Broadband Infraco report 'misleading'

The newspaper reported that Cabinet was forcing the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to grant a second licence to  Broadband Infraco.

Business Day also reported that Icasa had last week refused to issue an electronic communication services licence to Broadband Infraco to enable it to provide internet and other data services.

“I wish to clarify that this is not an accurate reflection of what was contained in the Cabinet statement,” spokesman for Government Communications Themba Maseko said.

The statement issued on Thursday April 22, stated unequivocally that Cabinet had approved the amendment of the policy direction to Icasa to establish a licensing framework for Broadband Infraco, he said. 

The original policy direction to Icasa had been issued in terms of section 4(1) of the Broadband Infraco Act instead of section 3(10) (A) of the Electronic Communications Act (36 of 2005). 

“The direction will enable Icasa to accept and consider Broadband Infraco’s licensing application to provide electronic communications network services,” Maseko said. 

“In response to a question, I stated categorically that this was  a technical correction to ensure that the direction that had been issued to Icasa previously was issued in terms of the correct legislation,” he said.

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