Read the extract below and conduct your own research about MTN and Telkom business deal, to be able to answer the question below: MTN South Africa was discussing purchasing smaller competitor Telkom in a stock or cashand-shares transaction that would propel MTN ahead of market leader Vodacom Group. The prospective $1 billion agreement would have given MTN access to Telkom's fibre infrastructure, which is considered essential for growing 4G and 5G mobile services. However, several experts were sceptical that South Africa's competition regulator would sanction a merger establishing a telecoms duopoly in Africa's most sophisticated country. Telkom charges lower pricing than MTN, which would have allowed customers to purchase low-cost or high-cost products.
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• Discuss whether MTN's acquisition of Telkom would have been ethical for customers. In your answer include your thoughts on whether the merger would have benefited the organization or society in terms of pricing and choice.