Voice and latency: CMOs miss some key performance indicators: PTA ISLAMABAD: The cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have missed some of the key performance indicators (KPIs) set in... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Business & Finance ‘SIM Disowning Charge’ to be applicable from Jan 1 2024: PTA ISLAMABAD: Effective from 1st January 2024, cellular mobile operators in Pakistan and AJK and GB may levy a “SIM... Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am
Technology Mobile operators in Pakistan may levy ‘SIM Disowning Charge’ from January 1 Cellular mobile operators in Pakistan may levy a disowning charge on SIMs having less than a six-month retention... Updated 10 Nov, 2023 10:50pm
Business & Finance Minister tells CMOs: No tax relief possible due to IMF programme ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication has conveyed to the... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
Technology Auction for 5G spectrum may take more time than expected ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has little in hand with respect to fiscal and policy interventions to oblige... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 08:48am
Business & Finance CMOs miss most of KPIs, asked to take corrective measures ISLAMABAD: The cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have missed most of the key performance indicators (KPIs) set in... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance PTA links floor price mechanism for CMOs to CCP’s NoC ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommuni-cation Authority (PTA) has linked floor price uplift mechanism for cellular... Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Technology Moratorium on QoS: PTA rejects CMOs’ demand ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has rejected the cellular mobile operators’ demand of a... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Telecom licence price pegged with USD: CMOs warn of ‘digital catastrophe’ ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) Wednesday gave SOS call to the government and warned that the ... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
Business & Finance Companies ordered to take corrective measures: Mobile operators don’t meet key performance indicators: survey ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have missed most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) mentioned... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:58am
Business & Finance Spectrum availability not being fully utilised by CMOs ISLAMABAD: The government has sufficient spectrum to offer for any future spectrum auction for NGMS in Pakistan;... Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:20am
Business & Finance Telecom users face service disruptions due to countrywide power outage ISLAMABAD: Telecom customers faced serious issues on Monday, as telecom services, including mobile and internet... Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:33am
Print CMOs fail to reach agreement on ‘SIM disallowing charge’ ISLAMABAD: Cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have failed to reach an agreement/ consensus on SIM disowning charge and... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:47am
Print LCs issue: CMOs likely to get force majeure for new projects ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to grant force majeure to cellular mobile operators (CMOs) for 10 new... Updated 17 Jan, 2023 08:55am
Technology CMOs found to have missed many prescribed KPIs ISLAMABAD: Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have missed most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set in their... Updated 01 Dec, 2022 11:35am
Pakistan PTA informs NA: ‘Total of 4,395,566 SIMs identified and blocked in 3 years to curb illegal grey telephony’ ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday, Pakistan Telecommun-ication Authority (PTA) identified a... Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am
Business & Finance SBP allows opening of ‘Asaan Mobile Account’ Pakistan Telecommunication Authority will provide technical assistance for the initiative Updated 14 Aug, 2022 02:49pm
Print Poor quality of services: CMOs pay only 16pc of total penalty ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have paid Rs6.4 million, ie, only 16 percent of the total penalty of... Updated 31 Jul, 2022 09:48am
Pakistan Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan and AJ&K: PTA carries out QoS survey in 15 cities,8 motorways/highways/inter-city roads ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has carried out an independent Quality of Service (QoS)... Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:27am
Print Cellular mobile operators for reducing customs duty on fibre-optic cable, taxes Say situation would result in the closure of mobile phone service for hours and ATM services might also face disruption Updated 18 Jun, 2022 12:25pm
BR Research Cellular sector: some gains After witnessing a dip in revenues in FY20 due mainly to the shock of the early months of the pandemic, Pakistan’s... Published 07 Mar, 2022 05:50am
Print Punjab, Sindh, KP and G-B: PTA’s survey finds CMOs have missed SMSes, voice KPIs ISLAMABAD: Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have missed SMSes and voice Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and are... Published 31 Oct, 2021 03:38am
Print Significant decline witnessed in grey traffic after WMS deployment: PTA ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has claimed significant decline of around 92 percent in... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:12am
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 CMOs miss most of KPIs, a PTA survey claims ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have missed most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set in... Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am
Pakistan Cellular mobile operators: PTA observes anomalies in voice and SMS quality ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has observed anomalies in voice and SMS quality of services... Updated 18 Mar, 2021 09:24am
Technology PTA directs CMOs to improve network coverage as per licence standards ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to improve... Published 27 Feb, 2021 04:29am
Business & Finance Vodafone confident in growth prospects after revenue upturn Third-quarter organic service revenue rises 0.4%. Analysts had expected a drop of 0.1-0.2%. Trading performance underpins confidence in outlook. Shares up 4.9%. Published 03 Feb, 2021 07:16pm
Print PTA hints at making off-net calls ‘more cheaper’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has hinted at making off-net calls further cheaper by... Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:35am
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