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affoidalIe laiiffs foi Iaige nunlei of counliies.
ITCL aIso ieduced ils laiiffs al lhe end of 2OO6
and nov inleinalionaI diiecl diaIing faciIily is
avaiIalIe on eveiy ITCL conneclion and caII
looking is no noie iequiied. SiniIaiIy
inleinalionaI diaIing faciIily fion noliIe
nunlei has aIso ievoIulionized lhe LDI
segnenl.
The secloi vilnessed lIooning heaIlh vheiein
leIecon consuneis enjoyed inleinalionaI
diaIing as Iov as Rs.2/- ninule (lo specific
counliies). Hovevei, hyped up naikel and
sliingenl conpelilion Ied lo fiIlialion and
conpanies vho had leen invoIved in piice
disciininalion/piedaloiy piicing finaIIy had
lo suffei in leins of financiaI Ioss. Due lo lhis
aggiessive conpelilion il is leconing
incieasingIy difficuIl foi opeialois lo suslain
lheii financiaI heaIlh and gioving piessuies
fion lhe naikel. Conpanies have slailed
Iooking foi foieigninveslnenl losuivive inlhe
naikel e.g. WoiIcaII has soId sone of ils shaies
lo Onan leIecon, aIso 3O shaies of uiiaq
have leen acquiied ly Qalai TeIecon. These
O
vcrvIcw
The Long Dislance and InleinalionaI (LDI)
segnenl has leen evoIved aflei lhe
deieguIalion of Iakislan leIecon secloi in
2OO4. Since lhen lhe LDI segnenl has
undeigone significanl changes in leins of ils
sliucluie, caIIing iales and incieased choice lo
leIecon consuneis. ITA avaided 14 Iicenses
foi Long Dislance and InleinalionaI seivices
liII 2OO7 lo IocaI conpanies. Oul of lhese 14 LDI
Iicensees onIy MuIlinel has nol slailed ils
seivices as yel, aIlhough lhe conpany has Iaid
ils OIAN acioss lhe counliy. Resl of 13
conpanies aie opeialionaI. LDI conpanies
incIuding Waleen, CiicIenel, Link Diiecl, and
WoiId CaII have Iaid oi in lhe piocess of Iaying
lheii ovn nelvoiks (OIAN). Waleen TeIecon,
vhich has ils nelvoik acioss lhe counliy, nov
cIains lo have Iaigesl WiMax nelvoik acioss
lhe voiId. 3 oul of 6 ceIIuIai opeialois have
aIso acquiied LDI Iicenses and aie nov iouling
lheii lolaI noliIe liaffic lhiough lheii ovn
LDI's. The LDI opeialois aie peifoining
aggiessiveIy in lhe IocaI naikel ly offeiing

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changes in lhe naikel aIso shov incieasing ineilesl of UAL lased leIecon conpanies in lhe
leIecon naikel of Iakislan.
The incunlenl opeialoi ITCL leing lhe ovnei of essenliaI faciIilies, lhal aII LDI's iequiied lefoie
eslalIishing lheii ovn nelvoik, had
leen laking advanlage of ils posilion.
Since lhe conpany is voiking lolh in
vhoIesaIe and ielaiI naikel foi LDI
seivices lheiefoie il ienained one of lhe
nosl lhiealening conpeliloi lo aII LDI
opeialois vilhanedge locioss sulsidize
and undeiseIIing aII nev LDI opeialois.
SiniIaiIy opeialoi's dependence on
ITCL foi faciIilies incIuding inleinal-
ionaI ciicuils, lhe DigilaI Inleiface Unils
and access nelvoiks is aIso eioding lhe
LDI naikel. LDI opeialois aie aIso
vuIneialIe lo giey liaffic nenace, vhen
Aulhoiily in lhe piocess lo Iook inlo lechnicaI soIulion of lhis nenace. Ciey liaffic aIlhough gives
handsone piofils lo iIIegaI opeialois lul ly lypassing nalionaI galevays il causes ievenue Ioss lo
lhe goveinnenl and lhe LDI opeialois.
Nev eslalIished conpanies aie eslalIishing lheii nelvoiks acioss lhe counliy vheie nev pIayeis
in lhis iegaid lhe conpanies have 127 lolaI poinls of piesence (IoI). Lasl yeai lheie veie 116 IoIs
inaII. CuiienlIy WoIdcaII, CaIInale and uiiaq have naxinun IoIs inlhe IocaI LDI naikel..
Today lhe LDI indusliy in Iakislan is
ieshaping lhiough enhanced use of
enalIed oplic filei nedia foi deIiveiing
seanIess high capacily seivices. The
doneslic Iong dislance capacily in
Iakislan has sulslanliaIIy incieased vilh
lhiee LDI opeialois Iaying OIAN acioss
lhe counliy incIuding MuIlinel, Waleen,
and Link Diiecl. The oplicaI filei Iaid ly
MaIaysian lased conpany MuIlinel, spans
ovei a lolaI of 41OO Kn dislance vilh a 48
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PnInt nf Prcscncc (LDI)
76
116
127
O
2O
4O
6O
8O
1OO
12O
14O
2OO4-O5 2OO5-O6 2OO6-O7
Nooriabad
Kalri
Dadu
Larkana
Jamshoro
Shikarpur
Karachi
Thatta
Hyderabad
Nawabshah
Amirabad
Sukkur
Dharki
Mailsi
Vehari
Burewala
Arifwala
Pakpattan
Khandkot
Rahim Yar Khan
Liaquatpur
Bahawalpur
Lodhran
Rojhan
Fazilpur
D G Khan
Qureshi Chowk
Muzaffargarh
Multan
D Khan
Karak
Bannu
Ahmedbanda
Kohat
Peshawar
Abbotabad
Mardan
Nowshera
Taxila
slamabad
Gujar Khan
Jhelum
Kharian
Mandi
Bahauddin
Okara
Kot Addu
Layyah
Bhakkar
Sargodha
Chiniot
Faisalabad
Khushab
Mianwali
Kasur
Wagah
Dera Murad Jamali
Sibbi
Mach
Quetta
Jacobabad
Pattoki
Raiwind
Lahore
Gujrat
Sialkot
Gujranwala
Khanewal
Chichawatni
Sahiwal
Gojra
T T Singh
Jhang
Nooriabad
Kalri
Dadu
Larkana
Jamshoro
Shikarpur
Karachi
Thatta
Hyderabad
Nawabshah
Amirabad
Sukkur
Dharki
Mailsi
Vehari
Burewala
Arifwala
Pakpattan
Khandkot
Rahim Yar Khan
Liaquatpur
Bahawalpur
Lodhran
Rojhan
Fazilpur
D G Khan
Qureshi Chowk
Muzaffargarh
Khandkot
Rahim Yar Khan
Liaquatpur
Bahawalpur
Lodhran
Rojhan
Fazilpur
D G Khan
Qureshi Chowk
Muzaffargarh
Multan
D Khan
Karak
Bannu
Ahmedbanda
Kohat
Peshawar
Abbotabad
Mardan
Nowshera
Taxila
slamabad
Gujar Khan
Jhelum
Kharian
Mandi
Bahauddin
Okara
Kot Addu
Layyah
Bhakkar
Sargodha
Chiniot
Faisalabad
Khushab
Mianwali
Kasur
Wagah
Dera Murad Jamali
Sibbi
Mach
Quetta
Jacobabad
Pattoki
Raiwind
Lahore
Gujrat
Sialkot
Gujranwala
Khanewal
Chichawatni
Sahiwal
Gojra
T T Singh
Jhang
Gojra
T T Singh
Jhang
Wateen Long Haul Providing connectivity
from Karachi to Peshawar.
Five Rings of 24 Core Fiber
DWDM Deployment of 160 Lambda
Capable Equipment
71 Sites for Add/drop functionality
Wateen Long Haul Providing connectivity
Five Rings of 24 Core Fiber
DWDM Deployment of 160 Lambda
71 Sites for Add/drop functionality
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GcngraphIca! Cnvcragc by Watccn
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filei DWDM and Iaid in a config-
uialionof foui seIf heaIing iings. This
configuialion inheienlIy inpioves
iedundancy of lhe inslaIIed syslen
vilh lhe advanlage lhal each iing of
lhe depIoyed syslen can le isoIaled
in lhe evenl of occuiience of fauIl oi
any seiious danage lo Iaid filei al a
poinl vilhin lhe nelvoik. The
nainlenance lean can easiIy isoIale
lhe danaged seclion foi iequiied
iepaii voik vilhoul causing any
inleiiuplion of seivice. Theie is aIso
an SDH-1O C / II-1O C iing Iayoul
II/MILS enalIed poils al vaiious
Iocalions vilh nodaI poinls. Link
Diiecl anolhei LDI opeialoi, vhichis
a sislei concein of Iakislans Iaigesl
MoliIe opeialoi MoliIink, has aIso
Iaid ils ovn oplic filei access
nelvoik acioss lhe counliy in oidei
lo calei foi MoliIe liaffic iequii-
enenls. The depIoyed nelvoik has
siniIai configuialion lo nelvoiks of
ITCL and MuIlinel in nuIli-iing
nannei. In addilion lo lhe alove
Waleen TeIecon, a sulsidiaiy of
Waiid Iakislan has depIoyed an
exlensi ve I ong hauI nelvoik
pioviding conneclivily fion Kaiachi lo Ieshavai. Theie aie five iings of 24-coie filei
vilh DWDM depIoynenl of 16O Ianlda calIe equipnenl al 7 siles vilh add/diop
funclionaIily. Il is expecled lhal nelvoik Iaid ly lhese lhiee conpanies vouId give
confoil lolhe incieasing leIecon liaffic and viII heIp inieducing leIecon piices oveiaII.
Long Dislance & InleinalionaI
ISLAMABAD
JHELUM
G U J R A T
G U J R A N W A L A
LAHORE
SAHIWAL
MULTAN
R .Y .KHAN
SUKKUR
HYDERABAD
PESHAWAR
Mian
Channu
BAHAWALPUR
Nooriabad
41
K
m
11 7 K
m
5 8 K m
8
7
K m
OKARA
FAISALABAD
4 1 K m
8 1 K m
1 0 2 K m
NAWAB
SHAH
9 0 K m
9 0 K m
1 1
9
K
m
T
A
X
I L
A
SIALKOT
SHIKARPUR
D . G . KHAN
D . I. KHAN
BANNU
DADU
KARACHI
Shahbaz
KheI
KaIari
Kandhkot
Rojhan
FaziIpur
7 1 K m
7 2 K m
9
ISLAMABAD
JHELUM
G U J R A T
G U J R A N W A L A
LAHORE
SAHIWAL
MULTAN
R .Y .KHAN
SUKKUR
HYDERABAD
PESHAWAR
Mian
Channu
BAHAWALPUR
Nooriabad
41
K
m
11 7 K
m
5 8 K m
8
7
K m
OKARA
FAISALABAD
4 1 K m
8 1 K m
1 0 2 K m
NAWAB
SHAH
9 0 K m
9 0 K m
1 1
9
K
m
T
A
X
I L
A
SIALKOT
SHIKARPUR
D . G . KHAN
D . I. KHAN
BANNU
DADU
KARACHI
Shahbaz
KheI
KaIari
Kandhkot
Rojhan
FaziIpur
7 1 K m
7 2 K m
9 4 K m
9 0 K m
9 9 K m
6 7 K m
1 0 0 K m
9 0 K m
D
W
D
M
R
I N
G
N
O
.
0
2
D
W
D
M
R
I
N
G
N
O
.
0
3
3 8
K
m
4 K m
9 0 K m
9 9 K m
6 7 K m
1 0 0 K m
9 0 K m
D
W
D
M
R
I N
G
N
O
.
0
2
D
W
D
M
R
I
N
G
N
O
.
0
3
3 8
K
m
Thatta
1 1 2
K
m
L a c h i
9 3 K m
1 1 2 K m
1 0 5 K m
1 1 8
K
m
Liaqatpur
9 9 K m
8 4 K m
Dherki
7 4 K m
9 3 K m
8 0 K m
Ranipur
Morro
1
1 8
K
m
1
0 4
K
m
1 0 9 K m
LARKANA
8 0 K m
1 2 8 K m
MARDAN
5 0
K
m
Thatta
1 1 2
K
m
L a c h i
9 3 K m
1 1 2 K m
1 0 5 K m
1 1 8
K
m
Liaqatpur
9 9 K m
8 4 K m
Dherki
7 4 K m
9 3 K m
8 0 K m
Ranipur
Morro
1
1 8
K
m
1
0 4
K
m
1 0 9 K m
LARKANA
8 0 K m
1 2 8 K m
MARDAN
5 0
K
m
7 0 K m
6 4 K m
1 0 5
K m
1 1 7 K m
Jamshoro
Retra
1 1 4 K m
1 1 3 K m
SARGODHA
RAIWIND
MANDI
BAHAUDDIN
7 5 K m
7 5 K m
9 5
K m
115 Km
4 5 K m
DWDM
RING NO . 01 - A
DWDM RING
NO . 01 - B
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Nctwnrk Cnvcragc by Mu!tInct
4,100 Km Optical Fiber Cable
Network:
48 fibers
Four Self-Healing Rings
DWDM based system
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Nctwnrk Cnvcragc by LInk DIrcct
LDI FInancIa!s
The LDI naikel is gioving eveiy yeai, as lhe conpanies aie
eslalIishing lheii ovn nelvoiks and ieducing lheii dependence on
ITCL lacklone. SiniIaiIy fev LDI conpanies have soId lheii shaies
lo foieign inveslois. This has lioughl in noie IDI in lhe counliy.
WoiIdcaII has soId ils 6O shaies voilh US$ 22O niIIion lo OnanleI
and uiiaq leIecon has soId ils 3O shaies voilh US$ 22O
niIIion lo QleI. OnIy Iasl yeai lolaI inveslnenl in lhe LDI secloi
vas aiound US$ 51 niIIion, vhich giev lo US$ 6O3 niIIion in
2OO7. Main conliiluloi lo lhis huge inveslnenl vas MuIlinel
and Link Diiecl as lolh conpanies have Iaid dovn lheii ovn
OIAN.
Wilh incieasing lusiness and Iaige shifl in liaffic palleins, lhe LDI opeialois' ievenues
have aIsoincieased. The LDI opeialois cunuIalive ievenues in2OO6 vas Rs. 13,235 niIIion
vhich giev lo Rs. 15,275 niIIion, shoving a giovlh of 15 in lhe yeai 2OO6-O7. AIlhough
piofilaliIily of lhe conpanies vas aIieady nol veiy veII in lhe Iasl yeai lul lhis yeai lhe
piofilaliIily has decieased fuilhei. The nain faclois conliiluling lo Iovei luinovei lhis
yeai nay le Iov laiiffs and incieased cosl of opeialions in highIy conpelilive naikel
vheie piesenl inleinalionaI inconing liaffic is leininaled (iIIegaIIy) al Iovei lhan
decided iales ly lhe ieguIaloi.
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Tab!c - 18
Invcstmcnt by LDI
Opcratnrs (2006-07)
US$ MiIIion
uiiaq 12
Dancon 2
leIenoi 23
Waleen 1
WoiId CaII O
Link Diiecl 494
Wise Con 3
MuIlinel 68
TolaI 6O3
4,389
2,574
2,3O7
32
1O9
192
227
294
537
746
915
1,O68
1,885
O
5OO
1,OOO
1,5OO
2,OOO
2,5OO
3,OOO
3,5OO
4,OOO
4,5OO
5,OOO
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W
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C
a
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a
l
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W
a
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n
TolaI = 15,275
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Rcvcnucs by Ncw LDI Opcratnrs (2007)
Rs. MiIIion
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Waleen's luinovei lhis yeai vas noie lhan Rs 4,OOO niIIion, vhich is highesl in lhe LDI
naikel foIIoved ly CaIInale and Link Diiecl. MuIlinel did nol geneiale any ievenue
since lhe conpany has nol slailed ils conneiciaI opeialionas yel.
IinanciaI yeai 2OO6-O7 has vilnessed
slaliIily in leins of laiiffs ieduclion.
NalionaI and inleinalionaI Iong
dislance laiiffs vhich veie Rs. 42 and
Rs. 74 in 1995-96 have leen diaslicaIIy
ieduced lo Rs. 2.3O pei ninule. ITCL
is offeiing sane nalionaI and
inleinalionaI Iong dislance laiiff of
Rs. 2.3O pei ninule.
Sane liend has aIso leenvilnessed in
caIIing caid segnenl. In 2OO5-O6, lhe
caIIing caid opeialois veie offeiing 15O Iong dislance ninules vhich in Rupee leins
luined oul lo le Rs. O.53 pei ninule vheieas duiing lhis yeai, lhe nininun laiiff of
caIIing caid is Rs. 1.O7 pei ninule. In addilion, lhe caIIing caid opeialois have aIso Ievied
daiIy deduclionchaiges onlheii caids vhichiange fion Rs. O.62 loRs. 6.OO pei day.
ITCL inleinalionaI laiiffs diopped ly aloul 9O in Iasl 4 yeais vhiIe NWD laiiffs
decIined ly 62 in lhe sane peiiod. Nov anaIysl aie of lhe viev lhal ieguIaloi shouId
have sone fIooi piice nake lhe lusiness vialIe and loavoid consuIled inlhe secloi.
The caIIing caids laiiffs of LDI opeialois, laiiffs of ITCL, WoiId CaII, and uiiaq have
ienained quile consislenl duiing Iasl yeai. Hovevei, laiiffs of Wisecon, CaIInale and
Waleen have shovn a consideialIe diop. Wisecon, Waleen and CaIInale aie offeiing
Iovesl laiiffs of Rs. 1.O7/n, Rs.1.58/n, and Rs.1.42/n on oulgoing caIIs foi specific
counliies.
LDl Tarlffs
Long Distance & nternational
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PTCL TarIffs nvcr thc ycars 1996-2007
*Mininun
** Maxinun
42.O
2.3**
2.3
4.6
6.O
1O.O
74.O
39.O
23.O
21.O
17.O
2.3*
O
1O
2O
3O
4O
5O
6O
7O
8O
1995-96 2OO2-O3 2OO3-O4 2OO4-O5 2OO5-O6 2OO6-O7
Nalionvide
InleinalionaI




Tab!c - 19
Ca!!Ing Card TarIffs
Burraq

Ca!!matc

PTCL

Wnr!d Ca!!

Watccn

WIsccnm

Ccnoc

Tc|ips

Ca||ing Cards

Hc||c

IO|

ARY

V|VA

GTO

8a|ccni

AKC
NWD CaIIs

2.1O lo 3.6O

1.42

2.52

1.66

3.98

1.99

1.58

1.O7

1.25

1.66
NWD MoliIe

4.2O

3.33

3.15

3.5

7.46

6.93

3.15

5.41

3.5O

4.OO
DaiIy Deduclion

O

O

O

O

7.56

2.84

2.52

O.29

O

O


Trafflc Ana|sls
IncnmIng TraffIc
Since lhe end of ITCL's nonopoIy nunlei of LDI opeialois have joined lhe naikel, lhe
liaffic liends in lhe counliy have changed dianalicaIIy. The inleinalionaI liaffic has
incieased significanlIy as lhe laiiffs have leen diopped lo lhe nininun due lo Iaige
vaiiely of caIIing caids and ease of access fion any ITCL nunlei in addilion lo LocaI
Loop and noliIe opeialois. Aveiage duialion of an inconing caII has aIso leen incieased
lo 6.2 ninules pei caII. AIlhough lhe inleinalionaI liaffic leininaled on incunlenls
nelvoik is sliII highei lhan lhe iesl of LDI opeialoi's liaffic hovevei, lhe incunlenl is
Ioosing ils inleinalionaI liaffic shaie infavoi of olhei LDI opeialois.
OveiaII lhe inleinalionaI inconing liaffic in lhe counliy has shovn an inciease of 54 in
2OO7 vheieas lhis inciease vas 118 duiing 2OO6. ITCL had najoi shaie in lhe lolaI
inconing liaffic in lhe counliy vilh noie lhan 2631.3 niIIion ninules vilh lolaI of 53
naikel shaie inlolaI inconing ninules. Resl of lhe LDI opeialois had aInosl 2,219 niIIion
ninules of cunuIalive inconing liaffic. Conpanies incIuding Waleen, uiiaq, caIInale
had significanl inciease in lheii lolaI inconing liaffic. DVcon, Redlone and WoiIdcaII
expeiienced negalive giovlhinlhe yeai 2OO7.
In 2OO4 and 2OO5 lhe inleinalionaI inconing liaffic on fixed nelvoik vas highei lhan lhal
of noliIe nelvoiks, hovevei vilh inciease in noliIe conneclions in lhe Iasl lvo yeais
lheie has leen a shifl in lhe inconing liaffic fion fixed lo noliIe nelvoiks. Today noie
lhan57 of inconing inleinalionaI liaffic cones onnoliIe nelvoiks vheie as onIy 43 is
leininaled on fixed nelvoiks. Oul of lolaI 4,842 niIIion inleinalionaI inconing ninules
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ITCL
55.3
NTC
5.1
WoiIcaII
7.1
Redlone
1.4
DVCon
5.1
Waleen
5.O
TeIenoi
O.4
CiicIenel
4.8
TeIecaid
O.3
uiaq
5.2
Wisecon
2.6
Dancon
1.7
CaIInale
6
FIgurc - 37
IntcrnatInna! IncnmIng TraffIc Cnmpany
wIsc 5harc
(2006) (2007)
ITCL
53
Redlone
O
DVCon
3
WoiIcaII
6
uiaq
7
TeIecaid
2
CaIInale
9
Dancon
2
Wisecon
3
CiicIenel
2
TeIenoi LDI
2
Waleen
1O
Link Diiecl
1
4 CenleI
O
*Lslinales
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Tnp Tcn CnuntrIcs OrIgInatIng TraffIc
(Ncw Majnr LDIs)
124.2
17.3
13.6
3.5
2.9 2.8 2.8 1.3 1.1 O.7
O
2O
4O
6O
8O
1OO
12O
14O
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noie lhan 2,7OO niIIion ninules veie
o n n o l i I e n e l v o i k s a n d
appioxinaleIy 2,O95 niIIion ninules
veie leininaled onfixed nelvoiks.
An anaIysis of lhe inconing liaffic of
LDI opeialois fion }anuaiy 2OO7 lo
}une 2OO7 ieveaIed lhal noie lhan 7O
inleinalionaI liaffic lo Iakislan is
coning fion USA, 1O fion UK, 8
fion Saudi Aialia and 2 fion each
UAL, Ceinany, MaIaysia and Lgypl
OnIy in 6 nonlhs lheie veie aiound
124.2 niIIion ninules leininaled in Iakislan fion USA. SiniIaiIy anaIyzing lhe cily vise
dala Kaiachi ieceived naxinun inleinalionaI caIIs foIIoved ly IsIanalad, Lahoie and
Cujaial. Since Kaiachi is lhe lusiness capilaI of Iakislan lheiefoie il is lhe nain iecipienl
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(FIxcd & MnbI!c) (2006-07)
1,18O
287
86O
1,6O8
2,O95
96
2,747
1,545
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1,OOO
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2,OOO
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(51%)
(49%)
(41%)
(517%)
(43%)
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(MiIIion Minules)
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Tnp Tcn CItIcs by TraffIc TcrmInatInn
(Ncw Majnr LDIs)
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Kaiachi IsIanalad Lahoie Cujial SiaIkol CujianvaIa }heIun IaisIaalad Ieshavai MuIlan
Long Distance & nternational
IntcrnatInna! OutgnIng TraffIc
Cnnc!usInn
The inleinalionaI oulgoing liaffic in
Iakislan had ienained Iov lefoie
deieguIalion. Wilh a nunlei of nev
opeialois and incieasing conpel-
ilion lhe iesuIl is inciease in
inleinalionaI oulgoing liaffic.
Decieasing laiiffs have pIayed najoi
ioIe in incieasing lhe inleinalionaI
oulgoing laiiff. In addilion caIIing
caid faciIily ly nunlei of opeialois
and veiy Iov laiiffs foi specific
counliies have ievoIulionized
inleinalionaI caIIing in Iakislan. In
2OO6 lhe lolaI iepoiled oulgoing
ninules fion Iakislan veie 4O5.1
niIIion vhich giev lo 1271 niIIion in
2OO7, shoving a hunongous giovlh,
lhis nunlei does nol incIude
oulgoing ninules via iIIegaI souices.
Since a Iaige poilion of inleinalionaI
oulgoing caIIs is uniepoiled and
leined as giay liaffic
Wilh cuiienl scenaiio of decieasing
LDI laiiffs, inaccessiliIily lo essenliaI faciIilies ly SMI opeialoi and giay liaffic LDI
opeialois need lo diveisify lheii lusiness in oidei lo slay in lhe naikel. The incieased
cullhioal conpelilion in LDI naikel has pushed sone conpanies inlo financiaI fienzy as
aIieady vilnessed foieign conpanies aie shoving inleiesl in LDI lusiness and aie
injecling noney, hovevei lhe opeialois sliII need lo diveisify lhe lusiness. TeIepoiling
and saleIIile faciIilies couId le one souice of incone lo lhe LDI opeialois if lhey sign
agieenenls vilh lhe inleinalionaI leIepoil opeialois. Il viII geneiale incone foi lhe LDI
lusiness ly faciIilaling lhe inleinalionaI liaffic iouled lhioughIakislan. Iosl-paid caIIing
is aIso popuIai in nany of lhe deveIoped counliies. This seivice couId aIso heIp lhe LDI
conpanies in gelling peinanenl cusloneis. SiniIaiIy inleinalionaI caIIlack seivices
aIIov consuneis lo nake caIIs fion oulside lhe counliy al Iong dislance iales lhal aie
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IntcrnatInna! OutgnIng TraffIc
96.1
148.3
4O5.1
1,271.1
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IntcrnatInna! OutgnIng TraffIc 5harc
by Cc!!u!ar Opcratnrs (2007)
Inslaphone
1
Ufone
25
IakleI
2
TeIenoi
6
Waiid
16
MoliIink
5O
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oflen nuch Iovei lhan iales chaiged in foieign counliies. Such seivices aie good foi
lusinesses vilh offices oulside lhe counliy, goveinnenl agencies, lanks, as veII as
individuaI consuneis vhoaie liaveIing alioad.
Tvo olhei significanl deveIopnenls lhal aie expecled lo lenefil lhe LDI opeialois'
inleinalionaI inconing lusiness ieIale lo ieduclion in Access Iionolion Conliilulion
and piocuienenl of Tiaffic Moniloiing Syslen. Il is expecled lhal as a iesuIl of ieduclion
in AIC and inslaIIalion of Tiaffic Moniloiing Syslen lhe giey liaffic vouId le fuilhei
cuiled and iesuIl ininciease ievenue oppoilunilies of LDIs.
Long Distance & nternational