Pakistan government in collaboration with Pakistan telecommunication authority (PTA) has started online car tracking system, few years back. Government has taken such outstanding step in order to take a firm grip over ever increasing car stealing activities and to execute this wonderful plan PTA started installation of GPS devices in vehicles. Few years back we use to go to the police stations whenever a car is stolen just to pay some sort of refreshment money to the officials and even then getting no response from them. Disappointment was what the police gave whenever anyone’s car is looted by the criminals and he/she reported in police stations, but now the government has launched an online GPS vehicle tracking system.

Most of us know about the famous GPS technology so there is no such need of explaining that but yet for those who are unfamiliar to GPS I am giving a brief introduction

What is GPS?

GPS is an electronic device that is connected to the GPS satellite via microwaves. GPS satellite keeps track of the location of that GPS device. So that device connected to anything indirectly become a source of that thing’s location.

So GPS device if installed in a vehicle become a source of that vehicle’s tracking. So if you have installed GPS system in your car and the car is stolen all you need to do is to visit the company (registered with PTA) which installed the system and they will let you know your car’s location in seconds.

Applicant needs to provide some information:

A GPS system applicant is always given a check list consisting of lots of documents which company can provide him just to ensure his safety and to give him full satisfaction that he is not being cheated by company. These documents lie under different categories and are detailed below:

1) General:

a) Complete business address of registered office of company proving GPS tracking system.

b) Directors ID card copy, address and nationality proof to eliminate any fraud threat from subscriber’s mind.

c) Details of all parent and affiliated companies.

2) Technical:

a) Documents of Hardware and software requirements of his vehicle GPS project.

2) Details of tariff proposed services.

3) Official:

Some extremely official documents can also be provided to the applicant like Financial feasibility report inclusive of the following other information:

1. Five years projected financial statements(As there is minimum contract of 5 years between subscriber and company)
2. Statement showing capital cost of project
3. Statement showing financial resources of the company for the project.

Responsibilities from government on PTA:

In order to ensure best GPS system Pakistan government has put sum responsibilities on PTA license issuers departments:

1) The License issuer shall be responsible for ensuring that service tariffs are reasonable.

2) The License issuer shall be responsible for ensuring that copyright laws are not violated on any services provided on his network.

3) The operator shall comply with the requirements of national security, and shall abide by the directions given by the AUTHORITY in this behalf, and the same shall be binding on the licensee.

4) The operator shall render services without causing damage to the systems of

PTCL or any other Telecommunication Network operator

Moreover submitting yearly plans for updating and expansion of Vehicle Tracking services and ensuring that the licensee will use only the authorized means of communication provided by the Company or private data network operators for all inter-city, intra-city or international data transmission.

Charges of GPS System installation:

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Government Joins Hands With PTA To Launch Vehicle Tracking System