ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) internet users across the country may experience slower connectivity as the company announced scheduled maintenance work on a submarine cable from May 11 to 18.
“Maintenance activity is planned on one of our submarine cables to repair a fault by an international cable consortium,” PTCL said in a social media post.
“The activity will begin on May 11, 2026 and may last until May 18, 2026.”
The company added that during this period, Internet services may suffer “degradation”, especially during night hours.
“During this period, customers may experience a degradation of Internet service during nighttime hours,” the statement added.
“We’re sorry for the inconvenience, please.”
It may be noted here that this would be the second downgrade in the last two months as the PTCL carried out maintenance work from April 14 to 20.
In a separate development last month, telecom operators began rolling out 5G services in selected areas after they were awarded spectrum licenses at a ceremony in Islamabad, which was also addressed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
In early March, the government completed a spectrum auction in Islamabad, raising $507 million through the sale of 480 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum. Three operators participated in the tender for the 2,600 MHz band, a key frequency range to enable 5G services.
