Vodacom’s influence on Maziv too strong to ignore: tribunal
The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block the proposed acquisition by Vodacom of an up-to-a-40% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv was in part influenced by the competition regulator being unconvinced of the mobile operator’s claims that it would not influence Maziv’s strategic and operational direction post-merger. At the tribunal’s marathon hearings into the matter, Vodacom…
