Licensing
At the core of the Electronic Communications Act is a regime for the licensing of electronic communications services (ECS), electronic communications network services (ECNS), radio frequency spectrum and equipment (type approval).
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 [...]
ICASA
[5 July 2019] ICASA presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) for the period 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2019 to the Portfolio Committee for Communications on 3 July 2019. ICASA Presentation APP 2019-20FY 3 [...]
ICTs for people with disabilities
[12 April 2019] ICASA will be holding a two-day workshop on the Draft Code for Persons with Disabilities, inviting interested stakeholders who have been involved in the consultation process around the first, second and third [...]
Ownership and Control of Service Licences
[9 May 2019] The Minister of Trade and Industry has published a notice designating and granting “final approval for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Facilitator Status to the Government of South Africa represented by the Office [...]
End-user and Subscriber Service Charter
[3 March 2019] ICASA has delayed the implementation date for certain regulations relating to an option to opt-out of notification for depletion of voice, SMS and data services and the out-of-bundle usage requirements as per [...]
Amendment of licensing regulations
[12 December 2018] ICASA has published amendments to these 2010 Regulations which have the effect of exempting state-owned enterprises from having to comply with the requirement that they have 30% HDI ownership when applying to renew [...]