Telkom and the Competition Commission have dropped their separate applications to the competition appeal court related to last year’s decision by the Competition Tribunal to hand down a R449m fine on the telecommunications operator for past anticompetitive abuses. Competition Commission
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Two deputy commissioners have been appointed to serve six month terms on the Competition Commission, the economic development department said on Monday. “The two new deputy commissioners are advocate Oliver Josie and Ms Trudi Makhaya,” it said in a statement. Both of them
The Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (Waspa) resolved at its annual general meeting on Thursday to file a complaint against mobile operator Cell C at the Competition Commission over alleged favouritism that industry players say is destabilising the industry. Waspa members
The Competition Commission has entered into talks with Telkom with a view potentially to resolving a second broad-ranging investigation against the fixed-line operator outside of the process of formal competition hearings. The move comes just months after the Competition Tribunal
Computicket has been accused of using its market power to bully a developmental theatre company that works with schools. The dispute between theatre company Minimax and the SA State Theatre in Pretoria is about the exclusive contract Computicket signed with the latter in August 2011. By forcing
Telkom’s past indiscretions are coming back to haunt it. The JSE-listed telecommunications operator has warned shareholders that it expects headline earnings per share from continuing operations for the six month to 30 September 2012 to be at least 65% lower than the same period in 2011. At the
Not only is Telkom appealing against the Competition Tribunal’s ruling that found the fixed-line operator guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, but now the Competition Commission has filed “cross appeal” against sections of the tribunal’s findings and wants Telkom to face a higher penalty than the R449m the tribunal imposed on
The Competition Tribunal last week fined Telkom R449m for abusing its dominance in the telecommunications industry between 1999 and 2004. Assuming Telkom doesn’t appeal against the decision, half of the penalty is to be paid within six months of the tribunal’s decision, with the balance is payable within 12 months
Telkom’s R449m fine handed down this week for anticompetitive practices could be only the start of its problems. Senior competition lawyers are expecting a string of damages claims from its competitors. The Competition Tribunal found Telkom guilty of anticompetitive practices, which opens
The Competition Tribunal has found Telkom guilty of abusing its dominance in the telecommunications market between 1999 and 2004. The company stood accused of abusing its dominance by charging excessive prices, refusing access to an essential facility and engaging in price discrimination thereby making its downstream