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Competition Commission Inquiry into Data Services Market
[19 October 2018] Please see below for presentations made at the public hearings: Alliance for Affordable Internet Amandla Mobi DG Murray Trust Media Monitoring Africa Internet Service Providers Association Right2Know Research ICT Africa Broadband Infraco Cell C ECN Kuziva Muzondo [...]
The Film & Publications Board and online content regulation
[20 October 2018] The Select Committee for Communications and Publications has published a list of amendments which it proposes to the Film and Publications Amendment Bill as received from the Portfolio Committee for Communications, Films and Publications Amendment Bill Select [...]
High-demand radio frequency spectrum
[10 October 2018] ellipsis overview - draft policy directions on the WOAN and spectrum october 2018 ___ [8 October 2018] ICASA has formally withdrawn its “Invitation to apply for a radio frequency spectrum licence to provide mobile broadband wireless access services [...]
Analysis of Tariff Notifications Submitted to ICASA by Network Operators
[16 October 2018] ICASA has published their analysis of tariff notifications submitted to it by network operators for the period 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018. Tariff Report 2018 (Jan - June) ___ [23 March 2018] ICASA has published [...]
Dynamic spectrum management in South Africa
[9 October 2018] ICASA has issued a tender invitation to higher learning and research institutions to submit proposals on the development, implementation, hosting and management of the Reference Geo-Location Spectrum Database (R-GLSD) at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa [...]
End-user and Subscriber Service Charter
[15 September 2018] It is now 100 days since the amendments were meant to come into force. The only reason consumers are still waiting for the relief which these amendments introduce is because ICASA decided to litigate rather than mitigate. [...]
Cybersecurity
[4 October 2018] ICASA has published a discussion document soliciting the views of stakeholders as to whether it should play a role in cybersecurity, with specific reference to: Private sector cooperation and industry regulation Capacity building Research and development, and Regulation [...]
ICASA review of Number Portability Regulations
[3 October 2018] ICASA has published a new set of regulations and an accompanying reasons document. Number Portability Regulations 2018 Number Portability Regulations 2018 Reasons Document These regulations replace those published on 28 March 2018. ICASA cites an error in [...]
Digital sound broadcasting services
[1 October 2018] The Minister of Communications has issued a policy directive on the introduction of Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) in South Africa. Interested parties are invited to provide written comments on the directive for the attention of: Mr. Wonder [...]
ICT sector data collection
[28 September 2018] ICASA has initiated the process for collecting the data for the 2018 State of the ICT Sector Report, which will cover the period 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018. The timelines involved are as follows: [...]
