As telecommunication monopolies head towards an imminent end, services and

infrastructure providers are set to face even bigger challenges. The post-monopoly
era came with Pakistan's Liberalization in Telecommunication in January 2003. On
the Government level, a comprehensive liberalization policy for telecom sector is
in the offering.
Last Year, in middle of 2005 Government of Pakistan had decided to sell at least 26
percent of this company to some private agency. There were three participants in
the bet for privatization of PTCL. Etisalat, a Dubai based company was able to get
the shares with a large margin in the bet.
Last year when Government was going to privatize the company there was country wide
protest and strike by PTCL workers. They even disrupted Phone lines of some big
Government institutions like Punjab University Lahore and many lines of public
sector were also blocked. Military had to take over the management of all the
Exchanges in the country. They arresteAs telecommunication monopolies head towards
an imminent end, services and infrastructure providers are set to face even bigger
challenges. The post-monopoly era came with Pakistan's Liberalization in
Telecommunication in January 2003. On the Government level, a comprehensive
liberalization policy for telecom sector is in the offering.
Last Year, in middle of 2005 Government of Pakistan had decided to sell at least 26
percent of this company to some private agency. There were three participants in
the bet for privatization of PTCL. Etisalat, a Dubai based company was able to get
the shares with a large margin in the bet.
Last year when Government was going to privatize the company there was country wide
protest and strike by PTCL workers. They even disrupted Phone lines of some big
Government institutions like Punjab University Lahore and many lines of public
sector were also blocked. Military had to take over the management of all the
Exchanges in the country. They arrested many workers and put them behind bars. The
contention between Government and employees ended with a 30% increase in the
salaries of workers behind bars. The contention between Government and employees
ended with a 30% increase in the salaries of workers