Icasa licensing explained
WhichVoIP has issued a press statement to explain how Icasa’s licensing regime works
WhichVoIP has issued a press statement to explain how Icasa’s licensing regime works
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Icasa licenses explained
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Fulcrum29
Honorary Master
Good, the problem however is communicating this to entities whom do not even consider getting licensed and then wet their panties when ICASA comes down on them.
deweyzeph
Honorary Master
So does that mean that say, for example, you rent a server or 2 from Hetzner or Afrihost and you sell web hosting and email hosting from those servers to a few clients that you require an ICASA licence to do so? If so that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.
Fulcrum29
Honorary Master
In relation with your example:
1. Do you own or deployed the infrastructure.
2. Reselling?
deweyzeph
Honorary Master
No, Hetzner or Afrihost would own the infrastructure and the servers. My example describes a situation where you rent a dedicated server or VPS from these sorts of companies, and then resell the services on these servers to your own clients. Do you then require an ICASA licence to do so? The article mentions requiring a licence to sell email services, for example.
Fulcrum29
Honorary Master
No, the actual provider is the ECNS / ECS licence holder, they deliver the service which you sell to your customer.
This could be risky if one considers the possible penalties in the ICASA Amendment Act for providing unlicensed services (10% of annual turnover per day of contravention).
Does anyone know how the licensing requirements for an ECSL ties in with licence exemption offered to resellers (as per Gazette 31289)? When does a reseller need an ECSL?
ICASA and the state need to properly cater for small businesses under SA Companies Act -
www.businessinsider.co.za
by establishing an Small Business R 45 million pa OR Micro Business category R 7.5 million pa that should be EXEMPT from onerous red tape & most of the compliance required from large multi-nationals ( who have the resources to operate compliance departments ).
There is a need for proper support from ICASA for new entrants or for long-standing SME's such as small family businesses who have been delivering services in under-served areas for many years. This exemption category is specified in the Companies ACT and ICASA should not be allowed to deviate from its provisions.
The cost of license should be affordable and reasonable, so as to avoid adding further cost to licensees who already have to invest in all the infrastructure. Why penalize the goose that lays the golden egg in areas that are under-served by the large multinational companies ?
The value of a license held should be determined by the track record and reputation of that entity - and NOT be set by the state - such as is the case where a simple change of name is said to cost R 400,000 from ICASA - which extortion for no effort expended by ICASA should be illegal.
The simple fact is that the licensed company has to invest in & commit itself to building a network with maintenance capabilities and trained staff - to conduct their business in delivering services to end users - at their own cost and risk. The state has no business stealing this value for itself by over-pricing licensing or changes of name of licensees - especially in the Exempt Small Business sector.
Many believe that BBBEE provisions have run their course and have cause more harm than good. These can not be imposed on small white-owned and family firms in the exempt category.
If BBBEE and extreme compliance is imposed on SME's, it will push people with the required skills and expertise out of the SA communications sector.
The definitions of micro, small, and medium businesses have just been radically overhauled – here’s how | Business Insider
"Very small enterprises" have disappeared entirely, as have asset-value ceilings. And companies with turnover of up to R220 million can now qualify as medium-sized, in the first major overhaul of definitions for what makes SMMEs since 2003.
www.businessinsider.co.za
by establishing an Small Business R 45 million pa OR Micro Business category R 7.5 million pa that should be EXEMPT from onerous red tape & most of the compliance required from large multi-nationals ( who have the resources to operate compliance departments ).
There is a need for proper support from ICASA for new entrants or for long-standing SME's such as small family businesses who have been delivering services in under-served areas for many years. This exemption category is specified in the Companies ACT and ICASA should not be allowed to deviate from its provisions.
The cost of license should be affordable and reasonable, so as to avoid adding further cost to licensees who already have to invest in all the infrastructure. Why penalize the goose that lays the golden egg in areas that are under-served by the large multinational companies ?
The value of a license held should be determined by the track record and reputation of that entity - and NOT be set by the state - such as is the case where a simple change of name is said to cost R 400,000 from ICASA - which extortion for no effort expended by ICASA should be illegal.
The simple fact is that the licensed company has to invest in & commit itself to building a network with maintenance capabilities and trained staff - to conduct their business in delivering services to end users - at their own cost and risk. The state has no business stealing this value for itself by over-pricing licensing or changes of name of licensees - especially in the Exempt Small Business sector.
Many believe that BBBEE provisions have run their course and have cause more harm than good. These can not be imposed on small white-owned and family firms in the exempt category.
If BBBEE and extreme compliance is imposed on SME's, it will push people with the required skills and expertise out of the SA communications sector.
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