Browsing: Icasa

Socikwa reappointed to Icasa council

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Parliament has reappointed Marcia Socikwa as a councillor at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) for a second term. Socikwa was one of two shortlisted candidates for the position, the other

Icasa to work with consumer commission

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The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) says it wants to work collaboratively with the new National Consumer Commission. The authority’s remarks come after reports suggested it

Please, sir, can we have some more?

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Last week, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) held a workshop to hear the opinions of broadcasters and telecommunications providers on the fate of a chunk of spectrum known as the “digital dividend”

TalkCentral: Episode 32 – ‘Incumbent’

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It’s Friday again, and that means it’s time for the latest episode of TalkCentral, the business technology podcast brought to you by the editors at TechCentral. In this week’s show, we look at former Vodacom Group CEO Alan Knott-Craig’s

Digital dividend lessons from Europe

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With much of Europe already on the road to switching off analogue television broadcasts in favour of digital, countries in the region are already actively looking to auction spectrum in the so-called “digital dividend” spectrum band

Showdown looming over digital dividend

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Telkom and M-Net have set the stage for what could turn into a big battle between broadcasters and telecommunications providers over digital dividend spectrum. The digital dividend is spectrum

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