EDITORIAL: Telkom under pressure to yield to MTN’s overtures
The telecom operator’s quarterly update suggests it will soon see no other way out
03 August 2022 - 05:00
Just how desperate is Telkom for a tie-up with bigger rival MTN? The partially state-owned telecom operator’s latest quarterly update suggests that it will not take long before it is backed into a corner.
The duo have been in talks over the last two weeks about a cash-and-share offer to create a telecom conglomerate spanning fibre and IT assets as well as mobile to fixed line telecommunication networks. ..
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