Theft of mobile phone signals.

Theft of mobile phone signals.

Mobile phone services in Pakistan are no longer a luxury but a necessity. People call on their mobile phones several times a day to check on their loved ones. But when you don't get a call on your mobile phone, then the anxiety increases. When you reach home, when you complain about why the mobile phone was switched off, your sweetheart says that the mobile phone was not switched off. But your call never came. Now the caller is not lying, nor is the person being called lying.

 

You have often noticed that while traveling in the middle of the city, while talking on a mobile phone, calls suddenly drop. Or data on mobile phones becomes very slow. Why does all this happen? The majority of the public thinks that all this is due to substandard services provided by the mobile phone company. But there is another reason for this disruption in mobile phone services and that is the use of GSM signals boosters. After all, what is this GSM signals booster and why is it causing disruption in mobile phone services.

 

Suppose someone in your area runs a factory by putting a hook on a power line. There will be power outages in the entire area and the voltage will not be met. Electrical appliances in your home will not work properly due to voltage fluctuations.

 

Another example is the theft of water from a water pipe. If you are at the tail end of the pipeline but a customer in the middle starts pumping water by installing a pump on the pipeline, it will be difficult for water to reach the tail end.

 

Theft of mobile phone signals.

This is just what happens when users install GSM booster in an area. Installing this booster improves the mobile phone signals in the home or office building of the concerned user and they can use calls and internet on the mobile phone without any hassle. But because the boosters attract additional signals, people away from the tower face a decline in mobile phone signals or a complete decline. And neither of the two live users can make uninterrupted phone calls nor do they have adequate internet speed.

 

In other words, GSM booster installers are actually stealing signals from other users. And legally it is a crime. Under sub-section (2) of section 31 of the Pakistan Telecommunications Act, 1996, illegal use of radio frequency can result in a fine of Rs. 10 million with imprisonment for three years.

 

But what is the reason that despite being illegal, so many illegal GSM boosters are being used? And why there is no recourse.

 

In this regard, the Pakistan Telecom Authority said that the authority has issued several warning notices in December 2020. The PTA has issued several notices in which it was pointed out that the use and sale of GSM boosters is illegal. Is. In addition, the PTA has written a letter to the FBR demanding that the import and smuggling of GSM boosters and amplifiers be stopped. This is because only those who are legally authorized and authorized are allowed to order and use these devices.

 

Theft of mobile phone signals.

It is not that there was no case of GSM boosters in any other country except Pakistan. But in these countries the administration and the state have stopped using these boosters.

 

In the UK, mobile phone regulators have formed a spectrum insurance team to crack down on GSM boosters. Who monitored mobile phone signals and took action against those who disrupted them. At Corona Lockdown in the UK, the team cracked down on booster users 24 hours a day and tried to provide uninterrupted mobile phone services to the public.

 

India and Malaysia, like Pakistan, have fines and penalties for using GSM boosters. Local authorities in both countries carry out raids and arrests on booster users. Notices have been issued to online shopping portals in India to stop selling illegal boosters. In addition, heavy fines have been imposed on sellers.

In Nigeria, the Telecom Authority has set up a helpline on which complaints from booster users can be lodged. The authority takes action on this complaint.

 Solutions:

There is law in Pakistan. But it needs to be implemented. In order to ensure uninterrupted supply of mobile phone to every person in Pakistan who is using mobile phone.