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February 24, 2025The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued two licenses to companies that allow them to provide VPN services in Pakistan. The “Class License” for the Provision of Data Services” was approved and issued to Zettabyte and Alpha 3 Cubic, as per TechJuice’s reporting.
As reported earlier, the local registration of VPNs is the PTA’s newest attempt to register and monitor the usage of VPNs by Pakistanis, after a proposed banning of unregistered VPNs was vetoed by the Ministry of Law in December 2024. The “Class License” is being offered by the PTA in order for companies to be able to operate legally in Pakistan, should they provide VPN and other proxy services.
