Whatever happened to cracking open Telkom’s last mile of copper cables into homes and businesses to rival broadband operators? The industry regulator has gone silent on the issue, leaving industry players wondering whether local-loop unbundling has quietly been shelved
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) will face off with Amatole Telecommunication Services, the Eastern Cape company that trades as Easttel, on 29 May. This follows a raid by Icasa on the operator’s facilities on Wednesday that led to an interruption in voice and Internet services
It appears the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is not going let up in in its effort to tackle companies it believes are not paying their dues for use of radio frequency spectrum. The authority on Wednesday raided the facilities of an Eastern Cape telecommunications operator, just weeks
Mobile operator Cell C has slammed the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), accusing it of being “unable to verify its own information” in relation to the amount of money it owes the regulatory body for its use of radio spectrum. Cell C on Wednesday
TopTV has had not an auspicious start to life. Although it was the only one of five new pay-TV operators licensed five years ago by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa to take on MultiChoice and DStv to actually launch, it was always going to be uphill. The troubled telecaster “celebrated” the end
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published the the long-awaited results of its quality-of-service tests for South Africa’s three largest mobile networks, Vodacom, MTN and Cell C. Their networks were tested in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, and
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is owed more than R500m by companies and government departments related to their use of spectrum and other electronic communication issues, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. According
Soccer boss Jomo Sono is at the centre of an alleged blackmail campaign against communications minister Dina Pule, City Press reported on Sunday. The newspaper alleged Sono’s company, Jomo Sono Investments, was one of 36 companies in the running for a R2,5bn tender to be awarded by Pule’s department
Policy direction remains a stumbling block for telecommunications giants such as MTN and Vodacom in the race to fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) technology. Wireless Business Solutions has a notable head start
Financially distressed pay-television operator TopTV has been given the nod by its regulator to broadcast thee adult content channels. The company may only broadcast the channels — Playboy TV, Desire TV and Private Spice — between 8pm and 5am, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has ruled
