The telecommunication industry regulator will allow Telkom to buy an additional spectrum in the long-range band as part of a settlement that averts a potentially protracted litigation, which threatened to derail one of President Cyril Ramaphosa's most important structural reforms.

In a statement on Friday, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) said it would issue an invitation within three months for the auction of unsold sub-1 GHz, and other spectrum that is presently available except for the one currently set aside for the Wireless Open Access Network...

Subscribe now to unlock this article.

Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).

There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.

Cancel anytime.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.