Pakistan Telecom Policy 2015 will strengthen the telecom sector besides protecting the rights of consumers.

1. Telecom Policy 2015
• Availability of universal,
affordable and quality
telecommunication services
provided through open,
competitive and well-managed
markets.
• Competition framework will
make telecom market more
efficient in terms of quality of
service and choice of services
available to the consumers.
• Convergence related to delivery
of diverse services belonging to
the domains of telecom, media
and data services.
• Universal Service Fund (USF) will
be utilized for provisioning of
telephony, internet, broadband
services and establishment of
telecenters in underserved and
unserved areas.
• Provision of broadband access to
education institutes and health
care institutions is also made part
of mandate of USF.
• Operators are enabled to deploy
Wi Fi hot spots for public use.
Sajid Imtiaz: Chief Editor Daily 10 Minutes