/ 19 November 1999

CABINET OKs TWO NEW CELLULAR NETWOKS

CABINET on Wednesday approved the licensing of two additional national mobile cellular telecommunication networks, details of which will be announced by Telecoms Minister Jay Naidoo on Thursday. The licensing of two new networks was recommended by the South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Satra) two months ago, despite the opposition of the two existing networks, Vodacom and MTN. The two new licences will be issued to black empowerment consortiums.