{"id":44905,"date":"2012-03-06T11:04:18","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T09:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=44905"},"modified":"2012-03-07T08:34:45","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T06:34:45","slug":"pay-up-or-else-warns-icasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wireless\/44905-pay-up-or-else-warns-icasa.html","title":{"rendered":"Pay up or else, warns ICASA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/226385-ICASA\">ICASA<\/a> has warned radio frequency spectrum licensees to pay their outstanding radio frequency license fees, or face the seizure of their radio equipment or even the closure of their business.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) said in a Sunday paper advertisement \u201cICASA calls on all Radio Frequency Spectrum Licensees who have not paid their fees for the period ending 31 March 2012 to do so as a matter of urgency\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to pay the requisite radio license fee may lead to seizure of radio communications equipment, and closure of a licensee\u2019s business operations,\u201d ICASA warned.<\/p>\n<p>The advertisement continued by providing payment and banking details for deposits, and contact details of the authority.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months ICASA has been battling companies like <a title=\"WBS (iBurst)\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/289087-iBurst\">WBS (iBurst)<\/a> and <a title=\"ArcelorMittal\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/387169-ArcelorMittal\">ArcelorMittal<\/a> over unpaid license fees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45007\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wireless\/44905-pay-up-or-else-warns-icasa.html\/attachment\/icasa-licence-fees-ad\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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fees or face seizure of their equipment and closure of their 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