Published on, Aug. 20 -- August 20, 2025 6:50 AM

The Competition Appellate Tribunal has upheld the Competition Commission of Pakistan's (CCP) decision to penalize Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and other Long Distance International (LDI) operators for entering into an anti-competitive International Clearing House (ICH) agreement.

The tribunal directed the companies to deposit the fine within 30 days, according to press release issued by the Commission here Tuesday.

In 2012, the LDI operators including PTCL entered into an agreement wherein all incoming international calls were routed through a single gateway operated by PTCL as head of an LDI consortium.

The arrangement fixed a uniform termination rate of around 8.8...