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+==== Anti-competitive practices ====
+PTCL has a longstanding history of engaging in anti-competitive practices since the early 2000s, facing multiple court cases related to predatory pricing and collusion aimed at maintaining its monopoly and driving competitors out of the broadband market. Notably, in 2013, '''LINKdotNET''', a subsidiary of Mobilink (now Jazz), was compelled to shut down due to ''market conditions'' and transfer all its residential DSL users to PTCL’s services.
+The inadequate infrastructure and the abuse of dominant positions by Tier-1 operators are the two main factors negatively affecting internet speeds in Pakistan. These issues encompass technology limitations, available backhaul, and international internet bandwidth. As a result, Pakistan's internet speeds are significantly lower than those of neighboring countries and even some less developed nations.
+PTCL and Transworld Associates (TWA) effectively share a duopoly over internet backhaul by operating the majority of submarine communications cables entering the country. Both networks have been known to engage in anti-competitive behavior, including price gouging and the illegal blocking of Tier-2 ISPs that obtain bandwidth through resellers.
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}