PTA gets five proposals for 5G spectrum auction
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received five proposals from international consultants to oversee the 5G spectrum auction in the country, with the process expected to be completed within the ongoing fiscal year. However, industry players have expressed concerns about the timing of the auction, questioning whether it is the right moment to proceed with the 5G rollout. In a statement released on Monday, the telecom regulator announced that it had received technical and financial bids for the auction of next-generation mobile services in Pakistan from five international consultants: Aetha Consulting Limited, Detecon Consulting FZ-LLC, Frontier Economics Limited, KomKonsult (Private) Limited and the National Economic Research Associates Inc. The PTA said that a detailed evaluation of these bids would be conducted in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules.