A new research study has found that SA has some of the least affordable prepaid mobile tariffs on the continent and is falling behind many of its neighbours because of high wholesale call rates between operators. The findings are contained in a Research ICT Africa policy brief, with research conducted over the past year
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Telkom has agreed to cut the cost of IP Connect, the product Internet service providers have to purchase to get access to Telkom’s fixed-line broadband network, by 30% from Sunday, 1 April, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) said on Friday. ISPs have long complained about the high cost of IP Connect, saying it is one of the
The Independent Communications Authority of SA has been lauded by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) for its new regulatory framework governing the licence fees for radio frequency spectrum, which comes into force on 1 April. Ispa regulatory affairs director
Craig Wilson’s opinion piece (“How Icasa has failed us”), in which he reflects on Icasa’s decision to refuse TopTV’s application for authorisation to broadcast three additional channels that will carry adult content is so extreme in its attack on Icasa that it warrants a response. The underlying thrust of Wilson’s argument
So, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has decided to reject TopTV parent company On Demand Media’s request for permission to air three “adult” channels on its satellite pay-TV platform. In doing so, the regulator hasn’t only overstepped the mark in terms of the degree to which it should be able to interfere
MTN SA has told the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) that a second digital migration may be necessary once the move from analogue to digital television broadcasting has been completed because of the fragmentation of the spectrum that will be freed up when analogue signals are turned off
The rights of women to equality and human dignity trumped TopTV’s right to freedom of expression. This is one of the main reasons the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) decided not to allow TopTV to launch adult-orientated channels on its satellite pay-TV platform. Icasa finally published its
Telkom could pay as much as R885m/year more in spectrum licence fees if new proposals by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) are adopted. Under Icasa’s proposed new fee structure, Telkom and other bulk users of spectrum — they include Transnet, Eskom, the SA National Defence Force and
The Independent Communications Authority of SA’s (Icasa’s) proposals for licensing high-demand broadband spectrum are “fundamentally out of line with international best practice”, the GSM Association (GSMA) has warned in a submission to the authority. The GSMA is a powerful industry lobby group
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has decided to postpone the licensing of “high-demand spectrum” in the coveted 800MHz and 2,6GHz radio frequency bands “until further notice” to ensure a forthcoming policy direction from communications minister Dina Pule is taken into