customers who were mostly business users at the time and needed to keep their established telephone numbers. TDMA grey market phones Many North American standard TDMA phones showed up in Dubai en route to Pakistan, usually bonded by third parties who kept satellite offices there. The majority of these North American phones were sold on the grey market allegedly laundering money for the Indian mafia. Hundreds of Pakistani immigrants across North America tried to take part in this opportunity and many lost their life savings over fraudulent letters of credit. The average shipment was approximately $30,000 USD of cellphones. See also List of mobile phone companies in Pakistan Communications in Pakistan References External links Instaphone website InstaXcite website Mobile phone companies of Pakistan Pakistani subsidiaries of foreign companies