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).
list of individual and class licence holders
[21 July 2026] An updated list of holders of class electronic communications network service (CECNS) and class electronic communications service (CECS) licences was published by ICASA on 17 July 2026. List of Class Licensees 2026 [...]
ICASA
[26 May 2026] The communications regulator provided Parliament wtih an update on some key issues on 15 May 2026. Future Overall Agenda on the use of Spectrum and Market Oversight: Enforcement of Infrastructure Sharing, [...]
policy direction to ICASA on broad-based black economic empowerment
[13 May 2026] ICASA has communicated through a media release that it has written to the Minister to inform him that, after due consideration of the terms of the December 2025 policy direction, it cannot [...]
ICASA inquiry into issuing of new individual service licences
[26 April 2026] ICASA has made copies of written submissions available on its website. Amatole Amazon Leo Cell C ESKOM Eutelsat Global Satellite Operators' Association (GSOA) Globalstar Liquid Telecommunications ISPA Makhaga Inc. Maziv MTN Mzansisat [...]
ICASA administrative fees
[20 March 2026] ICASA has published notice of annual CPI-related increases (3.2%) in respect of the various licensing and type approval services which it offers, effective 1 April 2026. Notice regarding increase of administrative fees [...]
ICASA service licence renewals
[19 February 2026] ICASA has published information about the renewal of individual electronic communications network service (IECNS) and individual electronic communications services (IECS) licences. ICASA Notice on Renewal of IECNS and IECS Licences According [...]