Visafone acquisition: Etisalat Goes to Court

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Visafone acquisition: Etisalat Goes to Court

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Etisalat Nigeria Ltd, has initiated a suit against MTN Nigeria Ltd and Visafone Ltd, questioning MTN’s alleged use of the 800 megahertz (MHZ) spectrum, sequel to the acquisition of Visafone. It would be recalled, that MTN had instituted an action against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), over the imposition of N780 billion fine on it by the NCC, for allegedly harbouring some 5.2 million pre-registered subscriber identity module (SIM) cards on its network in violation of extant rules. According to Etisalat, the action became imperative so as to prevent the use of the spectrum by MTN at this time, since according to it, it will entrench the dominance of MTN in the retail data services market. A statement by Etisalat reads, “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.”

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