The deal, if successful, could upset MTN’s plans to buy the formerly state-owned fixed-line operator
Rain has proposed a tie-up with Telkom in a move that the data-only mobile network operator says could help to challenge the dominance of Vodacom and MTN and create a company worth about R40bn.
The deal, if successful, threatens to throw a spanner in the works of MTN’s ambitions to buy the formerly state-owned fixed-line operator...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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