Pakistan - Fixed Network Operators

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived in November 2010; prior to that, it had not been updated since early 2010. This report looks at the major players in Pakistan’s telecommunications market. The market continues to be dominated by the Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd (PTCL), although this dominance will no doubt be affected by the ongoing process of opening up the telecoms market. PTCL was established in 1990. In 1996 it became a publicly listed company, but remained 88% state-owned. The government, having remained strongly committed to further privatisation, sold a controlling 26% of the company to the UAE-based Etisalat in a complicated deal that was finalised in April 2006.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Fixed network operators in Pakistan
  • 2.1 Major fixed-line players
    • 2.1.1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
    • 2.1.2 Worldcall group
    • 2.1.3 TeleCard
• 3. Fixed network voice services
  • 3.1 International voice traffic
  • 3.2 International prepaid calling card services
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 – ‘Fixed-Line’ licences issued by PTA – March 2008
• Table 2 – Fixed-line subscribers by operator – March 2009
• Table 3 – WLL subscribers by operator and market share – July 2009
• Table 2 – Growth in Public Call Offices (PCOs) – 1999 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – PTCL subsidiary companies
• Exhibit 2 – Joint ventures and affiliated companies