Yousaf Raza Gilani shows his consent with implementation of 3G Yousaf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has shown his consent with the implementation of 3G policy in the country and has and directed the Cabinet Committee to bring the policy to the Cabinet so that it gets final approval. The Prime Minister was in […]
Nov 23 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority reverts ‘obscene’ sms ban On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Pakistan rowed from demands that text messages containing nearly 1,700 “obscene” words should be blocked, following outrage from users and campaigners. On November 14, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) distributed a list of 1,695 words in English and Urdu to operators, giving them […]
PTA orders mobile companies to ban rude and obscene text messages Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has sent a letter to the cell phone companies, operating within the country, ordering them to block all text messages that contain obscenities, rudeness and vulgarity. The purpose behind this attempt is to block spam messages. PTA has refused to […]
Nov 22 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan delays ban on indecent text messages Telecommunication companies in Pakistan have denied direction of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block indecent text messages. Recently, PTA gave the list of almost 1,700 words to all mobile operating companies, directing them to ban all text messages that include any of these words in English or Urdu. […]
Nov 22 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s cellular networks to apply obscene text message ban from today Pakistan’s mobile operators were Sunday scrambling to block text messages containing any of over 1,600 " obscene" terms banned by the country’s telecoms authority ahead of a Monday deadline. The list, including words from "quickie" to "fairy" to "Jesus Christ" and obtained by AFP, […]
Pakistan IT ministry to adopt 3G technology A meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, and high-officials is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 17, 2011. It is expected that during the congregation the prime minister will approve the Third Generation (3G) telecommunications policy and will order the IT ministry to take […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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PTCL fined Rs. 82 million by PTA Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has been heavily fined with Rs. 82.496 million by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for unauthorised use of extra radio frequency spectrum. PTCL was send a notice from PTA, ordering the company to pay the fine for unauthorised usage of frequency spectrum within […]