Draft Code of Conduct on the sale, lease rental or subsidisation of subscriber equipment
Update: Public hearings into the Draft Code of Conduct will be held on 14 April 2010.
Public hearings – Subscriber Equipment Code of Conduct
Below are links to the various submissions received by ICASA:
Altech
Cell C
ECN Telecoms
ISPA
MTN
MWEB
Nashua Mobile
Neotel
Telkom
Vodacom
Essentially this is intended to replace the withdrawn Handset Subsidy Regulations (although it is not a straight swap – especially insofar as we are now not only dealing with handsets). It is consumer protection regulation intended to prescribe a code of conduct and minimum standards relating to sale, lease, rental or subsidisation of subscriber equipment.
Comment required within 30 days of publication – 27 January 2010.
Draft Code of Conduct on the Sale Lease Rental or Subsidisation of Subscriber
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