ICASA awards provisional radio frequency spectrum assignment to qualifying licensee under the new ICT COVID019 National State of Disaster Regulations - 29/11/2021
ICASA
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has concluded its analysis of applications for provisional assignment of radio frequency spectrum under the new ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations, 2021, and resolved to grant licences to six (6) electronic communications network operators. The licences are valid for a period of seven (7) months, commen (...)

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ICASA invites applications for the provisional assignment of Radio Frequency Spectrum - 10/11/2021
ICASA
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has resolved to invite applications from infrastructure-based mobile network operators for provisional assignment of radio frequency spectrum under the new ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations, 2021. In this regard, ICASA has decided to make available the following International Mobile Telecommunications (...)

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Three months grace period to allow licensees to wind down their use of temporary radio frequency spectrum - 01/09/2021
ICASA
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa
The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has resolved that the temporary radio frequency spectrum assigned to licensees will now have to be returned to the Authority by no later 30 November 2021. The temporary radio frequency spectrum was first assigned by means of an expedited ITA during April 2020 on the initial declaration of the National St (...)

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ICASA EXTENDS TEMPORARY RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ASSIGNMENTS FOR LICENSEES - 26/03/2021
ICASA
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa
The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ( ICASA/the Authority) has resolved to review the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) COVID-19 National Disaster Regulations (The Regulations) and extend the temporary radio frequency spectrum assignments issued to licensees for another two months (from 1 April 2021 to 31 May 2021). The temporary release of high d (...)

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New Revenue Streams for Local Government - 11/12/2020
COMBTEK
TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Africa | South Africa
The need for Municipalities to come up with New Revenue Streams is well documented and acknowledged by Local Government. UN HABITAT, in its current document entitled THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2023 UN HABITAT cites the need for Local Government to come up with new Revenue Streams given the inadequacy of existing revenues in providing Basic Services to Citizens. COMBTEK has conceptualized solutions to (...)

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FEES FOR THE EXTENDED USE OF THE TEMPORARY RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM - 27/11/2020
ICASA
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa
In light of the fact that the auctioning of the high demand spectrum will occur in March 2021, the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/Authority) has approved the amendment of the ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations in order to extend the validity period of the temporary assignment of radio frequency spectrum (“temporary spectrum”) to no later (...)

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