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South African Police Seize Documents from the Offices of Mobile Phone Operator MTN Group

South African police have seized documents from the offices of mobile phone operator MTN Group after Turkey’s Turkcell launched a lawsuit over a disputed Iran licence, MTN said on Tuesday. Turkcell alleges that the South African mobile company used bribery and wrongful influence to win a lucrative Iran license originally awarded to Turkcell. MTN rejects […]

By SAPeople Contributor
05-06-18 21:49
in Africa
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Mobile service operator MTN has announced it will increase the monthly subscription fees on its consumer cellular contracts. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

South African police have seized documents from the offices of mobile phone operator MTN Group after Turkey’s Turkcell launched a lawsuit over a disputed Iran licence, MTN said on Tuesday.

A shopper walks past an MTN shop at mall in Johannesburg
A shopper walks past an MTN shop at a mall in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Turkcell alleges that the South African mobile company used bribery and wrongful influence to win a lucrative Iran license originally awarded to Turkcell. MTN rejects the allegations.

(Reporting by Tiisetso Motsoeneng; Editing by Edmund Blair)