PTA increased license fee for commercial radio based services

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The license fees for commercial radio-based services is planned to be increased by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in order to ensure an efficient use of available spectrum.

The views of the operators has been asked by the regulator before implementing new spectrum charges for services including Land Mobile Wireless, Point-to-Point (P2P), Broadcasting, and aeronautical and maritime communications.

769 licensees are currently there in the categories including 495 private licensees and 251 government licensees.

An increase in annual spectrum charges after lapse of ten years is considered in PTA’s proposal to maintain the quality of services and manage the demand for frequencies amid increasing demand.