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Silent Fibre-optic War Rages

By Daily Nation

As the fight for voice revenue hots up among mobile operators, a bigger battle that is likely to shape the face of the telecommunication industry over the next decade is quietly being played out among inland fibre-optic providers. It is a battle that is bringing out the ugly side of business through price undercutting and in some instances accusations of sabotage of cables. It is also likely to keep the price of Internet artificially high as rivalry for the data market triggers a rush to invest in infrastructure.

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