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Telkom may challenge ICASA on Vodacom/Neotel merger

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Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko says the company has embarked on a cost cutting exercise that includes reducing head count through voluntary retrenchments and the sale of properties. Speaking to Tim Modise, Maseko says Telkom is opposed to the Vodacom/Neotel merger in its current form and want ICASA to review the matter. He also says the company will connect 200,000 homes to fibre by end the year. - Tim Modise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Jul 2015 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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