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Community Broadcasting
[13 November 2019] ICASA has issued an invitation to pre-register for community sound broadcasting service and radio frequency spectrum licences. The process will have two phases: Phase 1: Consideration of the applications for pre-registration of a Community Sound Broadcasting Service [...]
Roadmap for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) in South Africa
[4 November 2019] ICASA has published an updated IMT Roadmap, 2019, which replaces the version published on 29 March 2019. International Mobile Telecommunications Roadmap 2019 (November 2019) Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap, 2019 ___ [29 March [...]
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013
[2 November 2019]The Information Regulator has published Guidelines to Develop Codes of Conduct in terms of Chapter 7 of POPI and will hold a consultation with industry on 6 November 2019 at the Midrand Conference Centre. The Guidelines are required [...]
High-demand radio frequency spectrum
[2 November 2019] ICASA has published its memorandum setting out its plans for the upcoming process to licence the WOAN and assign high demand spectrum to industry. Information Memorandum on IMT Assignment Process (1 November 2019) ICASA is ready [...]
Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations 2015
[31 October 2019] ICASA has published amendments to the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 2015, amending Regulation 7, paragraph (d), of sub-regulation (3) as follows: "(d) has less than 30% (thirty percent) equity ownership by Historically Disadvantaged Persons (HDP) or is [...]
Rights of licensees to deploy electronic communications networks
[7 October 2019] The City of Tshwane has published a draft micro-trenching policy for public comment. CoT Draft Micro-trenching policy V1.3 (2) Comments should be sent by email to deonvi@tshwane.gov.za by no later than 16h00 on 15 October 2019. This [...]
ICASA Consumer Advisory Panel
[6 October 2019] ICASA has published final Consumer Advisory Panel Amendment Regulations 2019 to amend the Consumer Advisory Panel Regulations 2017: Consumer Advisory Panel Amendment Regulations 2019 The amendment serves to remove the requirement that the chair of the Panel [...]
The Film & Publications Board and online content regulation
[4 October 2019] The President has signed the Films and Publications Amendment Act 11 of 2019 into law, although it will only come into force on a future date to be proclaimed in the Government Gazette. Films and Publications Amendment [...]
ITU Questionnaires
[27 September 2019] ICASA has released the International Telecommunications Union’s Long Questionnaire on telecommunications / ICT indicators for 2018. The Long Questionnaire consists of 14 sections and 69 indicators and covers the period from January 2018 to December 2018. Licensees [...]
ICT sector data collection
[27 September 2019] ICASA has initiated the process for collecting the data for the 2019 State of the ICT Sector Report, which will cover the period 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019. The timelines involved are as follows: [...]
