Battle rages over bid to fix Icasa
Although everyone agrees the telecoms regulator is not working, they cannot agree on the solution, writes Lloyd Gedye
You were saying? The year in dumb quotes
This year had a few cases of foot in mouth syndrome, with politicians, analysts and CEOs saying things which they may have regretted
Telkom Mangaung mess waiting says analyst Chris Hart
Chris Hart says that the ANC’s policy makers will ensure that Telkom will be “hitched to an ox wagon”
ICT Policy Review Panel boasts big names
Minister of Communications Dina Pule has announced 22 panelists for the DoC’s ICT Policy Review panelDepartment of Communications, Dina Pule, Headline, ICT policy
R90 per month for 20 to 40 TV channels
Naspers chief executive, Koos Bekker, provides details about their digital terrestrial television offering, GoTV.
DA calls out Usaasa over Christmas party spending
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa), which reports to the Department of Communications, plans to spend R1,408 per person on a Christmas function
Broadband in SA let down by private sector: DoC advisor
The technical advisor to the Minister of Communications says government isn’t trying to be a player in the telecommunications space.
Still more broadband discussions and no action from the DoC
Communications Minister is planning another workshop – this time to discuss the planned broadband policy
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broadband infraco
broadband pricing
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dinapule
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fibre to the home
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headline
karel pienaar
long term evolution
lte
pieter uys
puleng sejanamane
sacf
shameel joosub
south african communications forum
telkom
DoC sets new analogue TV signal switch-off deadline
Non-satellite TV viewers will have about a year to buy digital terrestrial TV equipment if the DoC has its way
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digital migration
digital terrestrial television
dinapule
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headline
icasa
independent communications authority of south africa
long term evolution
lte
set-top box
stb
digital terrestrial television
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dtt
dual illumination period
dvb-t2
e.tv
roy kruger
select committee for labour and public enterprises
set-top box
ska
square kilometre array
stb
cassius nkosi
city of ekurhuleni
department of communications
dinapule
icasa
independent communications authority of south africa
long term evolution
lte
minister of communications
themba phiri
Community radio not serving people: Pule
Communications Minister Dina Pule has said that community radio in South Africa is not serving its purpose of serving the people
Long road for digital TV in South Africa
There is still much to be done before South Africa can begin its migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, according to E-TV
E-TV takes Comms Minister to high court
Free-to-air broadcaster E-TV to fight Dina Pule’s instruction that Sentech assume responsibility for South Africa’s digital TV set-top box control system
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department of communications
dinapule
doc
e.tv
icasa
independent communications authority of south africa
nagravision
sabc
sentech
stb
stb control
Public protector proceeding with Pule investigation
The Public Protector is to investigate a possible conflict of interest of communications minister Dina Pule in the ICT Indaba.