The deal between Telkom and MTN would have been good for competition in South Africa’s mobile market. That’s the view of MTN South Africa, which on Tuesday reacted to the news that Telkom had decided to walk away
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Telkom’s share price sank by 6,4% on Monday after the company announced it would no longer pursue a deal with rival MTN. This came after the Competition Commission said it would not support the transaction. As investors fretted about the impact
Telkom and MTN have decided to walk away from the deal that would have seen the former outsource management of its mobile radio access network to the latter and the two companies signing a bilateral roaming agreement. Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko said
The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed radio access network sharing and bilateral roaming deal proposed by Telkom and MTN be prohibited. The decision is a huge blow for Telkom and MTN. In terms of the
StarSat parent On Digital Media (ODM) has no intention of withdrawing a complaint it lodged against MultiChoice in 2013 at the Competition Commission, in which it accused its rival of engaging
Telkom has received the go-ahead from the Takeover Regulation Panel and the JSE for its R2,7bn all-cash acquisition of IT services group Business Connexion (BCX), meaning it has now received all of the necessary regulatory approvals. The news comes in the
The terms that the Competition Tribunal has imposed on Telkom and Business Connexion (BCX) over their impending merger are not an “undue burden” and the parties were happy to accept them
If Vodacom is allowed access to Neotel’s radio frequency spectrum assets, it will give the mobile operator an “unfair advantage” over MTN and other players in the telecommunications industry
Telkom on Friday filed an application at the high court in Pretoria seeking to set aside Icasa’s recent decision to approve the transfer of Neotel’s licences to Vodacom because the communications regulator has failed to adequately take into account various considerations
Mobile operator Cell C, which is vehemently opposed to Vodacom acquiring rival Neotel’s spectrum assets, has welcomed a Competition Commission statement that the proposed transaction could prove to be