MultiChoice, BOCRA row deepens to fok fok

Friday, April 13, 2018

Both Multichoice and BOCRA claim to be acting in consumer's interests. However competitors are encroaching

MultiChoice says if the clause requiring regulation of its tariffs remains, it will review whether Botswana should continue receiving its popular DSTv service. The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority says if the court says it cannot regulate MultiChoice’s tariffs, then its existence as a regulator comes into question. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

The last time the two parties clashed, the matter went all the way to the Court of Appeal. That time, MultiChoice won the acrimonious battle.

This time around, the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) is determined to win where its predecessor, the National Broadcasting Board failed in 2007.

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MultiChoice, BOCRA row deepens to fok fok