Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received Rs 166 million, equivalent to $ 0.744 million, against the first annual installment of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan GMS Licenses from Telenor Pakistan Limited and Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML).
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received Rs 166 million, equivalent to $ 0.744 million, against the first annual installment of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan GMS Licenses from Telenor Pakistan Limited and Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML).
PTA has also received Rs 1.88 billion, equivalent to $ 8.76 million, from CMPak Limited (Zong) in the month of August 2022 on account of an upfront 50% of the renewal fee for its license renewed in the year 2022, said a news release.
PTA has so far received Rs 9.57 billion, equivalent to $ 54.66 million, against cellular mobile license renewals and spectrum auctions in AJ&K and GB since 2021.
The process was started last year in 2021, when PTA had re-initiated the process for cellular license renewal and additional spectrum auction in 1800 and 2100 MHz bands in AJ&K and GB, after not a single consultant qualified the laid down criteria for consultancy.
Last year, PTA issued new GMS licenses to three cellular mobile operators after winning spectrum in the first-ever cellular spectrum auction for Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB), which generated revenue to the tune of $30.322 million.