ellipsis

  1. Jan

    "Internet Censorship Bill" regulations put into operation - including section for ISPs

    South Africa's Internet censorship rules for all online content — including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has published amended Films and Publications regulations that set out new rules governing online content distribution in South Africa. The...
  2. E

    Request for information from SMMEs in the ICT sector

    The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services has gazetted a notice requesting information on ICT SMMEs for the purpose of developing and promoting SMMEs in the ICT sector. Responses must be submitted by 29 August 2014 to: The Director-General, Department of Telecommunications and...
  3. jes

    Frequency spectrum trading on the cards for SA

    Frequency spectrum trading on the cards for SA The latest draft ammendments to the the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill include a move to allow spectrum trading.
  4. E

    ICASA Amendment Bill 2013

    The Department of Communications has introduced the ICASA Amendment Bill 2013 into Parliament. According to the explanatory memorandum accompanying the Bill the amendments are “underpinned by the need for some institutional improvements to— strengthen the Independent Communications Authority...
  5. E

    Electronic Communications Amendment Bill 2013

    The Department of Communications has introduced the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill 2013 into Parliament. This is much watered down from the previous version released by the Department for public comment last year. If anyone is interested.... Overview of the Electronic...
  6. QuintonB

    Pule has most to lose in SOE repositioning

    Pule could lose out The communications minister stands to lose most in a potential repositioning of some of SA’s most significant parastatals under public enterprises.
  7. QuintonB

    LTE has "no real substance to it", says expert

    LTE “a bit of a luxury” LTE or 4G is really a marketing term at this stage, says Ellipsis’s telecoms expert Dominic Cull
  8. jes

    You are promised lots and lots of ICT rights

    You are promised lots and lots of ICT rights The Department of Communications has released its ICT Policy Review Framimg Paper April 2013
  9. E

    New Broadband Policy for SA - comments by 15 May 2013

    The Department of Communications has published a draft of a new broadband policy for South Africa. Details at http://www.ellipsis.co.za/national-broadband-policy/ Vision: To ensure universal access to reliable, affordable and secure broadband infrastructure and services by 2020 and...
  10. E

    IPTV & VoD SA licensing requirements

    have seen a few threads about proposed IPTV services so below is a summary of the current licensing / regulatory position as set out by ICASA in its Position Paper in relation to Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and Video on Demand (VOD) Services . Summary IPTV services which fall...
  11. QuintonB

    ICASA bares its teeth

    Has ICASA grown a spine? South Africa’s regulator has been flexing its muscles in rulings involving telcos and broadcasters
  12. jes

    Consumers to ICASA LLU committee: 'Give us Naked ADSL now'

    Consumers to ICASA LLU committee: 'Give us Naked ADSL now' Consumers ask ICASA to implement all four forms of local loop unbundling, and argue that naked ADSL should be made available immediately
  13. rpm

    Deal with unlicensed wireless providers, ICASA told

    Deal with unlicensed broadband providers, ICASA told The Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) calls on ICASA to deal with unlicensed telecoms providers
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