Communications minister Dina Pule has outlined her department’s top five priorities and, surprisingly, the allocation of radio frequency spectrum is not among them. The minister outlined the priorities in a presentation to parliament on Wednesday in which she outlined the department
News last week that the Competition Commission is in early-stage talks with Telkom with a view to possibly reaching a settlement ahead of the tribunal hearings should be welcomed if the outcome benefits consumers. The tribunal hearings relate to a broad complaint brought by industry players against
Financially distressed pay-television broadcaster On Digital Media (ODM), owner of TopTV, has set out a case to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in which it has argued that it should be allowed to broadcast X-rated content on its bouquet of satellite channels
An application by TopTV to broadcast three pornography channels will be heard by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa…
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has warned that using imported or otherwise uncertified cordless telephones can seriously affect mobile coverage. Moreover, using them is a criminal offence and the authority intends clamping down on those flouting
Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub has cautioned the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) against rushing into further cuts in wholesale call termination rates before a “proper study” has been conducted to determine an appropriate level
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is facing a legal challenge from GauTV, a prospective broadcaster it denied an operating licence in 2012. Mzansi Community Satellite, trading as
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) wants to become the first port of call for anyone looking for information on South Africa’s information and communication technology sector. It hopes that making this information
MTN is joining South Africa’s escalating prepaid price war, taking an axe to its One Rate plan, cutting prices from R1,75/minute to R1,20/minute, or 2c/second, on per-second billing to all networks day or night. The new tariff, which will
Mobile operator Cell C is allegedly giving Blue Label Telecoms-owned wireless application service providers (Wasps) preferential rates and services when they use its network, a move that has angered rival service providers. BulkSMS MD Pieter Streicher says the
