ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has approved the merger of Telenor Pakistan with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), though it imposed strict conditions to prevent abuse of market power and to bind the new entity to invest in upcoming spectrum auctions. The PTA believes these measures are necessary to ensure fair competition in the telecom sector, particularly given PTCL’s dominant market position. In line with an earlier decision by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), the PTA has also treated PTCL and its mobile arm Ufone (Pak Telecommunication Mobile Ltd, PTML) as separate legal entities, barring any cross-subsidy between them and requiring the maintenance of separate accounts. PAKISTAN OPINION BUSINESS IMAGES PRISM WORLD SPORT BREATHE MAGAZINES TECH VIDEOS POPULAR ARCHIVE FLOOD DONATIONS Search Search PTA clears PTCL-Telenor merger with strict conditions Kalbe Ali Published December 5, 2025 ...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has approved the merger of Telenor Pakistan with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), though it imposed strict conditions to prevent abuse of market power and to bind the new entity to invest in upcoming spectrum auctions. The PTA believes these measures are necessary to ensure fair competition in the telecom sector, particularly given PTCL’s dominant market position. In line with an earlier decision by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), the PTA has also treated PTCL and its mobile arm Ufone (Pak Telecommunication Mobile Ltd, PTML) as separate legal entities, barring any cross-subsidy between them and requiring the maintenance of separate accounts. PAKISTAN OPINION BUSINESS IMAGES PRISM WORLD SPORT BREATHE MAGAZINES TECH VIDEOS POPULAR ARCHIVE FLOOD DONATIONS Search Search PTA clears PTCL-Telenor merger with strict conditions Kalbe Ali Published December 5, 2025 ...