The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reiterated its earlier viewpoint of not allowing the import of cellphones/Smartphones that ship without any IMEI or with fake IMEI number.
According to a report published in Dawn.com, PTA has written a letter to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and has asked the board to not to clear consignments of cellular phones if the importer has not obtained clearance from PTA.
Importers and manufacturers will now have to submit these specification details to the PTA to get approval under section 29 of the Pakistan Telecommunications (Re-organization) Act, 1996.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has long worked to block the sale of phones that come without IMEI.
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