One might think that competition law would applaud a firm that
submits an independent and competitive bid, in response to a tender
aimed at lowering prices. Recent experience in South Africa
suggests that this is not always the case, and that such a firm may
face investigation by the competition authorities precisely because
it won the competitive tender.
In October 2017, the South African Competition Commission
announced that it has initiated, and is investigating, a complaint
of abuse of dominance by Vodacom, the country's largest
cellular network services provider.
The subject of the complaint is a four year exclusive contract,
in terms of which Vodacom will supply mobile telecommunications
services to 20 government departments.
Although Vodacom bid for the contract in a competitive tender
process, the Commission "is of the view" that the
contract will (1) further entrench Vodacom's dominant position
in the
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