ISLAMABAD – 5G trials of two leading telecom operators in Pakistansuspended over violation of rules and misleading campaigns.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has suspended the 5G trials oftwo mobile operators for violating the rules and misleading advertisementcampaign.
Chairman PTA Major Gen (Retd) Amir Azeem Bajwa while briefing the NationalAssembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunicationsaid that the 5G trials of Zong and Jazz have been suspended. Both theoperators have violated rules and launched misleading campaigns.
The committee met with Ali Khan Jadoon in the chair here on Wednesday.
According to rules, before launching an advertisement campaign, bothoperators were required to vet it from PTA, said Bajwa, adding that Zongand Jazz violated the rules and launched misleading advertisements, givingthe impression that 5G services were launched in the country.
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He further said that soon after the advertisement, PTA was flooded withinquiries about the launch of 5G services.
PTA took action and suspended the 5G trials of both operators and they willremain suspended till the misleading campaigns are rectified, Chairman PTAadded.
