Icasa
IPO bemoans Icasa move to exempt broadcasters from local content quotas
Television broadcasters like the SABC, e.tv and M-Net won’t be penalised for failing to meet local content requirements for the next three months.
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Icasa makes more spectrum available to meet internet demand
The temporary release of high demand spectrum will last for the duration of the national state of disaster declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Icasa said.
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Vodacom CEO calls on govt to speed up spectrum allocation
Spectrum refers to the frequencies and more spectrum means better quality service and faster download speeds.
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Govt meeting with mobile operators to find ways to lower data costs
Earlier this month, the Competition Commission recommended that service providers reduce the price of data or face prosecution after finding that data prices in South Africa were excessively high.
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MTN heads to court over R5m fine in WhatsApp bundle case
The network has been slapped with a R5 million fine for failing to notify authorities in time before hiking the price of its 1GB monthly WhatsApp bundle.
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UDM calls for fair media coverage of parties during elections
United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has called on the Independent Electoral Commission and the Independent Communication Authority to ensure the media report ethically and fairly on the elections.
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International bodies criticise Icasa plan for sport broadcasting rights
The International Olympic Committee, Commonwealth Games, the International Cricket Council and Fifa are just some of the major sporting federations that have criticised Icasa's proposed draft regulations.
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ANC wants Icasa to reduce costs of data
The party says telecommunication companies need to work with Icasa to find a way for the reductions to be realised.
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Convicted fraudster Rubben Mohlaloga removed as Icasa boss
In accordance with the Icasa Act, a councillor who is convicted of a crime, including fraud, is disqualified from holding office.
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All parties back Parly committee recommendation to remove Icasa chair Mohlaloga
That’s the decision of Parliament’s communications committee after Mohlaloga was last month sentenced to 20 years in jail.
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Data and you: 5 ways Icasa’s new rules will change things
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) is set to introduce new regulations that will require network operators to change their practices regarding data expiration and out-of-bundle data billing. Here are five things you should know about it.
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How Icasa’s new regulations will affect data bundles
The charter states that users must be presented with an option to opt-in or opt-out of out-of-bundle usage.
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Boxing SA joins PSL in Icasa regulations concerns
Boxing SA have also said that if the regulations come to pass, it would cripple the professionalism of the sport in the country.
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Ndabeni-Abrahams’ office set to study Icasa boss Mohlaloga’s judgement
The Icasa boss, Rubben Mohlaloga, was found guilty of charges relating to money-laundering and fraud, involving an R6 million Land Bank scam.
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What you need to know about Rubben Mohlaloga
Rubben Mohlaloga was found guilty of defrauding the Land Bank of about R6 million during his tenure as the chairperson of a Parliament portfolio committee in 2008.
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Icasa questions PSL’s concerns over proposed broadcasting regulations
Rubben Mohlaloga says Icasa does not agree with PSL’s notion that the proposed amendments want to ‘kill’ professional football in the country.
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Khoza says proposed Icasa regulations could ‘cripple’ soccer in SA
Icasa wants sports rights to be available on a free to air basis instead of the subscription.
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Icasa, Siyabonga Cwele settle broadband services tender court action
The settlement is part of President Cyril Ramaphosa's plan to open competition in the telecoms market in Africa’s most industrialised economy where high data rates are a barrier to economic growth.
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Telkom offers workers early retirement packages
Icasa is proposing that inter-network call rates should fall by 70%.
