Internet slowdown: PTA comes up with new deadline

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revised its deadline as now it has announced that internet disruptions and slow speeds will be resolved by the end of October.

PTA officials stated that the installation and upgrade of the Web Management System (WMS) will be completed by October 20. The implementation of WMS will also help prevent attacks on the internet system.

The authority mentioned that the upgrade will manage a capacity of 8 to 9 terabytes.

According to PTA officials, the installation of the management system began in 2019.

Last week, PTA Chairman Major General (retd) Hafeez Rehman stated that the internet services are affected in the country due to a fault in the submarine cable.

He had revealed it while briefing the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Information Technology on the disruption of internet services and social media services in the country. The meeting was chaired by Syed Aminul Haque.

He also highlighted that in this situation, the use of VPNs has led to local internet outages in Pakistan.

For several past weeks, users in Pakistan have been facing problems in downloading and sending multimedia files such as videos, audios and others through social media platforms due to slow internet speed.