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Pakistan (PTA) – Type Approval Technical Standard Regulations
Effective December 31, 2019
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) released the Type Approval Technical Standards Regulations which was published in The Gazette of Pakistan on December 31, 2019. Although there are few small changes to the type approval procedure, the majority of the type approval application process has remained the same.
- For Terminal Equipment and Mobile Devices, the local companies selling these products need to have a customer service / after sales mechanism for customer support in place, and also have CoCs for parts imported for after sales purposes.
- PTA will be performing system based checking of sample units, namely the operating system, firmware, output power, and programmed frequencies when required.
- Sample units are returnable if the cost of the equipment is over $2000 (previously the value was $3000).
