PTCL Subscribers in for a rude shock
The News - 18th of April, 2008

Who we are?
Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) was formed in 1997 with an objective to provide a common and united platform for all the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operating in the country where they can take up professional, infrastructural and regulatory issues and deal with national telecom regulator, i.e, PTA, national telecom infrastructure provider, i.e., PTCL, Ministry of Communications and other Governmental/Non Governmental organizations. 

Internet Facts

Pakistan Internet Facts
(updated as of July 2008)

Internet users (estimated):	5 million
Broadband Internet users:	150,000 (120,000 DSL and 30,000 HFC)
Cost of 2 Mbits IP Backbone connection:	US$ 1,200 per month
Internet bandwidth to Pakistan:	~9,000 Mbits combined from PTCL and TWA
Operational ISPs:	50 (approx)
ISPs providing DSL services:	10
HFC Operators providing broadband Internet over cable:	2
Undersea cables connecting Pakistan to rest of world:	Two with PTCL (www.ptcl.com.pk), SMW3 and SMW4 One with TWA (www.twa1.com)
Domestic Fiber backbones:	One with PTCL One with Wateen Telecom (www.wateen.com) One with Mobilink One under construction www.multinet.com.pk
Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Provider:	one (www.nayatel.com) One (www.wateen.com)
Domains Registered under .pk domain:	~ 20,000