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This article discusses the draft by-laws for the deployment of electronic communications facilities and infrastructure.
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This article discusses the draft by-laws for the deployment of electronic communications facilities and infrastructure.

“Communications are the lifeblood of a market economy, and digital communications are increasingly central to that…. There is evidence of sufficient capacity to deliver on

South Africa’s Next Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum Draft Policy is about to be published – Will it bring more certainty for SMMEs in the telecoms sector?

An update – Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies’ G-20 speech and the Draft Next Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy.

South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled for ETV, earlier today, in a dispute with the Minister for the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies over digital migration.

In June 2021, Cabinet passed the South African Broadcasting Corporation (“SABC”) Bill for public comment. However, the SABC is unhappy with the Bill in its current form, stating that the Bill does not provide for adequate financing of the Corporation because it is struggling to collect TV licence fees.

Telkom launched legal proceedings against South Africa’s telecommunications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA”), in early October 2021.

For the first time in 16 years, when it seemed like South Africa would finally get new spectrum licensed, legal battles brought the spectrum auction to a standstill.

Today, 28 September 2021, the world commemorates International Day for Universal Access to Information.

Today is World Telecommunications & Information Society Day. This day is celebrated annually on the 17th of May to mark the founding of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and to commemorate the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention which took place of the 17th of May 1865.