“You can’t buy Visafone”: Etisalat reportedly drags MTN to court
Oops! Sorry. MTN bought Visafone already.
But Etisalat says the South African telecoms giant use of of the 800megahertz (MHZ) spectrum following Visafone’s acquisition is unfair.
MTN had said it bought Visafone to give Nigerians faster broadband Internet.
But Etisalat is thinking about something else…the market environment, or so we’re made to believe.
Etisalat’s Head of Media, Chineze Amanfo, reportedly has this to say:
You will recall that MTN Nigeria was declared dominant by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in 2013 and remains dominant in the wholesale leased line and retail voice markets.
The use of the 800MHz spectrum to deploy broadband services ahead of its competitors, particularly those who prior to MTNs purchase of Visafone, held similar spectrum bands as MTN, will further entrench MTN’s dominance in the Nigerian telecommunications sector.
Etisalat is saying that MTN is now too powerful, and it believes that is not good for the competition..
