MTN, Cell C, and Liquid at odds with Vodacom over spectrum pooling

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MTN, Cell C, and Liquid at odds with Vodacom over spectrum pooling
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MTN South Africa, Cell C and Liquid have opposed Vodacom’s request for an urgent interdict to halt spectrum pooling in SA.

MTN South Africa, along with Cell C and Liquid are opposing Vodacom’s recent request to halt spectrum pooling locally.

Now MTN South Africa, Cell C, and Liquid have opposed Vodacom’s request to the courts for an urgent interdict to halt spectrum pooling locally. As part of its challenging the legality of the decisions made by ICASA, Vodacom alleges MTN, Cell C, and Liquid applied in secret, and with the Authority’s cooperation, to implement an unlawful scheme that would purely benefit each service provider commercially.

MTN is also noting what impact any success Vodacom has in halting spectrum pooling would have on its business. Namely it pointed to the fact that its inability to utilise the pooled spectrum will degrade the quality, speed, capacity of its network.

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