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MTN Wants International License for Swaziland Subsidiary
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MTN's Swaziland subsidiary has distanced itself from its joint-venture partner in the country, SPTC over its controversial decision to order internet backbone capacity from Seacom.
MTN actually wants an international license of its own so that it can take advantage of the parent company's own backhaul network and not be reliant on the state owned SPTC.
"If at all there was a tender process, Swazi MTN was not a part of it. MTN therefore wants to disassociate itself from the SPTC and SEACOM deal," Swazi MTN Chief Executive Officer Ambrose Dlamini told The Times newspaper.
"It is unfortunate that we find the company dragged into such issues, particularly because in more liberal markets, we would have our own international gateway and be allowed to self-provide our network," Dlamini added.
MTN is the sole mobile network provider in the country, but is 51% owned by the government though SPTC.
On the web: The Times
Tags: [mtn] [sptc] [seacom] [swazi mtn] [Swaziland]
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