Senate Panel Reviews Telecom Theft, Outages
- A Senate sub-committee in Pakistan reported over 9,200 theft and vandalism incidents affecting 16% of the country's cellular infrastructure in 11 months, with Sindh having the highest number of fuel theft cases.
- Power outages and prolonged loadshedding have severely impaired service continuity by draining backup batteries and generators, prompting efforts to secure priority power feeders and install smart transformers.
- The Senate sub-committee directed authorities to map high-theft areas, enforce strict legal actions, and implement immediate safeguards to maintain uninterrupted internet connectivity.
- Network modernization plans include increasing 4G speeds, rolling out new sites annually, introducing Voice over LTE and Voice over Wi-Fi, and imposing stricter network downtime limits.
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Pakistan: Senate Voices Alarm on Widespread Internet Degradation, Fuel Theft and Vandalism at Telecom Sites
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A senate sub-committee in Pakistan has flagged concern after widespread internet degradation and fuel theft from telecom sites due to which about 16 per cent of the country's cellular infrastructure has been affected in 11 months, Dawn reported. World News | Pakistan: Senate Voices Alarm on Widespread Internet Degradation, Fuel Theft and Vandalism at Telecom Sites.
Senate panel concerned over degradation of internet, fuel theft at telecom sites
ISLAMABAD: A Senate subcommittee on Monday voiced alarm over widespread internet degradation and fuel theft from telecom sites, after being told that more than 9,200 incidents of theft and vandalism had hit about 16 per cent of the country’s cellular infrastructure in 11 months. The subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Senator Sadia Abbasi, reviewed challenges posed to nationwide telecom service con…
Senate panel reviews telecom theft, outages
A Senate sub-committee on Monday took stock of escalating challenges linked to internet service degradation and widespread diesel theft targeting telecommunications infrastructure across the country. The meeting, chaired by Senator Sadia Abbasi, was attended by senators Kamran Murtaza and Afnan Ullah Khan, along with senior officials of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications. The committee reviewed key threats affecting te…
Senate flags telecom internet degradation crisis
Islamabad A Senate sub-committee in Pakistan has raised serious concern over widespread internet degradation and rising fuel theft at telecom sites, according to Dawn. The committee was informed that around 16 per cent of the country’s cellular infrastructure has been affected due to more than 9,200 incidents of theft and vandalism recorded in the past 11 months. Officials said the repeated attacks have badly disrupted service quality across mul…
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