The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is currently conducting an in-depth Phase II Merger analysis in response to the proposed merger between Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Telenor Pakistan (Private) Limited (Telenor).
In a statement, CCP said it is providing key stakeholders an opportunity to present their concerns of potential impact of the merger on Pakistan’s telecom market.
CCP is evaluating the potential benefits of the merger, including cost efficiencies and economies of scale that could enhance financial stability. The analysis will further consider whether the merger could lead to an expansion of network coverage, an increase in capacity, and an improvement in the quality of service for consumers.
One of the primary concerns raised is the potential reduction in the number of cellular mobile operators in Pakistan from four to three, which could alter the competition landscape. Moreover, concerns were also voiced regarding the possible ‘disproportionate’ share of capacity and spectrum that could harm the competitor’s business.
The Commission, presently, is analyzing Retail LDI Fixed-line Telecommunication Market, Retail Mobile Telecommunication Market, Wholesale Domestic Leased Lines, Wholesale IP Bandwidth and Individual Mobile/Fixed Interconnect Market to safeguard competition concerns.
CCP is closely examining these issues, particularly the market share dynamics of Pakistan’s mobile network capacity and the risk of creating ‘capacity asymmetry’ in the relevant market.
PTCL filed pre-merger application on 6th March 2024. CCP had 30 days to review the application and issue a Phase I order, according to its law. Phase 1 order was announced on 3rd May 2024 within the timescale specified in the competition law.
Phase-I order analyzed that there may be some potential impact on competition in telecom sector therefore, pre-merger application will be considered in Phase II review. CCP has 90 working days to complete this detailed review and issue its order.
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How we getrid of telenor sim when will they convert telenor to ufone.
The Telenor SIM will not be blocked, but your service on the same network will improve once both networks, Ufone and Telenor, merge.
selling ptcl to uae government owned Etisalat was one of the worst decisions. Arabs don’t like competition and eventually after Telenor next jazz will be sold
It is funny that “ProPK Staff” picked a press release from CCP (word by word), added a few lines and “forgot” to mention the source altogether…
Ref: https://cc.gov.pk/home/viewpressreleases/542
ProPakistani has come a long way and it is about time it also starts paying attention on how to report, quote and reference their sources.
I don’t think you’re aware what a press release is meant to be. LOL