South Africa's Vodacom, Telkom agree to share networks

A branch South African mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town. [Photo: Reuters]

JOHANNESBURG- South African telecoms firm Vodacom said on Wednesday it had entered into a roaming and facilities leasing agreement with Telkom, South Africa’s biggest fixed-line operator.

Vodacom said the multi-billion-rand agreement would allow Telkom customers to roam on Vodacom’s. It did not specific the value of the deal.