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Companies aim to extend AT&T's global networking reach to Sub-Saharan Africa and boost Telkom's strategy to grow a strong ICT footprint on the continent JOHANNESBURG, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telkom, one of the largest communications services providers on the African continent, and global communications leader AT&T*, have entered into an agreement that will allow both companies to explore ways to provide global seamless communication and technology solutions and services to multinational customers (MNCs), either based in or seeking to extend their operations in Sub-Saharan Africa.

By Angelo Franchini of Dow Jones Newswires Arun Sarin, the chief executive of Britain's mobile phone giant Vodafone, made a bet some time ago that emerging markets were the right place to build the company's future. South Africa is proving a tough test of that strategy.

By Kirstin Ridley and Marius Bosch Marius Bosch reported from Johannesburg. * Vodafone Group is looking to grow in Africa and other emerging areas, a strategy that has been embraced by the market as revenue declines in Europe.

By Nic Fildes Vodafone's plans to bolster its position in the African mobile telecoms market by increasing its stake in Vodacom have hit an impasse after Telkom, which owns half of the South African mobile operator, pulled out of talks.