Four Bodies of PTCL

Four Bodies of PTCL

Under the PTC Reorganization Act, 1996 the telecommunication sectors was split up into four bodies.

• Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
• Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
• National Telecommunication Corporation(NTC)
• Frequency Allocation Board (FAB)

 

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)

A company established to undertake the telecommunication business formally carried by Pakistan, is Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) was transformed into Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on January 1, 1996 under Pakistan Telecommunication Reorganization Act, 1996 according to which PTCL took over all the properties, assets, rights and obligations of PTC.

 

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is a regulatory body responsible for monitoring the telecommunication business in Pakistan. It frames rules and regulations for private telecom companies such as mobile phone companies, Internet service providers, paging companies and pay card phone companies. It also issues licenses to the new companies entering into this business.

 

National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)

National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) is responsible to provide the telecommunication services to the various departments of government and armed services. 

 

 

 

Frequency Allocation Board (FAB)

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited is the primary provider of telecom services in Pakistan. The range of its services includes basic telephone, telegraph, fax, telex, E-mail, digital cross connect, Public data network, Internet, ISDN and other digital facilities. The total number of installed telephone lines (ALI) at June 30, 1998 was        35, 19,877 while the total number of actual lines in service (ALIS) was 26, 60,898. The difference between ALI and ALIS is due to pending and potential future demands.