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Numbering Plan Regulations 2016
[23 March 2022] ICASA has given notice of its intention to amend the Numbering Plan Regulations, 2016. Draft Amendments to the Numbering Plan Regulations March 2022 Written representations on the draft Regulations must be submitted by no later than 11 [...]
Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN)
[11 March 2022] The Minister of Communications has published draft policy amendments for comment which effectively mean the abandonment of the wireless open access network (WOAN) as a policy intervention. Draft Amendment of Policy on High Demand Spectrum and [...]
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act 2019
[13 March 2022] The President has proclaimed the commencement of certain sections of the Act, determining 30 April 2022 as the date on which sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(1)(b), 7(3), 7(4), 7(5), 8, 9(1), 9(2), 12, 14(5), [...]
ITU Questionnaires
[8 March 2022] ICASA has released the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Short Questionnaire 2021. The Short Questionnaire consists of 14 indicators and covers the period from January 2021 to December 2021. Both licensees and resellers are required to complete and [...]
Rights of licensees to deploy electronic communications networks
[6 March 2022] The High Court in Grahamstown has again confirmed the limited nature of the rights of electronic communications network service (ECNS) licensees to enter onto public or private land to deploy electronic communications infrastructure without the consent of [...]
South Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
[6 March 2022] The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies updated Parliament on progress with the PC4IR Strategic Implementation Plan on 1 March 2022. Progress update on PC4IR Strategic Implementation Plan (Feb 2022) ___ [8 January 2021] Reflecting on her [...]
The Film & Publication Board and online content regulation
[9 May 2022] The Film and Publication Board updated Parliament on its progress in implementing the provisions of the amended Films and Publications Act on 3 May 2022. FPB 2022-2023 APP Presentation __ [1 March 2022] The President of South [...]
Competition Commission Inquiry into Online Intermediation Platforms
[12 February 2022] The Commission has published an updated and more detailed scheduled of its planned steps towards the conclusion of the Online Intermediary Platform Market Inquiry (OIPMI). Adjusted Administrative Timetable 2022 __ [7 December 2021] The Commission has published [...]
Audio and audiovisual content policy
[12 February 2022] The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies will host an online colloquium on the "Draft White Paper on Audio and Audio Visual Content Policy Framework: A new vison for South Africa" on Wednesday 16 February 2022. Colloquium [...]
ICASA review of Number Portability Regulations
[3 January 2022] ICASA has published an amended Ordering System Specification for number portability. Amendments to the Ordering System Specifications for Geographic, Non-Geographic and Mobile Number Portability, 2021 Reasons Document for Amendments to the Ordering System Specifications 2021 The amended [...]
