| Regulatory Initiatives - 17/06/2020 |
| Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | Pakistan |
| • Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been playing its role supplementing Government of Pakistan’s efforts by effectively leveraging digital technologies to trace and track patients, identification of COVID-19 clusters and running an extensive awareness campaign to reach users through Telecom network. • PTA successfully mobilized the telecom sector to carry out activities required to maintain performance and services. Operators increased data allowances and offered discounted bundles & packages (additional data and on-net voice minutes) to facilitate users. • PTA and telecom sector are striving to quickly expand the network to areas devoid of broadband coverage (fixed line and mobile). • To facilitate operations of educational institutions and businesses, 205 IPs have been whitelisted till date to carry out voice over. • PTA also allocated 15 different short codes and 7 UAN (Toll Free) to Government entities working on controlling the pandemic. • PTA has also contributed to the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund in the form of employee’s salary contributions. |
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