A South African court on Friday upheld the government’s decision to block a tender for R12-billion ($850-million) of high-speed mobile broadband licences issued by the telecoms regulator. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) took the industry by surprise in July when it opened a tender to interested telecoms firms to bid for broadband licences known as spectrum.
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High Court backs blocking of broadband tender
