The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is ready to issue conditional approval for historical integration between Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) and Telenor Pakistan, which has been thoroughly reviewed for more than 18 months.
Sources told the proposal that the PTCL policy board has agreed to formally accept the strict terms and conditions proposed by the CCP for the acquisition of $ 400 million in the television of Pakistan. This consent paved the way for the commission to issue a long wait order on a high level agreement. An official announcement is expected soon.
The CCP review is one of the most comprehensive in its history, which has applied the competitive (SLC) test to a great extent to determine whether the integration will distort the dynamics of the market. The Commission reviewed several subsidiaries, including cellular mobile services, Long Distance and International (LDI) services, fixed line, lease lines, and IP bandout.
Between September 2024 and August 2025, CCP Heroes at least five open hearings and several secret sessions with PTCL, Telenor and other stakeholders. The Commission called for extensive data from regulatory separate accounts to bilateral contracts and business plans to address possible market domination concerns. Despite repeated delays and technical complications, the CCP pressured to clarify unless it was satisfied with the information provided.
Officials familiar with the process said that the CCP faced significant external and corporate pressure to accelerate approval. However, Chairman Dr. Kabir Sudhu insisted on complete transparency and refused to move forward unless all legal requirements were made.
In February 2025, a stakeholder’s lawyer argued that the CCP had become a “Functs Office” on the matter, dismissing the claim that legal timelines were being observed and that the public interest needed a thorough investigation.
PTCL Telnor Review is a mirror of world ideology in telecom merger. For example, the Vodafone/Three UK contract took about 23 months for clearance, while the 22 months of spirits/T -mobile integration in the United States was reviewed. In this context, the CCP’s 18 -month exam is compatible with international excellent methods and highlights the complexity of maximum rehabilitation scenes.
Officials believe that integration will create a new, highly concentrated mobile operator in connecting PTCL Ufone with Telenor Pakistan, which will raise concerns about market domination. However, it is expected that the CCP’s conditional approval will reduce these risks by implementing security measures on pricing, co -operation, infrastructure sharing, and fair treatment of rivals.