South Africa’s major network operators all have deals that operate in regulatory grey areas.
Vodacom has set in motion a conflict that could escalate into an all-out legal war between network operators in South Africa.against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa over MTN spectrum pooling agreements the industry regulator quietly approved in 2022.
“This was all done in secret, without any notice to Vodacom , and without any opportunity afforded to comment and make representations on whether this ought to be allowed,” it stated. However, in attacking MTN’s spectrum pooling arrangements, Vodacom not only invited reprisal but may have given its rivals a stick to beat them with.
Cell C said it was futile to try and compete against Vodacom and MTN in infrastructure because South Africa’s cellular giants were each investing over R10 billion into their networks annually. Cell C contract subscribers soon reported that they no longer saw “Cell C” as the network their phones connected to — they saw Vodacom as their provider.
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