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PTA Suggests New Regulations to Put an End to Spam Calls & SMS – Digital Asia Tech

PTA plans to control the unwanted messages and calls, usually referred to as spam, unsolicited, fraudulent and obnoxious communications, that always cause inconvenience and irritation to the customers. Such communication cannot totally be eradicated as there is no such...

PTA Extends Deadline for the Mobiles With One Unregistered IMEI on Dual SIM Phones – Digital Asia Tech

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended the deadline for mobile users to register all IMEIs till September 15, 2019. It was feared that a huge number of mobile phones with unregistered IMEIs would be blocked by August 31, 219....

Senate Body Urges PTA, FIA to Keep Internet Free of Blasphemous Content – Digital Asia Tech

The Senate has urged the authorities to block blasphemous content from the internet in the country. The Senate’s Standing Committee on National Unity met on Friday with Senator Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif in the chair. The committee urged Pakistan...

LHC Orders PTA to Stop Spam Calls & Messages – Digital Asia Tech

Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to take action against unwanted promotional text messages and calls. Justice Shahid Jamil Khan, while hearing a petition related to rampant text messages and calls for business promotions...

PTA Unveils Framework for Testing & Development of 5G Networks – Digital Asia Tech

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has unveiled the framework for testing and development of future technologies, particularly 5G wireless networks, in the country. The framework enables the use of radio spectrum on trial basis for non-commercial purposes to carry out...

PTA Hasn’t Signed Any Contract With US Company to Monitor Pakistan Internet Traffic – Digital Asia Tech

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Azam Khan Swati, has informed the Senate that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has not signed any contract to monitor Internet traffic with any mobile service vendor. The authority hasn’t spent public money on any...

PTA Starts Blocking 2.8 Million Illegal Smartphones – Digital Asia Tech

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started to block nearly 3 million smartphones and feature phones deemed illegal. As per PTA records, there are as many as 2.8 million smuggled or non-custom- paid smartphones in the country, a source familiar...

PTA Partners With Telco Franchises for Easier Mobile Registration With DIRBS – Digital Asia Tech

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched the Device Identification Registration and Blocking Service (DIRBS) recently, making it mandatory for everyone to have an officially registered phone. For those who don’t know, your phone would be blacklisted and will not work...