Telkom shareholders will soon vote on a plan to sell the group’s towers and masts to a consortium led by private equity firm Actis.
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The Internet Service Providers’ Association has raised concerns about the planned cuts in fixed call termination rates.
Telkom is hiking prices across many of its retail and small business products, including fibre and DSL internet services.
Telkom is establishing a technology committee at board level, which will be headed by director Herman Singh.
Cell C has improved, but MTN and Vodacom still dominate network experience ratings in the latest OpenSignal report.
Telkom has criticised Icasa’s proposed new inter-network call rates, saying there should be parity between fixed and mobile.
A consortium has signed a deal to acquire Western Cape fibre network operator Octotel from Actis.
Icasa has proposed slashing mobile and fixed call termination rates by as much as 83% over the next 15 months.
Telkom has reached an agreement to sell Swiftnet in a deal that gives the towers unit an enterprise value of R6.75-billion.
Private equity firm Actis is in talks to buy Swiftnet, the mast and tower business owned by Telkom, sources said.