Comments on: Competition Commission of Pakistan Vs. Mobilink

By: Bilal Mughal

Bilal Mughal — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:25:13 +0000

I believe all of these allegation are baseless and really don’t make any sense. How many of the people sitting in CCP are MBAs with telecom experience to start with? This is a functional case where the legal people involved need to aware of the field and marekt practices carried around. Why should the BlackBerry customer buying from Mobilink should have an option to substitute the floor? If such is the case then accroding the same proceedings why not charge Suzuki Alto that their tyres should fit Cuore otherwise they’re not eligble to sell the car, Bolan’s tyres should fit ChingChi otherwise they’re playing monoply by only producing tyres for Bolan that fit Bolan. Every company has a packaged solution for the market and there are certain triggers to generate and re-generate business. Secondly, if CCP is really enthusiastic about competitive practices, first of all it should take into account by closing down and canceling all ‘exclusive dealerships’ of various products and brands running in the country.

Thanks,
Bilal

By: MakaMakaMakaMakanaVe

MakaMakaMakaMakanaVe — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:51:16 +0000

Looks like somebodys is gonna get a hurt real bad!

By: aamir attaa

aamir attaa — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:11:16 +0000

When we see the facts on ground, i am not hopeful when it comes to laws and their implementation in Pakistan. Even PTA is unable to cap certain deeds of telcos. In such a scenario, what can we expect from CCP.

News remained in circle for couple of days, but now its a gone story. Mobilink didn’t come up with any justification or any alternation in its Blackberry sales’ approach.

But that’s not the end, i blv raising voices like you are doing, and adding up the contribution from each individual will lead us to a situation where regulators would be more powerful and consumer friendly as effective as FCC.

By: Rohan Samarajiva

Rohan Samarajiva — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:16:40 +0000

Please see my comment at http://lirneasia.net/2008/08/regulatory-competition-in-pakistan-likely-to-increase-regulatory-risk/.

The response to the specific case is very simple: give Blackberries at full price, unlocked. Less penetration; but someone’s theory will be satisfied.

By: HQ

HQ — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:23:38 +0000

You’ve got to hand it to them though- that’s just brilliant!