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A false dawn for deregulation?

For years, businesses, consumers, free marketeers and analysts have dared not hope for a dramatic change in the “managed liberalisation” communications policy. Recent hopes are proving to be in vain, too.

30 September 2003

For years, businesses, consumers, free marketeers and analysts have dared not hope for a dramatic change in the “managed liberalisation” communications policy. Recent hopes are proving to be in vain, too.

South Africa`s Telecommunications Act of 1996 states:

42 (2) (a) No investment should take place in South Africa in the field of telecommunications unless invited to do so by the Minister.

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