PTA backs lower mobile device taxes while calling for protection of local manufacturing
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has supported the rationalisation of duties and taxes on mobile devices to improve smartphone affordability, while…
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PTA and FIA raid unlicensed internet provider in Lahore
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and the Federal Investigation Agency have carried out a joint enforcement action against an alleged unlicensed…
Iraq regulator urges Korek users to switch authentication numbers amid service uncertainty
Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission has advised Korek Telecom users in the Kurdistan Region to add an alternative mobile number…
Bangladesh minister presses mobile operators on call drops, rural coverage and package clarity
Bangladesh’s Post and Telecommunications Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam has urged mobile operators to address persistent complaints over call drops, weak…
Egypt completes Africa’s first 6GHz mobile trial with Telecom Egypt and Huawei
Egypt has completed what the National Telecom Regulatory Authority describes as Africa’s first successful mobile telecommunications trial using the upper…
Qatar NCSA expands cybersecurity policy training across government
Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency has delivered the 14th edition of a specialised cybersecurity policy training programme, reinforcing the government’s…
Kuwait launches Arqami service to let users check telecom lines registered in their names
Kuwait has launched the Arqami service through the Sahel government app, allowing citizens and residents to view mobile lines and…
Oman tightens rules on promotional calls and SMS with new anti-spam requirements
Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has introduced new rules governing promotional and service calls, SMS and value-added services, including restrictions on…
Egypt accelerates biometric SIM verification as NTRA tightens mobile registration controls
Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) is tightening mobile SIM registration procedures and accelerating the rollout of biometric identity verification…
Egypt tightens mobile SIM registration rules as NTRA expands biometric verification
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) are strengthening mobile line registration…