SMS Services in Pakistan are Below Standards: PTA
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) December 30, 2020
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) December 30, 2020 The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has ordered cellular mobile operators (CMOs) to improve their voice, SMS, and data services after the detailed analysis of the survey results conducted by the authority. The telecomm operators have been ordered to take corrective measures to bring improvement in voice, SMS and data services up to the licensed standards within 30 days. The PTA conducted a survey by using a newly procured automated QoS monitoring and benchmarking tool “Smart-Benchmarker” where it measured the performance of service quality of 2G, 3G, and 4G (LTE), of mobile companies in various cities including Kabirwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, and Peshawar.(From 23rd November to 11th December 2020). The PTA’s survey teams have selected the main roads, service roads and majority of sectors and colonies to conduct the survey. Recommended Reading: PTA Issues Notices to Google & Wikipedia on Account of Disseminating Sacrilegious Content
