ICASA nails ArcelorMittal
The Pretoria Regional Office of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has pounced on ArcelorMittal South Africa in Pretoria West for illegal use of the radio frequency spectrum.
ICASA said that they initiated an investigation into the company about three weeks ago, and an inspection on 24 November 2011.
During the inspection, ArcelorMittal failed to produce licences for the radio equipment (repeaters, simplexes and telemetry systems; and mobile hand-held radios) that are currently being used.
ArcelorMittal was given written notice to pay an estimated R2m in licence fees for using the spectrum without authorization, within 7 days – and the notice expired on 01 December 2011.
In executing a warrant issued by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, the regulator seized 5 repeaters and 6 mobile hand-held radios at the company’s Pretoria West office – and will continue to visit other offices of the company in other parts of the country for continued seizure.
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