DStv operator MultiChoice is facing fresh allegations of anticompetitive behaviour, this time in Kenya, after rivals Wananchi Group and StarTimes accused the broadcaster of anticompetitive abuses in locking up key football rights. Wananchi Group, which owns Zuku TV, has written to
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Talk of consolidation in the telecommunications industry is rife, with speculation growing that a number of operators are either in play or may soon be. But how might a flurry of mergers and acquisitions play out? At the centre of current speculation is Neotel. Licensed
In an unexpected move, Telkom has effectively cut the price of the wholesale broadband charges it levies on Internet service providers who sell broadband capacity using the company’s asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) network
Neotel has written to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) asking for clarity on possible delays to the process of unbundling Telkom’s local loop. This comes after Icasa agreed not to publish the draft regulations on local-loop unbundling (LLU) so that recently appointed communications
Shortly after taking the reins at Telkom in April, newly appointed group CEO Sipho Maseko made it one of his first orders of business to meet with and apologise to the full council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) for the operator’s past aggressive approach to the industry
Don’t look now, but something profound is happening at Telkom. The new management team, led by group CEO Sipho Maseko and board chairman Jabu Mabuza, appears to be actively trying to change (well-founded) perceptions that the company is a litigious and rapacious
The Competition Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of Independent News & Media South Africa by Sekunjalo Independent Media, it was announced on Sunday. The final transfer of ownership was expected to be completed on 15 August, Independent South Africa CEO Tony Howard said in a statement. The approval of the deal was subject
The Competition Tribunal has given “formal confirmation” to the settlement agreement reached between the Competition Commission and Telkom, the telecommunications operator said on Thursday. The agreement has been made an order of the tribunal, Telkom said. “This agreement
Competition cases, such as the two Telkom recently agreed to settle with South Africa’s Competition Commission, are outside the purview of the law, exploit public distrust of private-sector companies, enrich competition authorities and extract shareholder funds from companies by encouraging executives
The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday appeared set to agree to the terms of a settlement reached between the Competition Commission and Telkom concerning anticompetitive abuses by the operator between 2005 and 2007. The settlement includes payment