submit the application before the deadline which was 17 May 2017. On 18 May 2017, Jazz became the winner of the 4G spectrum auction. It will be officially awarded the spectrum after the fee is paid. NGMS Spectrum Auction 2021 PTA held a spectrum auction in September 2021, for both 1800 MHz (Band 3) and 2100 MHz (Band 1). Only one network operator participated in the auction, Ufone (PTML) submitted a bid for 2x9 MHz in the 1800 MHz band which it won for USD $279 million. NGMS Spectrum Auction 2021 (AJK & GB) A separate spectrum auction was held by PTA specifically for the Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan regions for both 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. Both Zong CMPak and Jazz (PMCL) participated in the auction for 2x10 MHz of 1800 MHz, however after 18 rounds, Zong was declared as the winner of the 10 MHz block. Telenor, Ufone and Zong also won an additional 1.2 MHz in the same band. PTA stated that none of the operators except Telenor Pakistan decided to participate in the auction for 2100 MHz, so Telenor was awarded 2x15 MHz in the 2100 MHz band at the base price. 5G PTA has been struggling to release 5G internet in Pakistan for quite a while. Initially planned to release in 2022, 5G internet in Pakistan was delayed due to a number of different factors, the most primary of which were the devastating floods of 2022. The 5G Launch was then delayed to June 2023 and is now finally scheduled to be released in July 2023. According to sources, 5G internet in Pakistan is expected to have a speed of around 1.685 giga bytes per second. A speed over 1.5 gbps will be a major jump for both the consumers and mobile internet providers of Pakistan. Blocked Content PUBG Controversy In July 2020, PTA banned the online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Many social media activists like Waqar Zaka uploaded videos on YouTube urging Pakistanis to speak up against this ban. Millions of Social media users of Pakistan have flooded sites like Facebook, Twitter and have shown overwhelming support for PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds). In response, PTA lifted ban on the popular online game. TikTok In October 2020, PTA blocked TikTok for failing to filter out "immoral and indecent" content. Soon after, TikTok made an agreement to moderate the content available in Pakistan and