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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed a new mechanism to allow ‘temporary registration’ of handsets
Is Pakistan importing more mobiles than last year? By Pakistan saw a 63% increase in mobile imports in 2019. Device Identification Registration and Blocking System has helped country improve local manufacturing and increase revenue collection on mobile imports ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported 63% more mobiles in 2019 as compared to 2018, according to a In 2020, 32.83 million devices have so far been imported. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has blocked the IMEI of 175,000 devices which were reported stolen through the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS). Re...
DIRBS encourages local mobile phone assembly Owing to system, 29 phone assembly facilities have been set up in Pakistan Owing to swift implementation of the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), 29 local mobile phone assembly facilities have been established in Pakistan. In addition, the import of mobile phones via legal channels soared 63% in 2019 due to the initiative. Introduced at the end of 2017, DIRBS was aimed at combating the smuggling of mobile phones and snatching of cellular devices besides the regulation o...