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Pakistan’s Telecom Revenues Collapse Despite Record Data Usage
Pakistan’s telecom sector is slipping into a deeper financial crunch as fresh data shows that operators are losing revenue even while handling record levels of traffic. Industry executives say this pressure has intensified over the past year, with rising costs,…
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