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234 QUANTIFICATION OF BENEFITS FROM ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN SOUTH ASIA
Table A14.6 Pakistan: WTO Commitments and Applicable Regime
Commitment in 1994 Applicable Regime 2007 Revised offer (2005)
Type of No. of FDI Limit No. of Period of FDI Limit No. of Period of FDI Limit
Service Providers Providers License Providers License
ILD UNBOUND 100% 16 20 100% May be limited 100%
due to technical
constraint
This exclusively
shall expire by
the year 2003.
None as of
1.1.2004.
NLD UNBOUND 100% 12 20 100% 100%
Cellular UNBOUND 100% 6 20 100% 100%
Mobile
Fixed local Monopoly/4 20 100% Privatisation of
loop
PTCL is on the
anvil. The
management of
the Company
shall be transferred
to the
selected strategic
operator.
Exclusive
license for
operation of
basic telephony
services
for a period of
7 years granted
to the PCTL.
loop
VSAT
Open
Competition
Internet
Service
Providers
Reference Largely Have not committed to the Partially compliant Except cost based interconnection,
Paper Non Reference Paper agreed to principles of ref. paper
Principles Complaint Pakistan endorses the reference paper as
attached in the schedule with minor
alteration that cost oriented
interconnection rates shall be
implemented by the year 2008.