Telecoms regulator Independent Communications Authority of South Africa<\/a> (ICASA) has deferred a decision on the application by Tata-led operator Neotel<\/a> for the transfer of control of its licences to the South African arm of mobile giant Vodacom.<\/p>\n \n\t\"Following the January 2015 hearings held by ICASA on the application by Neotel for the transfer of control of its licences to Vodacom, the Authority has received further submissions from some interested stakeholders as well as Neotel and Vodacom,\" the regulator said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n \n\t\"In the interests of fairness the opportunity to submit additional comments had to be extended to all interested stakeholders, followed by Neotel and Vodacom having the right of reply to all comments received. There was no word though from the regulator on a deadline for finalisation of the matter.<\/p>\n \n\t\"It is incumbent on the Authority to consider all relevant information in the process of reaching its decision. The Authority is currently analysing all submissions before it, and will make a decision in due course and make an announcement once such decision had been made,\" ICASA said.<\/p>\n \n\tNeotel applied to ICASA last year to transfer control of all of its licences to Vodacom, as a result of a 100 per cent acquisition of Neotel by Vodacom.<\/p>\n \n\tBut the acquisition has met with a great deal of opposition, including from the Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA), which said it had the potential of Vodacom dominating the market.<\/p>\n Neotel was started in 2007 when it won the licence for a second national fixed line operator to break the monopoly of state-owned Telkom<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe company has built more than 15,000 km of fibre-optic cable in that time, making it an attractive acquisition for mobile operators seeking to extend their base to consumers and business through the converged services that Neotel has established.<\/p>\n Supported by Tata Communications<\/a> technology, Neotel has provided a range of value-added voice, internet and data services for businesses, wholesale network operators and providers and retail customers using its IP Next Generation Network. Corr MKJ<\/p>\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":46643925,"title":"India receives $ 400 mn M&A investments from SE Asia; telecom to see consolidation: PwC","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/industry\/india-receives-400-mn-ma-investments-from-se-asia-telecom-to-see-consolidation-pwc\/46643925","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"industry"}],"related_content":[],"msid":46648655,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Decision on takeover of tata-led Neotel licences in S Africa deferred","synopsis":"Neotel was started in 2007 when it won the licence for a second national fixed line operator to break the monopoly of state-owned Telkom.","titleseo":"industry\/decision-on-takeover-of-tata-led-neotel-licences-in-s-africa-deferred","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2015-03-22 00:37:25","lastupd":"2015-03-22 00:38:27","breadcrumbTags":["industry","South Africa","Tata Communications","Neotel","Telkom"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"industry\/decision-on-takeover-of-tata-led-neotel-licences-in-s-africa-deferred"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="Industry" data-category_id="18" data-date="2015-03-22" data-index="article_1">
电信监管机构独立的通信管理局南非(ICASA)推迟决定Tata-led运营商的应用程序Neotel传送控制的牌照移动巨头Vodacom的南非的手臂。 ”后,2015年1月举行的听证会ICASA Neotel在应用程序的转移控制Vodacom的牌照,当局已收到进一步提交的一些感兴趣的利益相关者以及Neotel Vodacom,“监管机构周五在一份声明中说。 “在公平的利益机会提交额外的评论必须扩展到所有感兴趣的利益相关者,其次是Neotel和Vodacom收到回复所有评论的权利。没有词虽然从监管机构最终确定的最后期限。 “这是现任的权威考虑所有相关信息的过程中达到它的决定。当局目前分析所有提交之前,并将适时作出决定并予以公告一次这样的决定了,”ICASA说。 去年Neotel应用于ICASA Vodacom的控制权转移所有的许可证,由于收购Neotel Vodacom的100%。 但收购了大量的反对,包括无线接入提供商协会(WAPA),这表示已经Vodacom主导市场的潜力。 Neotel成立于2007年赢得了第二个许可证国家固定线路运营商打破国有企业的垄断之间。 公司已经建立了超过15000公里的光纤电缆,使它成为有吸引力的收购移动运营商寻求扩展他们的基地通过聚合服务,消费者和企业Neotel建立了。 支持的塔塔通信技术,Neotel提供一系列增值语音、网络和数据服务业务,批发网络运营商和供应商和零售客户使用其下一代IP网络。Corr MKJ
Telecoms regulator Independent Communications Authority of South Africa<\/a> (ICASA) has deferred a decision on the application by Tata-led operator Neotel<\/a> for the transfer of control of its licences to the South African arm of mobile giant Vodacom.<\/p>\n \n\t\"Following the January 2015 hearings held by ICASA on the application by Neotel for the transfer of control of its licences to Vodacom, the Authority has received further submissions from some interested stakeholders as well as Neotel and Vodacom,\" the regulator said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n \n\t\"In the interests of fairness the opportunity to submit additional comments had to be extended to all interested stakeholders, followed by Neotel and Vodacom having the right of reply to all comments received. There was no word though from the regulator on a deadline for finalisation of the matter.<\/p>\n \n\t\"It is incumbent on the Authority to consider all relevant information in the process of reaching its decision. The Authority is currently analysing all submissions before it, and will make a decision in due course and make an announcement once such decision had been made,\" ICASA said.<\/p>\n \n\tNeotel applied to ICASA last year to transfer control of all of its licences to Vodacom, as a result of a 100 per cent acquisition of Neotel by Vodacom.<\/p>\n \n\tBut the acquisition has met with a great deal of opposition, including from the Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA), which said it had the potential of Vodacom dominating the market.<\/p>\n Neotel was started in 2007 when it won the licence for a second national fixed line operator to break the monopoly of state-owned Telkom<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe company has built more than 15,000 km of fibre-optic cable in that time, making it an attractive acquisition for mobile operators seeking to extend their base to consumers and business through the converged services that Neotel has established.<\/p>\n
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