ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA )
Sindh High Court suspended 14 regions local loop licenses of Zong issued just one day before last date of bidding for 3G/4G spectrum auction. Sindh High Court issued orders against the Federation Telecom Authority and CMPAK LDI Limited (ZONG). Starlite Telecommunications (Pvt) Limited filed suite No 625 on 16th April 2014 against new Local Loop (LL) Licenses without issued new deregulation policy.
Learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that despite filing a statement in C.P. No D-5136/2013, which was disposed of in terms thereof, and without formulation a new deregulation policy, Federation and Telecom authority have issued Licenses bearing No.LL-44-2014 to CMPAK LDI for 14 regions. It is urged that the impugned license has been issued in utter violation of the order passed by the learned Division Bench of this Court in the said petition. Issued notice to the Federation Telecom Authrity and CMPAK LDI as well as to the learned DAG. Till the next date of hearing, the impugned licenses issued in the name of CMPAK LDI shall remain suspended. The next hearing of suits on 30.04.2014.