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| Hundreds of DSL Orders Hostage in Pakistan |
| Monday, 04 January 2010 03:33 |
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As Pakistan reports thousands of deaths in a civil war, business as usual continues in much of the country. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited - controlled by Etisalat - is failing to connect hundreds of orders from customers of competitors. PTCL "said there is a technical glitch which is being sorted out and the provisioning shall resume as soon as possible. The PTCL did not give a timeframe." (The News International).
The incumbent tactices resemble those in the developed world not long ago. PTCL "is creating delays in connections of its competitor ISPs. ISPs and PTCL have a history of bitter relations with formers accusing the only fixed line operator to adopt strong-arm tactics, anti-competitive behaviour, and predatory pricing. (Daily Times)" DSL has doubled to 332K lines in the last year, while WiMAX from Wateen has come from nowhere to 150K lines. Ultimately, the Pakistani Internet will be wireless. The country has fewer than 3.5M landlines and the number is falling, compared to an official figure of 96M wireless connections. Thanks to Aamir Attaa and propakistani.pk for reporting that informed this article. |
| Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 13:04 |