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Draft Spectrum Assignment Plans for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands
Posted in : frequency, News, Open for comment, snippets
Update 24 January 2012: ICASA has published a notice amending the timetable set out in the Draft ITA while also inserting network roll-out obligations for the three packages to be made available. The new timeline: Publication of the Spectrum Plan by 15 December 2011 Closing date for Comments by 29 February 2012 Public Hearings from [...]
Content regulation in a digitally-converged environment
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ICASA has published an Issues Paper on the Review of the Broadcasting Regulatory Framework towards a Digitally Converged Environment (6MB .pdf). This is mainly focused on broadcasting but potentially touches on issues relevant to electronic communications service providersn such as Internet Service Providers when it covers the need to review content regulation on broadcasters given [...]
ICASA releases Findings on Local Loop Unbundling Framework
Posted in : competition, ICASA, News, snippets
ICASA has released their findings on the recently ended Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) hearings. In general the outcome of the process is disappointing and seems to be in the form of meeting obstacles to LLU raised by Telkom as opposed to using the available tools to achieve LLU. Given the expectations of the industry after [...]
The Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill
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The Department of Communications has gazetted a draft amendment to the Electronic Communications Act (ECA) of 2005. The bill aims to make changes to a wide range of items in the ECA. Included in the same notice is a memorandum with the objects and reasoning behind each of the proposed amendments, providing some insight into [...]
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: Consumer Affairs
Posted in : Consumer Affairs, Consumer Protection, ICASA, News
The following is derived from the ICASA Annual Report for the period ending 31 March 2011 Consumer affairs and complaints ICASA handles the resolution of consumer complaints in the sphere of communication services. The following table details the complaints received in the period ending 31 March 2011 Quality of Service complaints QUALITY OF SERVICE Description [...]
ICASA Annual Report: Frequency Issues and Type Approval
The following is derived from the ICASA Annual Report for the period ending 31 March 2011 Radio Frequency Licensing statistics At 31 March 2011 a total of 46 109 frequency licences for various services were held. Number of licences as at 1 April 2010 New Licenses Cancellations Number of licences as at 31 March 2011 [...]
ICASA Annual Report: Legal and the CCC
Posted in : CCC and Litigation, News
Legal and the Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) Legal and the Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) provide support to ICASA in a host of litigation matters, the drafting and review of ICASA regulations and other regulatory documents, as well as providing legal advice and support to the various departments within ICASA. Litigation Matters The [...]
ICASA Annual Report 2010 – 2011
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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 [...]
Draft Policy Directions on high demand spectrum and the exploitation of the digital dividend
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Update 20120201: A notice was published in today’s Government Gazette extending the period for comment to 29 February 2012. This will no doubt require ICASA to push out the dates for the initiation of its process once again. __ The Minister of Communications has published two draft policy directions for public comment. Once finalised the policy [...]
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