It appears that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has delayed the auction of 3G licenses in Pakistan, by few weeks at least. An advertisement published in print media and available on PTA’s website) hints that auction will be delayed by couple of months.
Media reports are suggesting that a parliamentary committee on Information and Broadcasting is considering to impose Radio Tax of Rs. 2 per each Rs. 100 card to be deducted on all reloads.
I can tell you that Telenor Pakistan wouldn’t want 3G auction to happen, that’s like any other operator in Pakistan, but if government manages to throw 3G at operators then Telenor will grab it at any cost.
National ICT R&D Fund has asked for proposals from academia/research institutions, companies, organizations for the development, deployment and operation of a national level URL Filtering and Blocking System.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) announced this week the ranking of Pakistani universities on the basis of quality teaching and research, during a press conference held in Islamabad.