WLL Industry shows 73% Growth in 6 Months:PTA

July 14, 2010
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As per latest data compiled by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) the subscriber base of WiMax and EvDO services of WLL sector has shown 73% growth in last 6 months while the subscriber base has jumped from 190,947 in October 2009 to 331,416 in April 2010.
PTA is fully supporting the telecom industry and making efforts in all possible ways to help operators. PTA is helping operators through workshops and by establishing expert groups on development and launch of value added services. PTA is supportive of mergers and acquisitions, and has been approving such requests on case to case basis.
The Infrastructure sharing between the operators, pursuing cases with the Government to standardize procedures for obtaining NOCs from various federal / provincial government departments for deployment of infrastructure and to reduce taxes on telecom services are some of the areas where PTA has supported operators.

As per latest data compiled by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) the subscriber base of WiMax and EvDO services of WLL sector has shown 73% growth in last 6 months while the subscriber base has jumped from 190,947 in October 2009 to 331,416 in April 2010.

PTA is fully supporting the telecom industry and making efforts in all possible ways to help operators. PTA is helping operators through workshops and by establishing expert groups on development and launch of value added services. PTA is supportive of mergers and acquisitions, and has been approving such requests on case to case basis.

The Infrastructure sharing between the operators, pursuing cases with the Government to standardize procedures for obtaining NOCs from various federal / provincial government departments for deployment of infrastructure and to reduce taxes on telecom services are some of the areas where PTA has supported operators.

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