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Spectrum ‘settlement breakthrough’ is near, Icasa says
Icasa said late on Friday that it is nearing a “settlement breakthrough” with telecommunications operators that will allow a planned spectrum auction to proceed.
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Ramaphosa wants mediation over spectrum dispute
The president has encouraged mobile operators, Icasa and the department of communications to engage in mediation to get South Africa’s spectrum auction back on track.
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Sekunjalo’s AEEI tells BT Group: ‘You can’t do this’
African Equity Empowerment Investments, controlled by Iqbal Survé’s Sekunjalo Group, has told Britain BT Group that it can’t exercise a call option to terminate its agreements with the company.
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Ramaphosa slams operators for delaying spectrum auction
President Cyril Ramaphosa hit out at telecommunications companies for bringing legal action against plans to issue more broadband spectrum, urging them to resolve the matter.
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Operators to get emergency spectrum for longer: Icasa
Communications regulator Icasa on Thursday decided to extend the emergency allocation of temporary spectrum under the Covid-19 state of disaster regulations until the end of August.
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SABC heads to commission in fees fight with Sentech
The SABC’s fight with Sentech over tariffs is going from a skirmish to a full-blown public confrontation. The stakes couldn’t be higher – for both sides.
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Icasa licenses 5G spectrum to SMEs, raising hackles
Has communications regulator Icasa just snatched away prime 5G spectrum from under the noses of South Africa’s big mobile operators?
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Digital dividend to be released in phases
The digital dividend will be released to telecommunications operators on a province-by-province basis, communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said in parliament.
Duncan McLeod
If the Post Office wants a monopoly, give it one
The Post Office is mounting a campaign to enforce its monopoly over the delivery of small items. If it gets its way, it will inflict long-lasting damage on South Africa’s fledgling e-commerce industry. By Duncan McLeod.
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The Woan is a ‘Marxian construct’ that will serve ‘no useful purpose’
Government’s plan to create a wholesale open-access network “will serve no useful purpose” and could, in fact, harm consumers – the exact opposite of what it’s meant to achieve, the Free Market Foundation said.