PTA – Advertising for SIM Activation

PTA announced new Mobile SIM Activation procedure guidlines on February 1st. With the help of NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority) this system has been lanuched. Massive Media (TV/Radia/News Papers) ads have been running to creat awareness among general public.

Under this new system a non-activated SIM would be issued to a customer after his or her original identity card was checked and the Cellular Service Agreement (CSA) form was properly filled out.The customer would then call 789 from the same SIM and the respective call centre would ask a few questions to verify the data provided.