“Well-placed sources” are refuting last week’s reports that South Africa’s embattled #3 mobile carrier is in late-stage talks to be acquired by China Mobile.
The prospect of a Chinese state-owned telecoms company buying into the South African market prompted widespread speculation that a deal was near but now it appears that Cell C is focusing its efforts on securing an expanding roaming agreement with marketing MTN.
Read the full report on the Tech Central website.
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