Visafone: Court strikes out Etisalat’s suit against MTN



The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday struck out a suit by Etisalat against MTN.

The plaintiff challenged MTN’s use of the 800megahertz (MHZ) spectrum following its acquisition of Visafone.

Etisalat said it considered the action necessary to prevent MTN’s use of the spectrum as it would entrench the defendant’s dominance in the data services market.

The plaintiff said the use of the 800MHz spectrum to deploy broadband services ahead of its competitors, particularly those who prior to MTNs purchase of Visafone, held similar spectrum bands as MTN, would be to other telecos disadvantage.

Justice Ibrahim Buba struck out the suit on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain it.


He held that the court cannot interfere with NCC’s regulatory duties.

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