Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received very
encouraging response from the local and international firms for its
offer of spectrum auction consultancy, said a statement just issued by
the regulator.
The proposals submitted by various consultants for Spectrum Auction
for Next Generation Mobile Services in Pakistan were opened at PTA today
(12th November, 2013) at 01:30 p.m by the Evaluation Committee
constituted for the evaluation of the bids.
In response to PTA’s advertisements
for the hiring of a consultant of international repute, published in
national and international newspapers and on PPRA website, a total of 7
bids were received from various consulting firms.
PTA will finalize the selection of consultants after evaluating the
technical and financial proposals in accordance with the relevant rules.
While PTA didn’t communicate any deadline but it is likely that
selection of consultant(s) will be finalized by 20th of November, 2013.
The selected consultant (s) would be responsible for providing
professional analysis, input, and advice/recommendations on the whole
auction process as per PTA’s RFP and ToR, and for the successful
completion of auction in a transparent manner, averting collusion,
ensuring competition and complete transparency in the auction process.
PTA is aiming to auction 3G licenses by late February 2014.
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