Lower data costs or else Competition Commision tells Vodacom, MTN
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South Africa’s two biggest mobile-phone companies have for years been under pressure to lower data prices for their poorest customers, and the country’s antitrust regulator is running out of patience.
Vodacom Group Ltd. and MTN Group Ltd. must agree to reduce tariffs by a further 30% to 50% within two months or face sanctions for being too dominant, the country’s Competition Commission said Monday after a two-year investigation and several warnings.
Vodacom Group Ltd. and MTN Group Ltd. must agree to reduce tariffs by a further 30% to 50% within two months or face sanctions for being too dominant, the country’s Competition Commission said Monday after a two-year investigation and several warnings.