Pakamile Pongwana has resigned as CEO of communications regulator Icasa. This is after Pongwana was placed on “precautionary suspension” on…
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There is little argument that when communications regulator Icasa cut mobile call termination rates – the per-minute charges operators levy on each other to carry calls between their networks – there was
Icasa’s move to regulate what it terms “out-of-bundle billing practices” and “expiry of data practices” is years overdue. The regulator wants to get rid of the typical 30-day expiry period for mobile data bundles, which has been a
The GSMA has blasted the wholesale open-access network model favoured by the South African government for the mobile industry, saying network competition has a proven track record in delivering
Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom have all responded to communications regulator Icasa’s plan to force networks to change the way they expire users’ data, saying they will work with the regulator as it goes
Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that, if implemented in final form, will prevent telecommunications operators from expiring users’ data for up to 24 months. The regulations could have a huge impact
The CSIR has been appointed to conduct a high-stakes audit to determine how much radio frequency spectrum should be reserved for government’s planned wholesale open-access network. Government
The Internet Service Providers’ Association, an organisation that represents most of South Africa’s ISPs, has accused communications regulator Icasa of “dithering” over intervening in the mobile market to bring down data prices
The council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has placed its CEO, Pakamile Pongwana, on “precautionary suspension”, it said in a statement on Thursday afternoon. Pongwana, who has been CEO of the broadcasting
Communications regulator Icasa warned on Wednesday that it is considering cancelling four licences issued to telecommunications companies because it has been unable to make contact with them. It said in a statement that it is “considering