licensing
At the core of the Electronic Communications Act is a regime for the licensing of electronic communications services (ECS), electronic communications network services (ECNS), radio frequency spectrum and equipment (type approval).
ICASA reminder to submit financial statements for the 2012/2013 licence fee assessment period
Posted in : licensing, snippets
[21 May 2013] ICASA has published a notice in the Government Gazette reminding all holders of service licences issued under the Electronic Communications Act that they are required to submit audited annual financial statements or financial statements signed by their accounting officer by no later than 6 months after their financial year end. So, for [...]
New General Licence Fees into force 1 April 2013
Posted in : class licence registrations and applications, Licence exemption application, licensing, snippets
ICASA has finalised its revision of the licence fee regime for electronic communications and commercial broadcasting licensees and published the ICASA General Licence Fees Regulations 2012, which come into force on 1 April 2013. The Regulations set out the manner of calculation of annual licence fees and update the various administrative fees payable for licence applications, [...]
Amendment to General Licence Fees Regulations
Posted in : class licence registrations and applications, individual licence applications, Licence exemption application, licensing, snippets
[28 March 2013] Final regulations published. ____ [16 January 2013] Updated schedule for the public hearings to be held 17th and 18th January 2013 ____ [7 January 2013] We have obtained copies of the various submissions made by industry in response to the draft general licence fees regulations: Cell C e.tv ISPA Internet Solutions Liquid [...]
Posted in : CCC, licensing, News, snippets
[28 December 2012] ICASA published a notice on 19 December 2012 calling on licensees which it had not responded to its prior informal requests to provide proof of compliance with their obligations to pay annual licence fees and the required contribution to the Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF). Those licensees listed in the schedule [...]
Licensee compliance framework finalised
Posted in : licensing, snippets
[Post updated 29 April 2012: the date of implementation of the Compliance Manual Regulations has been pushed back to 2 July 2012. It appears to be ICASA's intention that the direct consequence is that the forms set out in the Regulations do not have to be submitted before this date, although, legalistically, the underlying [...]
ICASA Spectrum Fees Workshop – 5 March 2012
Posted in : access, frequency, licensing, snippets
[29 April 2012: updated to provide ICASA presentations made at the workshop: 1 - Spectrum Fee Workshop Agenda 20120305 2 - Spectrum Fundamentals 20120305 3 - ETD Workshop - 05032012 EML prep 4 - Spectrum Fee Payment Process 20120126a 5 - Spectrum Fees 20120305a 6 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM LICENCE 20120305] [...]
ICASA Annual Report: Service Licensing
Posted in : ICASA, licensing, News, standard terms and conditions
The following is derived from the ICASA Annual Report for the period ending 31 March 2011 Registration of Class Licences and Unreserved Postal Services ICASA granted the following licences in the annual reporting period. Licences/Certificate Number of Licences Granted Community Television 6 Class Sound Broadcasting, including community, community low power, community Special Event and Commercial [...]
ICASA Annual Report 2010 – 2011
Posted in : competition, Consumer Protection, frequency, ICASA, licensing, News, snippets
ICASA has made available their Annual Report for the period ending 31 March 2011. The Report details ICASA’s efforts and progress over the last year in the South African regulatory environment. See below for some of the more noteworthy regulatory statistics from the past year. Frequency Issues and Type Approval Legal and the CCC [...]
Posted in : existing Licenses
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