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PTA Finalizes Consultant for Additional Spectrum Auction and License Renewal in AJ&K and GB Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has selected Telconet Services (Pvt.) Ltd. as a consultant for cellular license renewal and additional spectrum auction in 1800 and 2100 MHz bands in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB). The consultant hiring process for AJ&K and GB auction has been completed, and an agreement was signed with Telconet Services (Pvt.) Ltd. Four companies/firms h...

Synopsis Credit Suisse further expects Reliance Jio to purchase additional spectrum beyond expiring airwaves as it will look to augment its network capacity, having garnered 35% subscriber market share and a much higher share of traffic. It added that Bharti Airtel has 12 MHz and 47 MHz of spectrum expiring across 900 and 1800 MHz bands respectively. Agencies MUMBAI: Reliance Jio is likely to acquire some of the 800Mhz band spectrum of Reliance Communications (RCom), which it is using and is ...