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title: "Telkom unhappy with AT&T, seeks new talks"
description: "Telkom is looking to renegotiate its African partnership with AT&T, which has so far brought the South African parastatal little business on the continent. Telkom and AT&T reached an agreement in April 2009 to provide information technology and telecomms services, in a bid to win over foreign companies seeking to expand into Africa, but so far the partnership has not won many contracts. The understanding between the two companies was that AT&T clients would use Telkom's network services in Africa. Even so, Telkom says they're continuing to focus on existing customers, and will not seek new partnerships or licenses. Read more: Reuters Africa ."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Africa"
author: "Andy Rice"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/andyrice/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-08-25-telkom-unhappy-with-att-seeks-new-talks/"
published: "2010-08-25T14:03:46"
updated: "2013-02-01T20:03:23"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Telkom unhappy with AT&T, seeks new talks

> Telkom is looking to renegotiate its African partnership with AT&T, which has so far brought the South African parastatal little business on the continent. Telkom and AT&T reached an agreement in April 2009 to provide information technology and telecomms services, in a bid to win over foreign companies seeking to expand into Africa, but so far the partnership has not won many contracts. The understanding between the two companies was that AT&T clients would use Telkom's network services in Africa. Even so, Telkom says they're continuing to focus on existing customers, and will not seek new partnerships or licenses. Read more: [Reuters Africa](http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=566&fArticleId=5617281).

By Andy Rice · Published 25 August 2010, 16:03 SAST · Updated 1 February 2013, 22:03 SAST

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