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Posted by LA Thornton on Monday, January 6, 2020,
The Minister of Communications announced several new initiatives and provided updates on others, in support of its readiness to lead the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) in South Africa.
1. The appointment (and later withdrawal) of an administrator (of a repurposed universal service agency) to implement digital migration, and repurposing the universal service fund to a 4IR fund
2. The appointment of an administrator (of a new technology company) to oversee government IT spend
3. The pending...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Wednesday, July 31, 2019,
The Minister of Communications, on 26 July 2019, published policy on high demand spectrum and a policy direction issued to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) for the licensing of a wireless open access network.
The spectrum policy provides for preferential treatment for assignment of spectrum to WOAN in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 2600 MHz bands. The assignment of high demand spectrum to others must meet certain conditions, including that the other licensee must pr...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Monday, December 8, 2014,
On December 2 2014, the President published a proclamation re-assigning the administration of powers and functions of the ICASA Act and EC Act to the now separate Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services.
This new attempt to unscramble the egg is a far better attempt than the
original notice. However, difficulties remain.
ICASA ActThe MoC has the authority in terms of section 14A of the ICASA Act to approve the appointment of experts by ICASA (in cert...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Tuesday, November 18, 2014,
On 14 November 2014, the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services published the 299 page
National Integrated ICT Policy Discussion Paper. Comments are due by 15 January 2015.
The paper covers a wide range of issues. Below is the outline of the Paper presented in its introductory chapter.
Key Principles and Approaches - identifies key principles and issues that affect all ICT related sectors, including core regulatory principles, green ICT policies and approaches to ensuring an open ...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Friday, July 18, 2014,
On 25 May 2014, the President established the new Ministries of Telecommunications and Postal Services and Communications.
The
Communications Ministry is, according to the President's media statement, to be responsible for communication policy and
strategy, information dissemination and publicity, and branding SA
abroad, and "will be formed out of" ICASA, the SABC, GCIS, Brand SA and the MDDA.
On 26 June 2014, the President announced the establishment of the following ministerial cluste...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Thursday, May 29, 2014,
The President announced, on 25 May 2014, the establishment of the Minstry of Telecommunications and Postal Services and the new Communications Ministry to be responsible for communication policy and strategy, information dissemination and publicity, and branding SA abroad.
Dr Siyabonga Cwele is the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services and Ms Hlengiwe Mkhize the Deputy Minister.
Ms Faith Muthambi is the Minister of Communications and Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams the Deputy Minister...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Wednesday, April 9, 2014,
The President has signed into law the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Amendment Act, 2013 and the Electronic Communications (EC) Amendment Act, 2013, both on 7 April 2014. The ICASA Amendment Act will come into force on a date to be set by the President and the EC Amendment Act on a date or dates to be set by the Minister of Communications.
Many of the amendments appear to be intended to clear up procedural difficulties in the primary legislation, which has
hamper...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Tuesday, November 27, 2012,
The DoC has published the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill, 2012. Comments are due
10 January 2013.
The Bill proposes a number of changes, including the following.
*It creates a new Complaints and Compliance Commission, separate from ICASA, and appointed by the Minister. The Commission will hear all complaints between licensees and licensees and ICASA.
*Where before ICASA had to only consider policy directions issued by the Minister, the Bill proposes tha...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Tuesday, April 27, 2010,
The Minister of Communications, General Siphiwe Nyanda, delivered his budget speech on 20 April 2010, indicating that the
Broadband Policy has been finalised (but not yet published) and promising the introduction of an
ICASA Amendment Bill, the
Public Service Broadcasting Bill and an
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill.
The Minister thanked Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom for cooperating in reducing communications costs (by reducing too high call termination fees), and exhorted ICASA to...
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Posted by LA Thornton on Tuesday, May 12, 2009,
Lisa Thornton Inc welcomes the new Minister of Communications, Mr Siphiwe Nyanda and the new Deputy Minister, Dina Pule.
The ANC's main election promise was to provide services to those that had up to now, been left out, including education, health care and housing. Electronic communications is increasingly being seen as an essential service, much like water and electricity. Although South Africa has not succeeded in providing universal service to electronic communications, the opportunity...
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