the use of stolen mobile phones under the Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) during the last fiscal year. Besides, the DIRBS identified and suspended around 29.56 million IMEIs identified as duplicates, according to the annual report of PTA for…
Local mobile phone production units manufacture 7.24 Million smart phones from Jan-Sept 2022
Local mobile phone production units established in the country have manufactured about 7.24 million smartphones and created 26,000 jobs from January to September 2022. According to an annual report of the PTA, its wider impact on the economy has manifested in the shape of a newly established mobile ecosystem, the emergence of the local handset…
PTA conducts 72 QoS surveys to measure quality of CMOs services
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) has carried out 72 independent Quality of Service (QoS surveys and network optimization exercises in different cities of Pakistan to measure the performance and quality of the operators. According to an annual report of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the authority conducted a nationwide…
Telecom revenues rise to Rs. 694 Billion in 2022: PTA
The telecom sector’s outstanding progress has resulted in a record-high revenue of Rs. 694 billion generated in the Financial Year 2021-2022 said the annual report of PTA. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Annual Report 2022 released here Wednesday, said that the telecom, sector attracted an investment of US$ 2,073 million during the same period and contributed…
IT Ministry finalises draft of Telecom Airwaves Spectrum Re-farming Framework
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has finalized the draft of the first-ever Telecom Airwaves Spectrum Re-farming Framework (TASRF). “Telecommunication is glad to finalize the framework on spectrum refarming which is first of its kind prepared with recommendations from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) and industry stakeholders…
Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to implement PTA from Feb 1
Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar said that the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Uzbekistan would be implemented from February 1, 2023. Today, during the visit of Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Khodjaev Jamshid Abdukhakimovich, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the bilateral agreement was also…
All internet services restored across country: PTA
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday said that all internet services had been restored, hours after disruption was reported across the country. “Faults in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 have been repaired at 2 AM PST. Internet services are operational as per normal routine”, said a PTA official in a tweet. SEAMEWE-5, also known as…
Consumers of 3G, 4G service reach 120 million
The number of 3G and 4G service users in Pakistan has significantly increased and reached 120 million by the end of August 2022. As per the details available on the official website of the PTA, the number of active mobile SIMs reached 195 million during the same period. The number of broadband subscribers reached 123…
PTA introduces 9999 SMS code for flood relief donations
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday introduced a text-to-donate short code 9999 to enable the consumers donate their funds through mobile phone text to support the flood victims. The consumers would be required to write “fund” and send to the 9999 short code to donate Rs10 to contribute to the relief and rehabilitation activities…