Two pieces of legislation affecting the industry were poorly written and ar

Auditor Studying USAL Applications
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is waiting for the report of an external auditor on the applications for under-serviced area licenses (USALs) before proceeding with th

VSNL gets approval for SNO
The Tata Group received approval from South Africa's Strategic Equity Partner Company (SepCo) for the start-up of the Second National Operator (SNO).

SepCo is a “special purpose vehicle” set

Telkom rivals limited
South Africa has decided not to allow potential competitors to Telkom to build their own networks despite an industry restructuring intended to end Telkom’s monopoly.

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ICASA brings in price caps for Telkom
South Africa's telecommunications regulator instituted price caps for Telkom that do not severely limit the monopoly operator’s pricing power.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Afr

Four Telecom Licences Issued

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Second operator in place by year end
The process of launching the second network operator (SNO) is moving forward and should be launched before the end of the year, the SNO steering committee said.

The launch of the second operator w

Government creates backbone provider
Instead of opening the market to competition for broadband service delivery and pricing, South Africa’s government has formed a company called InfraCo, which is intended to address bandwidth problems.

Telecommunications Policy Costs Users
South Africa’s policy of managed liberalisation for the telecommunications sector meant that consumers have paid US$ 586 million more than they should have for services, and deprived the country of US

Competition regulation failing
Overlapping jurisdictions between the Competition Tribunal and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is leading to ineffective regulation in the telecommunications sector.

Samsung to help provide wireless broadband in rural areas
Samsung will roll out a mobile wireless broadband network over the next year in the group's first investment in South Africa.

Samsung will also collaborate with a black empowerment internet se

ICASA to Cut Call Routing Costs
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is attempting to reduce the cost of phone calls by cutting interconnection charges. High interconnection fees are the main reason why

Second operator to launch soon
South Africa's second national fixed-line operator (SNO) will be licensed by the end of November, Peter Hlapolosa, ICASA’s (the regulator) head of telecommunications.

"The license will be issued b

Regulator Decides to Allow Handset Subsidies to Continue
An investigation by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) into the effects of mobile handset subsidies on consumers has concluded that the subsidies do not need to be scrapped.

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