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PTA remains vigilant as telecom sector sees significant growth

Wednesday, 30 July 2008


ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) remained vigilant for all developments in the telecom sector during the current quarter as the cellular mobile phone sector showed immense growth and the cellular mobile phone operators remained aggressive for marketing and expansion of cellular network.

China Mobile (Zong) came up with incresing subscribers at a rapid pace while Telenor and Mobilink offered various value-added services at lowered rates to attract more customers.

The verification of unauthorised Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) was another Herculean task which was worked down tremendously from all aspects.