{"id":60181,"date":"2024-12-24T12:49:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T07:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=60181"},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:49:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T07:49:39","slug":"pta-unveils-new-approach-for-vpn-registrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/pta-unveils-new-approach-for-vpn-registrations\/","title":{"rendered":"PTA unveils new approach for VPN registrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-detail\">\n<p><span id=\"input-sentence~0\">ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/pta-resumes-granting-class-licenses-for-data-services-in-pakistan\/\">PTA<\/a>) has introduced a new strategy to register Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in response to the authority&#8217;s previous failure to enforce compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Under the new framework, the telecom authority has decided to introduce a new licensing category under which companies seeking permits to use VPN services can apply.<\/p>\n<p>Through this, the regulator will classify those VPNs as unregistered and subsequently blocked which will not be provided by licensed entities.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced to resume granting Class Licenses for Data Services, a move that aims to foster a secure, transparent, and innovative digital ecosystem in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This license is a requirement for\u00a0Virtual Private Network\u00a0(VPN) service providers to offer their services in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to PTA\u2019s press release, all VPN service providers must obtain a Class License for Data Services to offer VPN and other related services. It is interesting to note here that this license does not encompass the provision of Internet Services.<\/p>\n<p>Local Loop Licensees could but need to obtain separate prior permission that has not yet been acquired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has introduced a new strategy to register Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in response to the authority&#8217;s previous failure to enforce compliance. Under the new framework, the telecom authority has decided to introduce a new licensing category under which companies seeking permits to use VPN services can apply. Through this, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":50604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4210,24580],"class_list":["post-60181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-pta","tag-vpn-registration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60186,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60181\/revisions\/60186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}