According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), local manufacturing plants assembled 2.35 million mobile handsets in February 2023, compared to 0.19 million imported commercially.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday degraded Wikipedia in the country with a warning to block the services for not removing sacrilegious contents.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday explained prevailing tax rates on usage of mobile phones.
ISLAMABAD: Jazz, leading cellular mobile operator in Pakistan, has paid around $106 million as fee for license renewal, said an official statement issued Tuesday.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended the last date for registration of Virtual Private Network (VPN) up to December 31, 2022. The PTA said that usage of any mode of communication such as VPN by means of which communication becomes hidden or encrypted is a violation of PTA regulations. The authority said it had extended […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Sunday warned internet users of harsh penalty of death for blasphemy. The authority said that the Section 295 C of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) clearly prescribed death or imprisonment for life and fine for derogatory remarks against Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and Holy Prophets. READ MORE: […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) carried out a successful raid at three different locations in Peshawar against illegal activation of SIMs on Afghan passports, tampering in Afghan passports an issuance of SIMs on fake visas. During the raid, a total of 10 suspects were arrested whereas copies of […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday said submarine cable infrastructure has been completed for connectivity from Pakistan to France. Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) Cable International Network Co. Ltd has completed the construction of a submarine cable infrastructure, providing connectivity from Karachi to Marseille, France. READ MORE: Cellular mobile operators provide free […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directed cellular mobile operators to provide free on-net voice calls to their subscribers in flood hit areas. In a statement, the PTA said cellular mobile operators will provide free on-net voice calls to all their subscribers in flood affected areas with Zero / Nil balance. According to the PTA, there […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday announced a major breakdown of internet connectivity in the areas affected by flash floods. READ MORE: Floods affect telecom services: PTA The authority said that due to flash floods, damage to optical fibre cable and power outage, connectivity services have been impacted in Chitral, Upper Dir, Donbala, Swat, […]