Finance Minister urges to ensure transparency in auction process of NGMS Spectrum

January 15, 2021: Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has urged to ensure transparency in the process of auction of Next Generation Mobile Services Spectrum.

Chairing a meeting of the Advisory Committee for the release of NGMS Spectrum in Islamabad yesterday (Thursday), he urged the consultants to follow a proactive approach and meet the given deadlines effectively.

Appreciating the sale of the maximum possible spectrum, the Minister stated that it will contribute towards overall economic growth through digitalization and improve the quality of broadband services in Pakistan.

Chairman PTA briefed the Advisory Committee about the latest developments in the sale of the available spectrum of next-generation mobile services in the country.

While appreciating the sale of the maximum possible spectrum, the Finance Minister stated that it will contribute towards overall economic growth through digitalization and improve the quality of broadband services in Pakistan, he added.

The Committee was also briefed that the hiring process for the consultants was completed in December 2020 as per procedure and newly hired consultants are on board for the sale of available spectrum within the current financial year.

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque, Adviser to the PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, Chairman PTA Major General (R) Aamir Azeem Bajwa, Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Executive Director Frequency Allocation Board and other senior officials participated in the meeting.

Radio Pakistan