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(a) Competition Act (XIX of 2010)------- --------Ss.10 & 4-------Deceptive marketing practices-------Prohibited agreement-------Competition concerns, absence of-------Powers of Commission-------Scope-------Petitioner raised number of grievances including disconnection of his telephone numbers, change in the composition of the numbers, change of telephone packages by Telecommunication Company without informing the petitioner, limitation on the permissible number of SIM's, etc.-------Validity-------Petitioner had not raised any competition concerns-------Issues raised by the petitioner either fell within the regulatory jurisdiction of Telecommunication Authority, which might proceed with the case according to its mandate and as per the applicable law and regulations, or the same, being of technical nature, were to be rectified by Telecommunication Company-------Commission was bound by its mandate and would not interfere with the situations where no competition concerns were raised-------Petition was disposed of accordingly. THIS ORDER PASSED BY: MUEEN BATLAY AND DR. SHAHZAD ANSAR, MEMBERS:--------------- 1. This Order shall dispose of proceedings initiated pursuant to the order of the Honorable Islamabad High Court, Islamabad, dated 21-8-2014 in Writ Petition Number 3771 of 2014, titled Tariq Bilal v. Federation of Pakistan etc. FACTUAL BACKGROUNG 2. The Competition Commission of Pakistan (the "Commission") received an order of the Honorable Islamabad High Court, Islamabad, dated 21-8-14, wherein the Commission has been directed to treat the petition as a representation, and to pass an order in accordance with law. It is pertinent to mention at this juncture that the mandate of the Commission is to ensure free competition in all spheres of commercial and economic activity to enhance economic efficiency and to protect consumers from anti-competitive behaviour. Briefly, the facts of the petition are as below: Writ Petition No.3771 of 2014 (Tariq Bilal v. Federation of Pakistan, etc.) 3. The Petitioner states that he was deprived of several of his phone numbers by Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited ("PTCL") informed him that the numbers in question,…

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