CA seeks powers to reduce Safaricom’s market share

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) headquarters in Nairobi. The body is seeking fresh legal muscle to investigate abuse of dominance in the telecommunications and broadcasting market. PHOTO | FILE

The telecoms regulator is seeking fresh legal muscle to investigate abuse of dominance in the telecommunications and broadcasting market.

The proposed set of 11 regulations meant to come into force by mid-June, include a Fair Competition and Equality of Treatment clause that empowers the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to automatically declare any telecommunication firm with a market share of more than 50 per cent as dominant.

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