PTA Notifies Mobile Device Manufacturing Regulations 2021
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) notified ‘Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations, 2021’ binding the manufactures of 8 percent of total manufactured device to be done locally by end of two years and showing ‘Manufactured in Pakistan’.
According to the notification, these Regulations shall come into force with effect from 25th January 2021. An application for the grant of Authorization to manufacture mobile devices in Pakistan shall be made the form set out in Schedule ‘A’ to these Regulations.
The Authorization holder shall ensure localization of mobile device manufacturer in the manner prescribed below: at the end of one year, 2 percent of total manufactured device packaging to be done locally, 2 percent of total manufactured device chargers to be produced locally, 1 percent of total manufactured device hand-free to be produced locally, 10 percent of total manufactured device Motherboard Assemb