Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has officially appointed National Economic Research Associates Inc. (NERA) to provide advisory services to help launch the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum with the aim of promoting next generation mobile broadband services in Pakistan. The contract was signed on November 5, 2024.
As part of the agreement, NERA will conduct stakeholder consultations and make recommendations to the government on key aspects of the upcoming spectrum release, including proposed reforms, spectrum assessment and auction design.
The process is expected to be completed by April 2025.
NERA, a leading US-based international consultancy, was selected after accepting a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the 5G spectrum auction. Despite submitting the second highest technical bid, NERA was selected due to submitting the lowest financial bid of $0.75 million for consulting services.
