I must admit I’m a little surprised by Telkom’s call this week at a high-stakes government workshop for all unassigned broadband spectrum to be allocated to a single wholesale network provider. I’m surprised because Sipho Maseko
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Communications regulator Icasa on Tuesday blasted various aspects of government’s Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, warning, among other things, that the draft legislation falls foul of the
Cost of data is an emotive subject. This is a critically important week for all users. Media and consumers should take note. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa is attempting to interfere with data bundles and
Parliment’s porfolio committee on communications resolved on Wednesday to remove Independent Communications Authority of South Africa chairman Rubben Mohlologa after he was found guilty of fraud
South Africa’s slow Internet connections and high data costs have been criticised by most industry participants — including government, large companies and consumers. The ICT policy white paper, published
If President Cyril Ramaphosa is serious about preparing South Africa for the so-called “fourth industrial revolution”, he would be well advised to scrap the plan to create a “monopoly” wholesale open-access network
Government’s Electronic Communications Amendment Bill is unconstitutional, will create a new infrastructure monopoly in the form of a proposed wholesale open-access network and will ultimately be detrimental
Telkom wants a drastically different approach to future spectrum allocation than its bigger rivals, MTN and Vodacom, arguing in a submission to government that all unassigned high-demand spectrum
The Electronic Communications Amendment Bill must be withdrawn because, among other things, government’s plan to create a single wireless open-access network is a “high-risk intervention that South Africa cannot
MultiChoice admitted on Wednesday that “mistakes” were made in contractual negotiations with the formerly Gupta-owned 24-news channel ANN7 and that the agreement will be terminated when the deal expires in August 2018. The channel