Broadband Infraco IECNS licence
Broadband Infraco (Pty) Ltd was granted an individual electronic communications network service (IECNS) licence by ICASA on 19 October 2009.
Broadband Infraco IECNS licence
The licence terms and conditions have been tailored to Infraco’s mandate as set out in the Broadband Infraco Act 33 of 2007 and the Policy Direction regarding the Licensing of Broadband Infraco issued by the Minister of Communications on 29 October 2008. Why only an IECNS licence?
The terms and conditions in the body of the licence document oblige Infraco to provide national electronic communications network services in accordance with a roll-out plan set out in a Schedule to the licence. These services must be provided on a open-access and non-discriminatory basis (clause 2) and at prices lower than “prevailing market prices” and in line with international benchmarks (clause 7). There are also the standard clauses found in the IECNS licences issued to private ECNS providers.
The Schedule lists the facilities which Infraco must establish within metropolitan areas as well as the rural areas in which it must establish PoPs.
ellipsis comment: this is one of the finest documents to come out of ICASA in some time but those with an interest in doing so will need to keep a keen eye on how things develop in practice.
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