PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa hit out at telecommunications companies for bringing legal action against plans to issue more broadband spectrum, urging them to resolve the matter for the benefit of the country.
MTN Group, which has the second most subscribers in the country, and Telkom both appealed to courts about how the regulator is arranging the auction, which was announced in October after years of delays.
“The legal case that is under way threatens to delay the progress that we have all anticipated,” Ramaphosa told parliamentarians in Cape Town on Thursday. “I appeal to all stakeholders to speedily resolve the litigation as soon as possible to enable the licensing process to be concluded for the benefit of all South Africans.”
I appeal to all stakeholders to speedily resolve the litigation as soon as possible to enable the licensing process to be concluded…
South African market leader Vodacom Group, which hasn’t objected
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