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