Browsing: Icasa

No dividend for entrenched mobiles, says Telkom

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Telkom has called on the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to bar telecommunications operators that have already been assigned access to spectrum at 900MHz — they include Vodacom, MTN and Cell C

Vodacom wants spectrum auction postponed

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Vodacom would like the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to delay a long-awaited auction of spectrum in the 2,6GHz band. Vodacom regulatory adviser Mortimer Hope says the spectrum

Icasa consults gov’t over spectrum auction

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The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) is waiting for a meeting with communications minister Roy Padayachie to iron out issues around a planned spectrum auction before proceeding

Telkom vs Neotel: the full correspondence

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Telkom and Neotel are poised to do battle over access to the former’s “last-mile” copper infrastructure. TechCentral publishes the full correspondence between the two operators

Spectrum regulations could be challenged

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The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has reintroduced its stipulation that companies applying for access to radio frequency spectrum must have 30% of their equity in the hands of historically disadvantaged people

ISPs want answers on spectrum auction

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The Internet Service Providers’ Association wants the Independent Communications Authority of SA and the department of communications to inform industry of their progress in finalising the long-awaited spectrum

Harvesting the digital dividend

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When African countries complete their migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television, they will free up a big chunk of valuable radio frequency spectrum that should, if managed properly, take wireless broadband

Clear case for fibre to the home – Stucke

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There is a clear business case for building fibre-to-the-home networks in SA, and more telecommunications companies should be looking at it. That’s the view of Icasa councillor William Stucke

Handset subsidy rules on hold again

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Due to expected changes to the Electronic Communications Act and the implementation of the Consumer Protection Act, proposed regulations governing how telecommunications operators are allowed to handle equipment

MTN, Vodacom in the clear on collusion charges

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The Competition Commission has finally ruled in a case of alleged price fixing by MTN and Vodacom, finding in favour of the two operators. The matter had been under investigation since 2004