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Sentech puzzles market
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 16
September 2007
Sentech’s last minute pullout from the pay TV race on
Thursday came as a surprise to many players in the telecoms market.
Sentech said:
“The decision to step out the pay-TV arena was a strategic business decision which will have no negative impact on
Sentech’s current business affairs, or future business affairs” (Sentech pull-out from pay-TV race a puzzle, Tom
McLachlan, Business Day, 14 September 2007).
In other words, it’s business as usual for Sentech who ‘….partnered with the SABC in
an attempt to obtain a pay-TV licence…’ (Sentech pull-out from pay-TV race a puzzle, Tom McLachlan, Business Day,
14 September 2007).
‘The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) said on
Tuesday that it had received the late notice from Sentech on Monday, just two days before the authority was to
announce the finalists to the market’ (Sentech pull-out from pay-TV race a puzzle, Tom McLachlan, Business Day, 14
September 2007).
In other words, it is clearly a last minute pullout from the pay TV race.
Were any reasons given for the pullout in Sentech’s letter to
Icasa?
No, but ICASA is planning to meet with Sentech to discuss the
matter.
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