PTA to start automated blocking of illegal IPs

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PTA to start automated blocking of illegal IPs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will start automated blocking of Internet Protocol Addresses (IPs), involved in illegal termination/origination of international traffic, in a bid to check grey traffic flowing into country. The facility will be operational within next few days. Chairman PTA, Dr Muhammad Yaseen, announced this in a meeting, held at PTA Headquarters, with CEOs of major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) of the country. He asked all ISPs to declare their IP addresses along with the antecedents of their customers so that illegal telecom traffic could be monitored. It was emphasised that operators should oversee their customers to make sure they are not involved in grey traffic termination. He sought operators’ cooperation against menace of grey telephony. The ISPs appreciated recent steps taken by PTA including an announcement in the press wherein Call Centres were asked to provide their IP addresses to PSEB to ensure uninterrupted provisioning of services. staff report

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