Regional Profiles - Pakistan
| ICT Developments |
ICT Policy |
- Teledensity 2.87% (2003)
- Mobile density 1% (2002)
- 1,700 cities have Internet access (2003)
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- Pakistan IT Commission
- 11 Working Groups under auspices of IT Policy (2000)
- e-government considered extremely important
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| WTO Issues |
Regulatory Frameworks |
- Member since 1995
- Fully-open competition in telecom since 2002
- Telecom Deregulation Policy approved
- Supportive of Intellectual Property Rights Laws — have amended Copyright Laws, Patent Ordinance and Trademark Laws
- Telecom Deregulation Policy approved (2003)
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- Pakistan Telecommunications (Re-organization) Act, 1996 Electronic
Transactions Ordinance promulgated (2002)
- Electronic Crimes Act, 2003 under preparation
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2005-06-24 04:53 PM
