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National Infrastructure Plan 2050
[14 September 2021] The deadline for comments on the draft National Infrastructure Plan 2050 has been extended to 1 October 2021 (previously 17 September 2021). Infrastructure Development Act: National Infrastructure Plan 2050: Extension of date for comments ___ [11 August [...]
ITU Questionnaires
[6 September 2021] ICASA has released the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Long Questionnaire 2021. The Long Questionnaire consists of 14 sections and covers the period from January 2020 to December 2020. Licensees are required to submit their responses by 24 [...]
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
[3 September 2021] The Department is establishing a multi-stakeholder working group on strategies to address mis- and/or dis-information and mal-information in South Africa Terms of Reference __ [4 August 2021] The Department is publishing a newsletter - Bytes.za - containing information [...]
MeerKAT & SKA
Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act - Promulgation - Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas ICASA Media Release on the potential impact of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 on existing and future frequency spectrum licensees (September 2010) Declaration of Areas to be [...]
ICT and Digital Economic Masterplan for South Africa
[31 August 2021] The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has published a request for proposals for a service provider to facilitate the “development of the Digital Economy Masterplan indicators, baseline against which change can be measured over the next [...]
Competition Commission Inquiry into Online Intermediation Platforms
[29 August 2021] The Commission has published a Further Statement of Issues, developed on the back of input received in response to its first Statement of Issues. OIPMI Further Statement of Issues (August 2021) Written submissions to this Further Statement [...]
ICASA 5G Forum
[25 July 2021] ICASA have published a useful annual report providing an analysis and evaluation of the current status, readiness, and prospects for 5G in South Africa. ICASA 2021 5G Annual Report: The State of 5G in South Africa - [...]
Data and Cloud Policy for South Africa
[23 July 2021] The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is considering submissions received on the proposed policy and well as input received at a colloquium held online on 18 June 2021. The Deputy Minister in her Budget Speech noted [...]
ICASA inquiry into mobile broadband services competition
[21 July 2021] Public hearings on the Draft Mobile Broadband Services Regulations 2021 will be held on 12 and 13 August 2021 Day 1: 12 August 2021 08:50 – 09:00 Opening address 09:00 – 09:30 Presentation by Telkom 09:30 [...]
National State of Disaster due to COVID-19 – South African Telecommunications Sector
Telecoms-specific content | Telecoms-specific regulations | Documents and processes needed to provide essential services | General regulations | ICASA and other organisations | Miscellaneous links | Ongoing updates [...]
