Mobile TV Consortium takes on Icasa
The Mobile TV Consortium (Mobile TV) today announced that it has referred the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to the Public Protector’s Johannesburg office.
This follows an allegation that Icasa had allowed MultiChoice to submit an application for a mobile television broadcasting license, despite the pay television operator submitting a late application.
Mobile TV Consortium Chairman, Mothobi Mutloatse, said: “There is a serious and fundamental issue regarding due process and fairness. If MultiChoice was late with its submission there can be no special favours, especially since MultiChoice opposed an urgent interdict against Icasa’s proposed timelines for the Invitation to Apply (ITA) for the license.”
According to the The Mobile TV Consortium Icasa has failed to respond to a formal request from them about the application process and specifically disclosure around what submissions had been received and accepted by Icasa.
“Instead the regulator has asked Mobile TV to submit an application for access to information,” said The Mobile TV Consortium.
The Mobile TV Consortium are set to hold a media briefing on the issue this afternoon in Sandton.
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