LIRNEasia » Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory http://lirneasia.net a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Fri, 25 May 2012 02:42:29 +0000 en hourly 1 Bypass drives “informal” FDI in Pakistan http://lirneasia.net/2009/06/bypass-drives-%e2%80%9cinformal%e2%80%9d-fdi-in-pakistan/ http://lirneasia.net/2009/06/bypass-drives-%e2%80%9cinformal%e2%80%9d-fdi-in-pakistan/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:15:15 +0000 Abu Saeed Khan http://lirneasia.net/?p=4604 Two years back China Mobile bought Paktel for US$460 million. That was a legitimate transaction.

Last week two Chinese nationals were arrested while the authorities busted a bypass den at Islamabad. They have been allegedly the partner of an “influential Pakistani” in this illegal venture. It claims to have caused an estimated six billion rupees (US$74 million) loss to the exchequer. The news followed by a lively debate is going on.

Meanwhile, the Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) has rejected a regulatory decree to deploy necessary countermeasures to block the VoIP traffic. Their argument and a loud debate can be viewed here

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