PTA needs your help wrt policy towards traditional and mobile spam

[Tee Emm]

Please see the recent consultation paper from PTA on the subject matter at

http://www.pta.gov.pk/media/paper_spam_090508_1.pdf

The questions that have been raised in the paper are quoted below. Most interesting are #2, #3, #7 and #12.

Question 1: Which of the solutions discussed below are in your view the most effective to control spam?

a) Solutions to be implemented by the ISP
b) Solutions focused at the subscriber

Question 2: What is Authority's role in regulating spam after promulgation of the Ordinance?

Question 3: What in your opinion should constitute the standard operating procedure (SOP) to be prepared by the ISPs under the regulations by the Authority on spam to effectively manage the Spam Problem?

Question 4: How effectively in your opinion can the technical solutions that are currently available with the rapidly advancing technology, help control the volume of spam currently being experienced by consumers?

Question 5: What in your view should an ISP's assistance in education and awareness be focused at?

Question 6: To what extent have these measures taken by of the Authority helped in reducing Mobile/SMS spam and unsolicited & obnoxious calls?

Question 7: What in your view should the content of a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the Authority under the regulations to fight mobile/sms spam?

Question 8: What technical solutions are available with Mobile & WLL operators to assist in implementing the SOP explained above? Other solutions may also be suggested

Question 9: What in your view would be the best approach to be adopted by the operators to curtail at maximum obnoxious calls?

Question 10: What technical solutions are available with Mobile & WLL operators to assist in implementing the SOP explained above? Other solutions may also be suggested

Question 11: What in your view would be the best approach to be adopted by the operators to curtail at maximum obnoxious calls?

Question 12: How effective will a do not call register be for handling unsolicited calls?

Question 13: What strategy if adopted for a media campaign would be most effective in creating maximum spam, unsolicited & obnoxious calls awareness and measures to control to the public?