- PTA chairman says authority can not decelerate web providers.
- Rehman says there was 93% compliance of social media besides X.
- “I don’t defend web shutdown however nationwide safety is a precedence”.
ISLAMABAD: The prevailing challenge of web disruption within the nation shall be resolved by the top of October, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Main Basic (retd) Hafeezur Rahman stated, as soon as once more ruling out the potential of slowing down the web providers.
The PTA official, whereas speaking to journalists on Tuesday, stated there was 93% compliance of social media besides X, The Information reported.
“The choice to shut X is that of the federal authorities. We’ll open it when the federal government asks for it. Our compliance charge from X could be very excessive nevertheless it solely complies with 27%,” Rahman stated.
The PTA chairman added that in 2023, the web was shut down 116 occasions in India whereas it was shut down seven occasions in Pakistan. “I don’t defend web shutdown however nationwide safety is a precedence. This time on Muharram 10, the cell service was not extensively shut down. The web service was shut down in sure areas solely at sure occasions.”
He maintained: “The cell service was suspended in Bangladesh in the course of the elections as each nation has its personal safety state of affairs. The choice of shutdown is predicated on intelligence stories. Cellular knowledge is at present blocked in Panjgur because of safety and no safety company instantly writes to us. There was a request to close down the cell service in the course of the MDCAT examination which was rejected.”
He added that he had written to all social media platforms to make use of AI to dam unlawful content material. “We had opposed blocking SIMS on FBR orders and it made its personal association with telecom corporations. Little question the GSM service is unhealthy, India has 470 MHz spectrum. Pakistan has 274 MHz spectrum and name drop will finish after 5G public sale. Pakistan has 160,000 km of fiber and 4G service high quality will even enhance on 5G spectrum, whereas 5G public sale can be held in April subsequent yr,” he added.