Workers assemble smartphones at a factory in Karachi.—Courtesy Inovi Telecom
• Only 5pc phones 5G-ready as PM sets Feb deadline for auction
• PTA warns heavy taxation could slow adoption
• Makers say 40pc of users still rely on feature phones
ISLAMABAD: The expected launch of 5G services next year is set to transform several auxiliary features available on mobile phones, but the telecom regulator wants the government to first reduce taxes on telecom sector raw materials to
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