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South Africa: Communications probe trails wireless merger announcement

By  |  March 12, 2014

Only days after wireless rivals MTN and Telkom signed a network sharing agreement, reports say the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa announced plans to launch a “high-level inquiry” into the communications technology market.

According to reports, the rapid technological change and growth of the industry sparked the need to probe the state of competition. In a statement, the regulator said it will look into “the competitiveness of the electronic communications, broadcasting and postal sectors.”

Reports say the authority will also look at the effects of market consolidation.

Wireless competitors MTN and Telkom recently agreed to allow each other to use their networks for roaming purposes, though the companies did not say whether an agreement was made to use each others’ spectrum.

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