Awaz Apni

CNews ISLAMABAD : The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to implement a system for activation of new mobile SIMs after verification of customers antecedents from January 31, 2009.The decision was taken unanimously in a meeting of mobile companies CEOs and the regulatory affairs officials held at PTA headquarter.Chairman PTA while presiding over the meeting said that from January next onwards non-active mobile SIMs will be sold which will be activated only after the verification of consumer data from NADRA, subsequently sale of pre-activated SIMs will be stopped.

CNews ISLAMABAD: The Government has decided that from now on no mobile SIM shall be issued without valid Identity Card and no SIM is to be handed over to any person but will be posted to the address given by the applicant. Any violation of this procedure shall be punishable under the relevant laws. Necessary instructions have been issued to Chairman, PTA in this regard.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication (PTCL) wireless rent is being recovered in spite of its termination earlier announced.PTCL had announced abolishing its wireless line rent from September 27, 2007, but this could not be implemented as yet.Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)’s chairman, Shahzada Alam on an effort to get in touch with him refused to talk on the subject. PTCL wireless connections are pre-paid and it is deducted on daily basis at about Rs7.00.