Ufone telecom gets unused Pakistan's spectrum, govt earns $279mn ISLAMABAD: Cellular company Ufone on Friday won a bid for Pakistan's unused spectrum with $279 million, said the... Updated 11 Sep, 2021 10:59am
Pakistan PTA receives only one bid for auction for NGMS spectrum ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to face a massive blow in realisation of the non-tax revenue of $831.8 million ... Updated 10 Sep, 2021 05:07pm
Technology Auction for NGMS spectrum: PTA notifies amendments to IM ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has notified amendments to Information Memorandum (IM) for... Published 07 Sep, 2021 06:25am
Technology Spectrum Auction for NGMS: PTA rejects CMOs' request for extension in sealed bid submission timeline ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has rejected the request of Cellular Mobile Operators... Updated 03 Sep, 2021 09:57am
Pakistan Cyber crimes: PTA asked to be vigilant ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to... Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am
Pakistan Illegally-issued mobile SIMs: PTA, NADRA asked to deal with challenge ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications has directed the Pakistan... Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am
Pakistan Jan-July 2021: Number of locally-produced mobile phones surpasses number of imported ones: PTA ISLAMABAD: The production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants has surpassed the number of mobile phones... Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am
Print CO a must for shipments originating from UAE, China ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made it mandatory for the importers to submit Certificate of ... Published 27 Aug, 2021 03:43am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s local mobile phone production surpasses imports: PTA During Jan-July 2021, the production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants stood at 12.27 million against imported mobile phones at 8.29 million Published 26 Aug, 2021 03:53pm
Pakistan Individual content on foreign social media platforms ‘can’t be blocked’: PTA ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Wednesday informed a parliamentary body that the authority... Updated 26 Aug, 2021 01:02pm
Print NGMS spectrum auction: Govt unlikely to attract new entrants ISLAMABAD: The government is unlikely to attract new entrants in the upcoming auction for Next Generation Mobile... Published 26 Aug, 2021 03:08am
Technology Number of cellular subscribers reaches 184.9m mark by end-July: PTA ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers in Pakistan increased by 0.65 million to 184.90 million by end-July... Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am
Pakistan Ban on TikTok: IHC directs authorities to seek Cabinet advice ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday directed the authorities to raise the issue of banning the... Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am
Business & Finance E-commerce policy: Pakistan lacks privacy, consumer protection statutes: ADB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan does not have a privacy statute of general application nor have national consumer protection... Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:59pm
Print NGMS in AJK, G-B: PTA invites applications from CMOs ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has invited applications from cellular mobile operators ... Published 22 Aug, 2021 02:50am
Business & Finance Manufactured in Pakistan: Inovi Telecom starts exporting smartphones ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) Authorization holder Inovi Telecom has started exporting smartphones to... Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am
Pakistan MoIT&T issues NGMS auction policy directive ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoIT&T) has issued policy directive to... Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am
Pakistan PTA clarification ISLAMABAD: Apropos an article titled ‘Spectrum Auction in September?’ carried by Business Recorder (dated 9th... Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am
Business & Finance PTA issues MDM approval to Lucky Motor Corp for Samsung phones The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) authorisation to Lucky... Published 11 Aug, 2021 11:25am
BR Research Spectrum auction in September? Some juicy non-tax revenues are in the offing. After a delay of a few months, the telecom authorities have now... Published 09 Aug, 2021 08:43am
Pakistan Blocking social media platforms: IHC directs official to submit report on govt policy ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the secretary Ministry of Information and Technology to ... Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am
Print Spectrum auction: PTA invites applications from local, foreign CMOs ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has invited applications from Pakistani and foreign... Updated 07 Aug, 2021 11:39am
Print Minimum non-tax revenue of $831.8m: PTA directed to hold auction for NGMS spectrum ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has issued a policy directive to the ... Updated 06 Aug, 2021 12:04pm
BR Research Handset imports: off the charts Handset imports continue to remain hot. Latest central bank data show that mobile phone imports had surged by 80... Published 05 Aug, 2021 08:44am
Pakistan All set for spectrum auction in G-B, AJK ISLAMABAD: The government has approved the spectrum auction for the first time for Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad ... Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am
Business & Finance SBP announces digital cheques clearing, unified QR code for payments initiatives Steps aimed at increasing usage of digital financial products and services, says central bank Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:29pm
BR Research Telecom FDI blues The telecom sector’s contribution to the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) scorecard has plummeted... Published 04 Aug, 2021 08:49am
Technology Licensed standards: CMOs not meeting standards set for SMS, voice: PTA ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has observed that Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) are not... Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am
Pakistan CMOs remain non-compliant of most of performance threshold as per NGMS licences: survey ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) remained non-compliant of most of the performance threshold as per... Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am
Print Ban on TikTok: IHC issues notices in response to petition ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and... Published 01 Aug, 2021 02:35am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
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