Is PTA trying to intercept telephone traffic? Two weeks earlier Pakistan Telecommunication Authority suddenly announced the news of telecommunication traffic monitoring, and drafted a regulation called “Monitoring and Reconciliation of Telephony Traffic Regulations, 2009”. PTA ordered all network providers to install such systems that make telephone traffic monitoring possible. Instruction goes as follows: All landing station and...

Technology is continuously changing the ways we work. Everyday we hear about a new technology which either launches or is set to launch. Our simple planet has been changed into somewhat we term a Digital world. Distances of millions seem nothing in front of technology; you can communicate across the world with anyone like he/she is sitting with you. Thus, technology is serving humanity at its peak. Every now and then we hear people...

PTCL launched triple-play service: Pakistan telecommunication limited introduced a triple play service. Subscribers of that service can enjoy more than 100 TV channels, DSL and a regular phone service all just on one phone line. PTCL sources claimed that PTCL has invested 3.5 Billion PKR in this project and the triple-play service will charge PTCL customers around 1,500 Rupees per month. One may be wondering that what is the difference...

Pakistan Government caring for car owners by providing GPS vehicle tracking system: Pakistan government in collaboration with Pakistan telecommunication authority (PTA) has started online car tracking system, few years back. Government has taken such outstanding step in order to take a firm grip over ever increasing car stealing activities and to execute this wonderful plan PTA started installation of GPS devices in vehicles. Few...

In Pakistan, so much talk is going on print media, electronic media and internet about the 3rd Generation technology abbreviated as 3G. Only Telenor cellular network has begun the process of upgrading its network to include 3G technologies but PTA is still not giving license to Telenor to start its 3G services which is acting as a major hurdle in the development of 3G infrastructure. Investment reports by Telenor and PTA behavior: In 2008,...