Illegal gateway excahnge raided in Hangu

04 Mar, 2015

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts to control grey traffick has unearthed an illegal gateway exchange in Hangu.

According to details, a successful raid against the grey operator was carried out along with FIA team at Hangu.

An illegal exchange comprising six Gateways, multiple ports, hundred of SIMs, three Laptop, five Modems, one CPU and UPS with batteries were confiscated.

Two persons were arrested and were in FIA custody for further investigation,said a press release on Wednesday.

The successful raids against the grey operators were made possible because of continuous monitoring, commitment and persistent efforts by PTA in curbing the menace of grey traffic thus curtailing the loss to the exchequer because of grey traffickers in the country.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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