Fibre to the home obstacle in SA: uncertainty
Some industry players have said that regulatory uncertainty is restricting their investment in fibre to the home networks in South Africa
Cost model adopted for call termination rates
Icasa has announced it has adopted the Long-Run Incremental Cost Plus (LRIC+) as the cost standard for mobile and fixed wholesale voice call termination
TV porn judgement reserved
The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgement on whether the decision to license three porn pay channels should be reviewed
Icasa was not deceived about TV porn: ODM
The Independent Communications Authority of SA was never deceived about the type of content that would be shown on StarSat’s porn pay channels
TV porn case back in court
An application by the Justice Alliance of SA to overrule the decision by Icasa to allow the broadcasting of three pornographic channels on TV after 8pm will resume in the Western Cape High Court
Parliament must decide on porn: lawyer
It is up to Parliament to make sure all rights are balanced in considering issues around pornography, the Western Cape High Court heard
TV porn is not illegal: Icasa
The Independent Communications Authority of SA said it did not find anything in law to stop it from authorising the broadcast of adult pornography on pay channels
South Africans knew about porn on TV
Members of the public were sufficiently advised that On Digital Media was applying for three pornographic channels
Icasa do not understand “dangers” of TV porn
The decision to launch three porn pay channels on local television is about money, non-profit organisation Doctors for Life has told the Western Cape High
SA porn channels on StarSat challenged
The Justice Alliance of SA has filed papers in the High Court in Cape Town to challenge Icasa’s decision to allow three pornographic channels to be broadcast on TV
Icasa reviews SA’s TV, radio content
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) is reviewing the country’s content regulations for television and radio
We want transparent prices: Cwele
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Siyabonga Cwele, says that consumers must have a clear understanding of the true costs of the services they pay for
Are you proud to be South African?
Communications minister Faith Muthambi says that most South Africans believe the country is competitive, innovative, and capable of achieving greatness
Don’t fall for Icasa’s changing LLU story
The local loop unbundling story in South Africa shows exactly why many people say the regulator is useless and toothless
Im trying to help a friend and they say that, their phone is locked on a certain network (Vodacom) dont know the type of phone, but it doesnt work with any other providers, and I found this site that says that ICASA banned sim locking? http://www.cellular-news.com/story/31939.php
So is it...
ICASA hits back at network quality report criticism
ICASA argues that a MyBroadband article about its network quality report “is bias, lacked facts and misleading the public”
What is Icasa hiding about its network quality reports
Icasa confirmed that it messed up in its recent quality of service reports, but it did not reveal the full extent of is misinformation
Icasa fixes Quality of Service report: Vodacom, MTN better, Cell C worse
Icasa has released a correction to its Western Cape Quality Of Service Report, which shows that Vodacom and MTN did better than previously stated